Tag: southeast asia
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Coming Home Again (Thank You).
“There is nothing half so pleasant as coming home again…” One month to go. The whirlwind, year-long tour is almost at an end. Although we still have a few trips left I wanted to take a moment from our house hunting and wrapping up to say: Thank you.
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Biking through Bali (Northern Bali and Ubud, Indonesia).
Today we took a bike ride through northern Bali Island, starting at Mount Batur and ending at the Monkey Sanctuary in Ubud.
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The Dreaded 20 Hour Flight.
I read a story some time ago about a mother who was traveling across the United States with her five month old twins (http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/03/living/feat-twins-fly-parents-care-package/). The mother made small care packages for everyone on the plane; including ear plugs, candy and a sweet note. It’s the kind of story that will make you feel devastatingly inadequate…
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“The Pearl of the Orient” (Penang, Malaysia).
We spent the last two days of our Malaysia trip hanging out in and around Georgetown. Georgetown is a small city located on Penang Island. It is known for its colonial architecture, hawker food stalls and laid back atmosphere.
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“KL” (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia).
We are currently making our way through Malaysia.
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Life in Laos (Luang Prabang, Laos).
Its sa-bai-dee here… not sa-wat-dee!
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Traffic Jam on the Siem Reap River (Village of Chong Kneas, Siem Reap, Cambodia).
In Southeast Asia, traffic jams exist everywhere – even far from the beaten path or any type of highway. Today we took what should have been a very short trip up the Siem Reap river to the floating village of Chong Kneas. The trip turned out longer than expected due to a traffic jam on…
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Sam and Jack Play Indiana Jones (Angkor Temple Complex, Siem Reap, Cambodia).
Today we went to the Angkor temple complex located in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The Angkor temple complex is a series of temples dispersed throughout the jungle just north of the Siem Reap town center. The temples are relics of the ancient Angkor Kingdom which existed from approximately 800 AD to 1400 AD. There are over 200…