We have come to the third country in our journey, and I have compiled several observations in no particular order.
DID YOU KNOW….
1) That folks in Thailand drive on the left?
2) That monkeys can swim? I have proof.
3) That silk worms taste like corn and are commonly eaten in Cambodia?
4) That patterns in silk are created [...]
Entries from March 2009
March 27, 2009
Did you know…
March 26, 2009
Pimp My Tuk Tuk
The best way to get around Cambodia for short distances is via Tuk Tuk. A Tuk Tuk is a motorbike with a rickety, little carriage attached on back. Finding a Tuk Tuk is never difficult, as you will likely get twenty offers for Tuk Tuk hire walking down a single street in Siem [...]
March 21, 2009
Street Food, Saigon
Saigon is called the culinary capitol of the country, and with good reason. There is food everywhere. Everywhere you go there are people cooking and eating in the street at all times of day. All of the restaurant menus look just as good as their neighbors, so finding a place to eat is a difficult [...]
March 21, 2009
Hanoing
GOOOOOD MORNING VIETNAM! (Is it too corny to say that? Oh well. I think I just did.)
We arrived in Vietnam last Wednesday morning. I decided that the previous Tuesday just simply did not exist. We skipped right over it. We beat time. I think I am a day younger than everyone else.
A bit on the [...]
March 7, 2009
What time is it in Hanoi?
Next week I head off to Vietnam. I will be there Tuesday/Wednesday. I write the slash because I have no idea what time/day it will be back in the USA. I should figure that out. Regardless, next week sometime I will be perusing the streets of Hanoi, touring floating markets, hiking the northern mountains, sailing [...]
