DLabbs

Welcome to the Siem Reap, Cambodia edition of the Southeast Asian Adventure Travelblog!!! We had a great time in Bangkok and were excited to head to our next adventure in Cambodia. At the airport before our flight out, we gave in and had lunch at a McDonalds. American fast food restaurants are around more than we expected. As we stood in line waiting for our food after we ordered, a guy who looked to be about my age said “hey, where are you from? “Colorado” I replied. “I figured you were American when I heard you order, I'm from Nashville,” he said. We chatted a bit and then wished each other safe travels and good luck. Funny how life works sometime, we ended up sitting across from each other at a table in the food court ... read more

Here we go… time for another TravelBlog! My wife **and partner in crime** Becky and I are heading to Thailand and Cambodia for 2 weeks of adventure and R & R. The kiddos aren’t joining on this trip, and we'll miss them and look forward to having them along with us on our future international trips when they are older. Today, 12/27/2017, we board a 12 hour and 25-minute direct flight from Denver to Tokyo, Japan, departing around noon Mountain Standard Time. From there we fly another 7 hours and 10 minutes to Bangkok, Thailand. Together, the two flights will cover 8,911 miles. Before this, the longest flight either of has taken was a 9 hour and 35 minute flight from Denver to Frankfurt, Germany. We’ll spend around 24 hours total time to travel to Bangkok ... read more

I normally wouldn’t write a TravelBlog entry for a domestic trip, but this is about my 40th birthday celebration extravaganza, and it has been a while... I felt a kitschy vibe coming on as my 40th birthday approached... a sort of Frank-Constanza-Elvis-in-the-70’s-Rhinestone-Vegas-Jumpsuit-White-Patent-Leather-Shoes-1982-Lincoln-Town-Car-With-Leather-Seats-Paul-Newman-Color-of-Money kind of feel. As the 40th approached I felt like embracing the inevitability of the impending over the hill, golden year, silver fox lifestyle that, although still on the distant horizon, is closer at 40 than it ever has been before. Wait... I don't have any hair on my head at 40, so would that make it an impending bald fox lifestyle rather than an impending silver fox lifestyle? Deep thoughts... by Drew Labbo... I have enjoyed Vegas ***and have left quite a lot that has stayed in Vegas*** the few tim... read more

We left Prague on Tuesday morning and rode a train for 9 hours to Poznan, connecting through Berlin. The main train station in Berlin where we transferred is ENORMOUS, like a small city - super crowded with all sorts of restaurants and shops. Nine hours is a LONG time to be on a train, especially when worn out. We weren’t able to both doze off for a nap, as we’ve heard a few horror stories from fellow travelers that it’s best for at least one person in a group to stay awake on the train to make sure nobody steals anything while you are sleeping. There are stories of people waking up to find that somebody used a sharp knife to slice open their backpack and luggage and steal things while asleep. I have to wonder ... read more

All systems calibrated *check*… ready for lift off, *check*… Houston, we are a go… T-minus 10, 9, 8… I board a plane in Denver this evening at 8 PM, connect through London, and arrive at 6:00 PM tomorrow evening in Prague. Long flight… but it will be worth it. I am already a few cocktails in and expect quite a few more on the plane. (FYI - I will post many more pictures that I take while on this trip in the rest of the travelblog entries) I am traveling again with my buddy Rob - we go way, way back - who joined me as part of the travel crew and international sin set on the recent trip to Nicaragua and Costa Rica in May of this year. We will spend 2 weeks in the ... read more