We spent several days in Cambodia’s Capital before and after a trip to Angkor Wat.
We landed at the Phnom Penh International Airport at around midnight. It is always ‘interesting’ arriving in a new place during the middle of the night. The first thing that struck me looking out the window of our ‘overpriced’ taxi was how many of the high-rise office towers had absolutely no lights on. Were they abandoned or just conserving energy? They were in pitch black darkness.
For those who like to get around by foot, South East Asia can be a very frustrating place to visit.
It would seem that South East Asians have an extreme aversion to walking anywhere. [continue reading…]
Partaking in a Thai cuisine cooking class has been on our radar screen for a while now. It’s only been about 20 years.
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Kuala Lumpur is the modern, vibrant, inclusive, culturally diverse capital of Malaysia.
KL is a fascinating multiracial blend of people, flavours, cultures, traditions and celebrations. [continue reading…]
Spent a very quick 5 days exploring Tokyo and Kyoto Japan in January 2023.
Even though the visit was short, it left a lasting impression. [continue reading…]
Warning this is not your typical “balanced” review of Trusted House Sitters you see on most travel blogs. You know, the ones focused on getting the reader to click on craftily placed affiliate links promoting Trusted House Sitters.
In fact, this “review” is completely, biased, lopsided, opinionated and extremely snarky. The language used will very likely offend some readers. If you do not like strong language you may want to stop here. You have been forewarned.
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When we arrived in Vancouver in early March, we had no idea how rapidly our plans for the rest of 2020 were going to fall apart. We did of course know of Covid 19, and made a point of sterilizing hands and all around us on our flights. But we naively thought it was all going to blow over. [continue reading…]