Angkor Wat

Our trip is moving faster than planned. Vietnam is here and now, about a month ahead of schedule. We have decided to use our time traveling more wisely and leave Southeast Asia mid-year. This decision opens up a whole new world of possibilities. After Asia, we figure Australia could be a good middle point since we’ll probably never vacation there. Southern wine country and the great barrier reef are on the table. We may trace our ancestry from Turkey and make our way through Eastern Europe visiting family and places on our list to see in our lifetime. Visiting dear friends in Spain and Portugal is a definite, as well as a visit to Morocco to see our friends Tosha & Adam who will be moving there this summer. Latin America offers several intriguing options as well, especially if we can visit late in the year into early 2013 during their summer season. We are open to all possibilities! Any ideas? Please share! Continue Reading

Ratanakiri Trekking Crew

Days of searching for a great trek company and group to spend our days with had finally come full circle. We were ready to venture off on our 3 day/2 night trek around the jungle of Ratanakiri, Cambodia. The all-star trekking crew couldn’t have been more perfect: Paul (Tour guide, Ban Lung), Hoarb (Ranger/Jungle Boy, Kalai 2 Village), Unknown (Porter, Ban Lung), Sian (Trekker, England), Ronja (Trekker, Germany), Katja (Trekker, Finland), Mara (Trekker, Germany), Brett (Trekker, USA), Christie (Trekker, USA) Continue Reading

Kinchaan Waterfall

Ratanakiri Province is filled with amazing waterfalls, wonderful trekking opportunities, a 200,000 year old crater lake and all the peace and quiet you need from the busy city life. Our journey to Banlung town in Ratanakiri began with a 6am bus from Siem Reap to Kom Thom (4hrs) with freezing blast air conditioning. People were wrapping themselves and the A/C duct with the curtains. We met two single Germans who had just met at the station while waiting one hour for transfer. A shitty local bus with no A/C and crop-lined central walkway picked us up for our 6 hour sweaty ride to Ban Lung. Upon arrival, we were bombarded by moto and tuk-tuk drivers scheming for a ride from bus station to our hotel in Ban Lung. We grabbed a tuk-tuk and had our hotel pay for the free transport. (didn’t think our backpacks could fit on a moto). Continue Reading