Hello again everyone and greetings from Cambodia. I want preface this blog with:Please don't feel like you have to read this if you don't want to. I get it. Sometimes crap other people write is boring. When I get back home, there won't be a quiz, I promise. Also, if you just want to look at pictures, I am going to try to post as many as possible on Facebook so you can just check them out there if that's all you're in it for. Okay, now th...

Let me start by saying that I was apprehensive about today. Especially after yesterday. Especially because I was going quad biking today. I've never been on a quad bike (think ATV or four wheeler) before. I was nervous. Everyone assured me that it was easy. That if you could drive a car, you could drive a quad bike. They said a monkey could do it. Alrighty then, I was ready to give it a go....Well I'll tell you what....I'm not sure that I have ...

Today was not my day. I’m sure that everyone has a day when nothing seems to go right. A day where if something could go wrong, it does. I supposed that these days do not discriminate whether we are on vacation or not. Today was just not my day.I woke up to a waterfall in my room. A small one, mind you, but water pouring from the ceiling in your hotel room is just not what you want (for my Aardmore crew who remember it, think waterfall in the xray room...

As the title of this entry suggests, Cambodia has all three. It's a strange mixture of glorious temples, stunning sunsets, bus loads of tourists, an unusual blend of locals, and a horrific past.The GoodYesterday was my second day of temple trekking. Angkor has over 200 temples in all, but most people will see only a handful during their stay. Our goal today was to shoot for six temples. We started the morning at Bayon. A lot of people told me that Bayon...

My very first conversation in Siem Reap, Cambodia (other than "yes" and "thank you" respectively to the visa and immigration folks) was with David, my tour guide for the temples of Angkor. After the routine hello, nice to meet you, how was your flight small talk, our conversation went like this:David: I pick you up tomorrow to see sunrise at Angkor Wat.Me: Okay great, what time?David: I get you at 5 o' clock.Me: In the morning?David: Yes...that is when ...