From Royalty To The Killing Fields In Phnom Penh
The horrors are in the stories. The stories are in the pictures. We started the day with the glorious Royal Palace, and ended it with the crimes of the Khmer Rouge: the S-21 Tuol Sleng Prison/Genocide Museum and the infamous Killing Fields. Let's start with the...
Tuk-Tuking Through Phnom Penh
These are two videos from our arrival in the city yesterday evening. They both give a good sense of the vibe of the city. Videos of the Toul Sleng Museum: For some reason, Calvin took a while at the Toul Sleng Museum - I'm really just not sure how it could take that...
First Night In Phnom Penh
So I am exceptionally exhausted and am falling asleep as I type.. the internet is also incredibly slow... But I wanted to give you all a quick update. We are in Phnom Penh. And we just almost got taken home by Cambodian prostitutes. There were these three, friendly...
From Saigon To Phnom Penh
From Vietnam to Cambodia: where people working in rice fields have been replaced by feeding oxen; where lush green plains and rice patties have been replaced by flourishing jungles and marshes...It's a dream come true. We're now in the capital of Phnom Penh...
Looking Back At Vietnam
I'm currently in Phnom Phen and I wanted to list a couple things learned about Vietnam: 1. Pho bo (beef pho.. or any kind of pho) can be eaten any time of day but it is traditionally a breakfast meal in Vietnam... heavy breakfast. 2. Dress is not conservative at all....
Vietnam In A Nutshell
Not melancholy and serene as The Philippines, Vietnam is a firecracker; colorful, dynamic, and in your face with no time to breathe. And within Vietnam, you get Hanoi in the North as the city of Old being sprung into the future, while Ho Chi Minh of the South is a...
A Monday Night In Saigon
What better way to explore the nightlife of Saigon than by being led down a very dark alleyway? This might disappoint a few loved ones back home (one in particular), but we were led to a sheesha lounge, my weakness (I'm really trying to quit!) Drinks otherwise...
Saigon In 8 Hours
The challenge was 12 hours. We did it in 8. Because we're badass. And how did we do it? Just take do a very simple walking tour in this order and you can't go wrong: Mariamman Temple on D Truong Dinh Walk right around the park to hit D Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street; enter...
Where Are We Now?
Where Are We Next?
