Destinations

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • The Neverending Boat Trip to Battambang

    Do you ever have one of those days where you think, “This is the worst day ever. It can’t possibly get any worse. This sucks.” But later, in reflection of the events of the day, it just doesn’t seem that…

  • Feeding My Ancestors; Cambodia’s Pchum Ben Festival

    October 8, 2010  Pchum Ben Festival  This morning we got up at 3am to go out to a pagoda in a rural area about an hour outside Siem Reap to feed our ancestors. Yes, you read that right.  Today is one of the most important…