The day we turned brown
Tuesday morning at 7:20am sharp (10 minutes earlier than expected), the phone in our room rang: our minibus was here, but of course, we needed a few more minutes. By […]
Monthly Archives: March 2013
TukTuk, sir? You need TukTuk? I take you “free”!
Back to the hustle and bustle and dirt of a big city, we returned to Phnom Penh. After listening to hours of Cambodian karaoke videos on the bus ride from […]
In the jungle, the mighty jungle – a downpour
After a seven hour bus ride from Phnom Penh ($9 each), we reached a small town in the southwestern region of Cambodia called Koh Kong. So, why Koh Kong? When […]
#thingsyouwouldneverdoathome
We fit right in, riding a rickety old bicycle (no helmet in sight) down a bumpy dirt road, in the dark with only our LED headlamps (the only indication we […]
Never leave home without your sarong
On Tuesday afternoon, we made our way from the central train station to our hotel. We chose to stay in the central part of downtown Bangkok so we could easily […]
What do Thais eat for breakfast?
Bright and early on Sunday morning… Well, ok, not bright because it was raining and not early because we love the snooze button… But nonetheless, on Sunday at around 10am […]
I wonder how you say “Shabbat Shalom” in Thai?
As the sun set over Rambuttri Rd in Bangkok, we headed to The Chabad house, where we joined another 150 or so Israeli travelers for Kabbalat Shabbat services followed by […]
Don’t point your feet toward the Buddha
Getting to Thailand Our journey began on Wednesday afternoon when we boarded our flight to Bangkok. We planned this trip to be low budget, and used frequent flyer miles to […]
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