Posted by Journeys Within on April 29th, 2012 April is the life-force of our US office and this weekend she turned 30! April has done more in her 20′s than most people do in a lifetime! A wife, a mother, a traveler, a friend, a tour consultant, an office manager and an all-around Unicorn, we are so excited to see what April does next! Here are birthday wishes from our team for April: Happy dirty, nerdy thirty April!! I so wish […] View full post »
Posted by Journeys Within on April 29th, 2012 We always love it when guests write back to us, telling us of their great, once-in-a-lifetime experiences with Journeys Within in Southeast Asia! Below is an email and photos we received from Janet and Bob Schmuck who just returned from a trip with us to Laos and Myanmar. Hi Andrea, I just wanted to follow up from the evaluations we did on the trip and give you some general comments. It was a fabulous, fabulous […] View full post »
Posted by Journeys Within on April 27th, 2012 By: Anna Baldwin, Operations Manager Having just returned from an amazing two weeks in Vietnam, I’m dying to share with you some of the highlights of my trip. Since there are so many highlights to share, I’ve decided to break them down for you by area. Where better to start than with the capital city itself – Hanoi?! I once heard this city described as “a city with a blend of Parisian grace and Asian […] View full post »
Posted by Journeys Within on April 23rd, 2012 By: Nicole Long- Laos Country Director The Lao New Year, Pi Mai, is one of the biggest and most widely celebrated festivals in Laos. It takes place in April, one of the hottest months of the year right before the start of the monsoon season. The official Pi Mai days are 13-15 April, but celebrations take place the entire week, especially in Luang Prabang. Lao people take every chance they get to throw a party! […] View full post »
Posted by Journeys Within on April 10th, 2012 By Heather Van Hull- Booking and Social Media Coordinator, Cambodia Looking at history, a key challenge every major civilization had to overcome was the problem of ensuring a constant water supply- the Romans built cross-country aqueducts and even early Thai civilizations built canals. The Khmer Empire decided to go above and beyond in their attempt to conquer an environment that was practically desert for half the year during dry season by constructing not one, but […] View full post »
Posted by Journeys Within on April 5th, 2012 By: Andrea Ross Since opening in 2005, the Hotel de la Paix has been our go-to option for our more luxury-oriented travelers and for those looking for just a little treat. Located downtown in Siem Reap it offered not just luxurious accommodation, but a true sense of community and a wonderful trendy and modern feel…a pioneer in seeing Cambodia’s potential! While I love the Park Hyatt in Saigon I just can’t help but be saddened […] View full post »
Posted by Journeys Within on April 1st, 2012 By: Heather Van Hull, Booking and Social Media Coordinator- Cambodia Its New Years time again in Cambodia! For 2012, the New Year dates are the 13-16 April (next week!). The New Year will mark the end of Buddhist year 2555 and the start of year 2556, the year of the Dragon. Traditionally in Cambodia, the New Year is celebrated over three days (although many Khmer people return to their villages for a full week to […] View full post »
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