Wednesday, March 14, 2012 "Maybe Later?"-- Sihanoukville, Cambodia Sihanoukville is a beach town complete with restaurants and bars all along the beach. Days are spent lounging on the beach, drinking and eating the food ordered and served to you right on the sand, and laughing at the fun mis-translations on the menus and signs (my favorite being the Chicken CONDOM blue). Only time you have to move is to use the toilette. The only complaint some...

Cambodia February 28, 2012 It's 8 am and I'm sitting at the restaurant/bar on Koh Ru ("Bamboo Island") awaiting my breakfast. I was awakened today, as every day, by the sound of crashing waves. I do not mind this alarm clock at all. Well, it's now March 9th, and I never finished that one. You can see how much the island life took over and I haven't done much except relax and enjoy life. Not complaining! I'm actually sitting in a hotel room in Vietnam now ...

The term "sleeper bus" is an oxymoron. You see, there is no chance you could possibly sleep on that thing. When we first boarded the bus and saw 4 lounge seats in the back of the bus, complete with blankets and a bathroom below, we thought we had won the lottery. What they don't tell you in the advertisement though is that the temperature is either so hot you can't breathe, or so cold that the air conditioning fluid drips on you the entire time. No really, ...

JOURNEY TO CAMBODIA The journey to get to Cambodia was LONG! I made the trek with my friends Jeroen, Jorien, and Hilde (Dutch, of course!) We left Don Det, Laos at 8 am and were taken to the main land in a boat. Once there, we waited about an hour to get on a bus. While waiting, we handed over our passports and money to a man who collected them in a plastic grocery bag. No one told us who he was or what was going on, but this is common here in Asia. Jus...

Cu Chi Tunnels, March 5 The Cu Chi Tunnels are an incredible system of underground tunnels built by the Vietnamese people in the town of Cu Chi during the Vietnam War. Cu Chi is located a few hours outside of Saigon and Peter and I went there on a day trip with Sinh Tourism. Our tour guide was quite informative and I tried to take notes as best as I could so here's what I can tell you from those notes and my memory: The Vietnam war lasted from 1948 to 1975,...