Back in February, when we were in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), I wrote about how crazy the traffic was. Despite my best efforts, I don't think that my description or the still pictures captured the craziness. Fortunately, there are more skilled people out there including Rob Whitworth who created this video. Traffic in Frenetic HCMC,... Continue Reading →
Small steps towards big change.
We've been back from Southeast Asia for a month and a half now, though it feels like much longer. It turns out that it's much harder to keep a blog updated when you aren't having exciting new experiences in exotic new places on a daily basis. Fortunately, sitting on a plane to the much less... Continue Reading →
A close up look at Dr. Fish…
As promised in an earlier post, here's a look at our visit to Dr. Fish in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Eddie, thanks for joining us.
We’re home and the pictures are up.
As usual, it's a bit of a shock to be home, and not just because we left +35 C to arrive to -12 C. One minute you're sitting on a beach trying to remember a few words of Thai and the next you're back at your desk in your office wondering whether you were really... Continue Reading →
Last day, time for a masssaaa.
It's the last day of our trip and, as usual, it's gone by far too quickly. We've packed a lot into the last two and a half weeks, but it still feels like we just left. Our 7:00 pm flight from Krabi to Bangkok meant we had to leave for the airport around 4:00. While... Continue Reading →
Dangling from a rope on Railay Beach.
After a very relaxing first day in Ao Nang, our second day promised to be more adventurous. Before we started the trip we had agreed to meet up with Kevin and Vanessa in Krabi. (The fact that we had already seen them in Hoi An was actually just the result of fortuitous timing as we... Continue Reading →
Taking a longtail to paradise.
(I have to admit, I haven't quite been able to keep up with these posts as we go, the more detail oriented reader may have noticed my struggles with past vs. present tense. Anyway, the last few posts will be written in transit from Bangkok to Toronto and posted as internet connection permits, likely not... Continue Reading →
Racing through Bangkok… Taxi free.
Our second Day in Bangkok was my only full day, Katy having been before. So, we decided to tick off most of the Bangkok highlights in one high speed tour. In the morning we headed out on a tour with a local guide and a few others from our group. Fortunately, given the previous evening's... Continue Reading →
Bangkok taxi drivers make bid for world’s worst.
After a last taste of the relative tranquility of Siem Reap by the pool in the morning, it was time to head to the buzz of Bangkok. I'll say it up front, Bangkok is not my favourite city in the world. It is massive, not that clean or organized, and i find it lacks much... Continue Reading →
A humbling day with Rady.
Fortunately, our last full day in Siem Reap started a little later than the previous day, giving us a chance to sleep in just a bit and have a nice big breakfast. We spent the morning visiting a few more temples: Preah Khan, Neak Pean, Pre Rup, and East Mebon. At Neak Pean we met... Continue Reading →
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