Monday, December 23, 2024

Fell off a Bridge & into the Mekong River…Rat for Dinner Anyone???

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Who does that????  Yes, I literally rode off a bridge and fell into the Mekong River!!!!  I swear, I am the most accident prone person I know.  Ughhh!!!  To be fair, it wasn't a huge bridge but...

Vietnam…Mosquitoes, Monsoons & Communism

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We had nothing but HOT, HUMID, 100+ degree weather while cycling to the rural Cambodian boarder town of Phnom Den.  It wasn't so much a town, but a green country side full of rice paddies, ducks, a bridge with...

Khmer Rouge Education & Fanny Packs

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Ok, I ate a spiced, bbq tarantula leg.  If it was cooked with different spices...it might be tasty! So, I am writing from Phnom Penh, the capital city of Cambodia.  The name means "Hill Temple/Pagoda"and Grandma Penh...

Cycled 400km- Cambodia and Angkor Wat

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We arrived in Cambodia 2 days ago after crossing into the border town of Poipet.  A dusty, poor city with dirt roads and casinos (lots of Thai gamblers...it illegal in their country).  It has...

Cycled 170km in past 2 days & now in Sakaeo, Thailand

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Cycled 170km in past 2 days & now in Sakaeo, Thailand (Wednesday- July 16, 2008) Well I'm in Thailand and loving it!  The people are so nice and the European group I...