Tag: toddlers

  • Traffic Jam on the Siem Reap River (Village of Chong Kneas, Siem Reap, Cambodia).

    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…

  • Sam and Jack Play Indiana Jones (Angkor Temple Complex, Siem Reap, Cambodia). 

    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…

  • The Hottest Place on Earth (Probably)(Phnom Penh, Cambodia).

    The Hottest Place on Earth (Probably)(Phnom Penh, Cambodia).

    I am writing this blog as Chad, Jack and Anna sleep and as Sam gets ready to do his favorite thing (swim).  These poor tortured creatures are recovering from a day spent strutting around what has to be the hottest place on earth:  Phnom Penh.  

  • Dolphin Bay 2:  The Return of the Banana. 

      The grandparents are in town!  We decided to take Grandma and Pop-Pop to one of our favorite places in Thailand, the Dolphin Bay Resort.  Dolphin Bay Resort is located in Ban Sam Roi Yat, just south of Hua Hin.

  • Kanchanaburi.

    Kanchanaburi.

    Chad, Sammy, Jack and I spent the past weekend in Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand.  The city of Kanchanaburi is about 120 km from Bangkok.  However, we were not staying in the city, we were staying 80 km north of the city in a “float house” on the River Kwai (Mae Khlong) near the Burmese border.  The…