Category Archives: Travel – Abroad

Cu Chi Tunnels [Vietnam]

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Aimee

During the Vietnam War, the Viet Cong had a stronghold in the Cu Chi District, where they could take advantage of their intricate underground tunnel system. The tunnel digging actually began about 20 years prior to the Vietnam War, when … Continue reading →

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Farm Visit & Cooking Class [Vietnam]

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Aimee

Sad to say goodbye to Cambodia, our group bus-ed from Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minh City.  You have lots of options for this route, but we chose the Mekong Express.  At ~$13 for a one-way ticket, it’s the most expensive … Continue reading →

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Observations, In Pictures [Cambodia]

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Aimee

Some parting observations of Cambodia, in pictures.

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S-21 and the Khmer Rouge Killing Fields [Cambodia]

Posted on April 5, 2014 by Aimee

In January, Chase and I visited the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington DC, and I found it to be an incredibly moving experience.  Visiting the S-21 prison and the killing fields in Phnom Penh evoked similar emotions. Prior to our trip to Cambodia, I … Continue reading →

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Paddy’s Fight Club [Learn a Martial Art, Cambodia]

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Aimee

When we rode our bikes through the Angkor temples (in case you missed it), we met two Phnom Penh residents–an Australian girl and her Swedish roommate.  They were so friendly and gave us various recommendations of what to do when we … Continue reading →

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Phnom Kulen National Park [Cambodia]

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Aimee

On our third day in Siem Reap, we wanted to get out.  Perhaps the prior day’s trip to Beng Mealea had affirmed the good times to be had when you step out of tourist central.  Or perhaps it was the … Continue reading →

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Biking Through the Countryside to Beng Mealea [Cambodia]

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Aimee

On our first day in Cambodia, we biked around the Angkor temples, but our second day was arguably my most favorite of the entire trip. We hired a guide (again through Grasshopper Adventures) to lead us ~40 miles into the Cambodian countryside to … Continue reading →

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Angkor Temples by Bike [Cambodia]

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Aimee

As I left Thailand, I prepared myself to be a unnerved by Cambodia. I shouldn’t have gone through the effort, though, because Cambodia calmed me from the start.  First, it was the friendly people.  We flew into a rinky-dink airport … Continue reading →

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Observations, In Pictures [Thailand]

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Aimee

Some parting observations on Thailand, in pictures.  

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Big Elephants and Big Buddha [Thailand]

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Aimee

The day after returning from the island, we went on a day trip to Siam Safari.  A safari this wasn’t, but we expected as much when we booked it.  It felt very “Disney” in that we went from station to … Continue reading →

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