Mr. & Mrs. Vandebilt + kids

Category: Cambodia

  • Hanoi

    Hanoi

    We really just have a long layover in Hanoi – we landed late Monday night and have an overnight flight to Tokyo Wednesday night – turns out that was just long enough. Hanoi is crazy – it’s loud and chaotic and busy and really just wild. I said at least…

  • Zip Lining

    Zip Lining

    This should come as a shock to anyone who knows me, but we spent our last morning in Siem Reap at the Angkor Wat Zipline, and I participated. This is listed as one of the best attractions in Siem Reap and the kids found the posters and pamphlets almost immediately…

  • Angkor Hot

    Angkor Hot

    We started our day bright and early with Mr. Toukla to try and beat some of the heat. We made a quick pit stop for tickets and then hit the temple trail. First stop is Angkor Wat – the largest and most recognizable of the temples. Unfortunately we weren’t allowed…

  • 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 spending so much time taking advantage of this we figured it was time to give something back. Cambodia seemed like…

  • 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 that I was blown away by the ruins but I’d be exaggerating. Don’t get me wrong they were impressive and…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…