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Day 48: Mr.Borith
Our first full day in Phnom Penh Jacob made a new friend. Mr Borith is a tuk-tuk driver who hangs out in front of the guest house where we were staying. They struck up a conversation after Mr Borith somehow guessed that Jacob was Canadian. Mr Borith explained that he drives a tuktuk to earn Read more
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Day 47: Have You Seen My Ghost
For our first depressing event in Phnom Penh our new best friend, Mr. Borith, dropped us off at Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (S21). The museum is at the high school turned prison by the Khmer Rouge in the late 1970s. This particular prison was where they took anybody suspected of treason, espionage or any other Read more
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Days 45&46: Two Israelis and a Brit Sail the Mekong
We decided that the easiest way for us to get from HCMC to Phnom Penh and also get a taste of the Mekong Delta in between was to take a tour. I’m not sure what I thought the Mekong Delta was going to be like but it definitely was not what I had in mind. Read more
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Day 44: Saigon
We only ended up having one day to spend in Ho Chi Minh City so we would have enough time for Thailand. I ended up being really disappointed that we had such little time. Everyone we had talked to about Saigon had protrayed it as this miserable loud overbearing city. I don’t think this was Read more
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Frankie and Family’s Near Death Experience
While in Vietnam we used the Open Tour Buses to hop around from city to city. They weren’t ideal but they were cheap and got the job done. All of the buses run overnight too which is quite helpful as you get to save a night’s accommodation and you don’t lose a day traveling. We Read more
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Day 42&43: In Nha Trang
Nha Trang seems like years ago now, but I suppose it was just last week. I know I’ve been slack with the updating but I won’t bother with excuses. So here goes. Nha Trang was definitely not my favourite Vietnamese town. There was just something about it that felt half way between seedy and cheesy. Read more
Mr. & Mrs. Vandebilt + kids 
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