• Japan Travel Resources and Links

    Below are links to sites I found helpful during the research for our trip. I didn’t use every single one of them, because there is just way too much information out there and we only had a week, but thought it might be useful…

  • On Deciding To Go To Japan

    I’ve wanted to go to Japan for a long time now, but I think it might have been the movie Lost in Translation which sealed it into my mind as an object of fascination. Recently, close friends went for a week…

  • The Death of Travel Blogging; Where Has All The Content Gone?

    I’ve been writing about travel online since 1998. Since before it was called blogging. Before “blogs” even existed.  I started writing about travel because in 1998 my husband and I took a year off to travel around the world. Just about…

  • Bashi & Blessings, Plus Food At Siem Reap’s Old Market

    We started our morning with breakfast at the guesthouse and Marina Ly’s version of the Cambodian breakfast noodles, Num Bahn Choc. She makes her spring rolls by hand and fries them to order. It’s a great way to start the…

  • On the Rails in Battambang, Monks Trump All

    October 10, 2010 Battambang Cambodia In the light of day, the room at La Villa  is quite nice, sizable to the point of being cavernous. We have a balcony with a view of the river and a bathroom with a huge cast…

  • Kindle 3 Review-Part 2

    I’ve now had my Kindle for almost four months, taken it on a few trips, and thought I’d report back on my experience and share some new information. If you didn’t read my first post on why the Kindle is one of the best…