Mr. & Mrs. Vandebilt + kids

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  • Days 53&54: BKK? No thanks.

    We eventually arrived in Bangkok Thursday evening after switching between a bus, a pickup truck and a minivan. We didn’t accomplish anything other than finding a place to sleep and… Read more

  • Day 51: Blood Siem Reap and Tears

    Traveling in SE asia is cheap. It’s cheap because the majority of the people live at a level that most developed countries would conside severely sub-standard. Since we have been… Read more

  • Sidetracked en route to Hoi An

    When we were finally able to leave Hanoi we took an overnight bus to Hue. The bus was a good experience. It was clean and a newer style bus than… Read more

  • Day 50: Angkor Wat

    No trip to Cambodia is really compete without paying a visit to Angkor Wat so like every other Cambodian tourist we went to take a look. I’d like to say… Read more

  • 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… Read more

  • 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… Read more

  • 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… Read more

  • 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… Read more

  • 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… Read more

  • 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… Read more