With this last minute, surprise exchange, we once again rediscover why we like home exchange – because it takes us to places we wouldn’t otherwise go see and meet people we wouldn’t meet. Witness the bridge we cross to the…
Going to Ubud’s central market ~ Bali, Indonesia
Sometimes jetlag can be a good thing. We are easily up and out the door on our motorbike and on the way to the local market at 7 a.m. We’ve been told that by 9 a.m, when the tourists…
Adventures off the beaten path ~ Hoi An, Viet Nam ~ Dry fish and bamboo boats
Finding workshops or production facilities is one of the great adventures to be had in a developing country. Seeing people doing their day jobs, watching the craft come together is a visual delight. Our day trip from Hoi An leads…
Foodie update: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Cambodia’s complex heritage and artistic culture is a driving force behind Cambodia’s economic rebirth and attempts at returning post Khmer Rouge to normalcy. Job creation, income generation and artistic impression finds itself through carving of wood and stone, bamboo and…
Video: First week in Hanoi, Viet Nam
Wish we could integrate smell and taste into the video to give you the full breadth of the Vietnamese experience. But, at least, we provide a video, on the basis that if a picture is worth a thousand words, a…
Quito Ecuador, first impressions
A trip to Ecuador always seemed linked to a once in a lifetime Galapagos Islands experience. We are both animal lovers and thought this would be an obvious trip for us to take. Alas, the facts don’t bear out the…