Wow, we had an amazing holiday in Krabi! NOW I know why people go to Thailand (I have to admit that I am partial to Cambodia & Vietnam)! It was absolutely one of the most beautiful beach areas we have been to. The rock formations, the lush landscapes, the mangrove forests, the beautiful beaches and water...all incredibly gorgeous. I've been really slow putting up these photos...we actually went to Krabi awhile ago - in May2008! But the good memories are still hanging around and I am excited to share these photos with you. The seascape and rock formations were amazing. I [View Full Entry]

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The end of March is a good time to visit Siem Reap...the weather is not too hot yet, the tourists have just left, and hotels are starting to offer great discounts! So, off we went! This was Ben's first adventure north of Phnom Penh (we tend to head south to the beach!). He ended up loving Siem Reap and we had a great time. The weather was perfect, Angkor was magnificent, we met the most awesome tuk tuk driver ever, the hotels were scrumptious and the weekend was utterly relaxing. After the traffic, car exhaust, insane motos, pollution, and general lack [View Full Entry]

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Greetings friends! This is "Part 2" of our travel blog. Go back to "Part 1" to read about the start of our trip and our time in Cairo! Nile Cruise When we first arrived in Luxor, we brought all our bags to our Nile cruise boat! We slept on the boat for the 2 days we were in port at Luxor. The boats are 3 and 4 stories tall with about 40-50 rooms. Our room was just like a typical hotel room...pretty roomy and comfortable. It was fun to open our window and be right on the Nile. The waves rocked [View Full Entry]

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You know you had a good trip to Egypt when, once you return home, you can't stop looking at your photos, you pledge to learn Arabic, you romanticize every aspect of your trip (conveniently forgetting about the crazy tour schedule, the baksheesh obsession, and the horrible plane rides), and you start scheming to see how fast you can get back!! We have been doing all of these things...we had an amazing trip to Egypt! The plane trip to/from Egypt was the worst part. We flew overnight from Phnom Penh to Bangkok to Dubai to Cairo...lots of transfers and 4-5 hour [View Full Entry]

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For a multitude of reasons, we decided we needed a relaxing weekend at the beach! So we called our local Cambodian rental car agency and ordered up the $20 Toyota Camry special. We also decided we wanted a tourist-free weekend, so instead of heading to popular Sihanoukville, we headed to beautiful and peaceful Kep! Kep is a three hour drive Southeast of Phnom Penh and is less than an hours from the Vietnam border. Kep used to be a popular beach retreat for the rich, famous and powerful of Cambodia. The King had a retreat there, fancy casinos entertained visitors, and [View Full Entry]

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