This particular adventure started in Ho Chi Minh city in Vietnam. My hair had become quite long after two months of travel and I decided to trust a hair salon with my golden curls. My hair started growing gray when I was 15. By the time I was 30 it was a nice to salt … Continue reading
The day after my second Asian hair salon nightmare, I decided to try to take my mind off my hideous chocolate colored hair by learning to drive a motorcycle in Cambodia. it looks more chocolatey in real life. I know it looks natural in this photo but that is misleading. This had been my … Continue reading
Perhaps most people know the very famous temple of Angkor Wat located near Siem Reap in Cambodia. What most people don’t know is that Angkor Wat is just one of many temple complexes in that area. The first temple I visited in the region was Ta Prohm. I actually enjoyed exploring this temple … Continue reading
Despite being pressured by my hotel to accept (and pay too much for) a tour of Angkor Wat by their tuktuk driver from 7 AM on my first day, instead I slept in and explored the town. I was overtired and anyway it was easy to sleep late due to something that my room was … Continue reading
I took a very tiring bus ride from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap. Taking the bus has it’s merits over air flight, for this duration anyway. Traveling between the city provides an opportunity to see the Royal come Bodian life which does make up most of Cambodian life. To see cities in isolation provides snapshots. … Continue reading
I enjoyed a total of six days in Ho Chi Minh city also known as Saigon. I was fortunate to make some friends at a local coffee shop outside of the tourist district. The coffee shop was also a custom T-shirt shop. I chose this image for my first T-shirt, for obvious reasons. … Continue reading
