Tag Archives: Tour

Food for those with a strong stomach and silk farm

March 10 ~ Siem Reap The heat and humidity are draining and I’m struggling some today as we leave Battambang for a five-hour bus ride to Siem Reap. Keeping hydrated is a challenge as we perspire fluids as quickly as … Continue reading

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Bike tour through Battambang ~ Great Fun!

Wednesday, March 9th ~ Battambang, Cambodia A four hour bike tour was scheduled for this morning with the option of taking a Tuk Tuk for anyone who did not want to temp fate trying to balance on only two wheels, … Continue reading

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Battambang and the Bamboo Train

Tuesday, March 8th ~ Battambang, Cambodia Already Cambodia is showing another side to her personality and we are warming to each other – both literally and figuratively as the temperature has been in the high 90’s with 50% humidity. 

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A brutal day in Phnom Penh – emotionally spent

Monday, March 7th ~ Phnom Penh We started off the day with 12 of us plus Boreth loading into three Tuk Tuks and heading out for our morning optional city tour. Tim and I were joined by Jenny and Dave, … Continue reading

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Phnom Penh, Cambodia ~ First Impressions

Sunday, March 6th ~ Phnom Penh, Cambodia First Impressions – A combination of India and Guatemala all rolled into one – and not necessarily in a good way. Please know that we dearly love both of these countries, but they … Continue reading

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On the road again ~ On our way to Singapore (with last minute changes)!

Wednesday, March 2nd Hello Family and Dear Friends! We leave this evening for a LONG flight to Singapore via Taipei, Taiwan. This will be our first time using EVA Airlines and I am curious to see what we think of … Continue reading

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Amsterdam Canal Boats, Making Cheese and Clogs, Volendam

Tuesday, July 14th ~ Amsterdam and Volendam We have officially started our Gate 1 tour. The Ramada Apollo Hotel offered up a decent buffet breakfast which is included in our stay. It is always nice to start the day with … Continue reading

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Amsterdam ~ Anne Frank House

Monday, July 13th ~ Amsterdam Everyone had warned us about the LONG lines to get into the Anne Frank House. Our hotel encouraged us to go first thing in the morning or suffer the consequences which would probably translate into … Continue reading

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Kruger National Park, Part 2 ~ Smaller animals!

Friday January 23rd ~ Kruger National Park (part 2) This is a continuation of our LONG day at Kruger.  If you missed Part 1, you can click here to see our pictures of the “Big Five”. As thrilling as it … Continue reading

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Kruger National Park Game Reserve, Part 1 – The “Big Five”

Friday January 23rd ~ Kruger National Park (Part 1) For me, today was the highlight of our Gate 1 trip. Included with our tour was a morning game run. We chose to add-on the afternoon game run and a night … Continue reading

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