Our friends Matthew and Melissa have lived in Phnom Penh for the last 7 years. We toured around the city with them these past day and a half. There are many outdoor markets that are full of anything you could possibly need, flowers, shoes, shirts, rice cooker, lotion, hair clips, fried crickets, salted snails, questionable… Read More Phnom Penh

The last few days have been a peaceful and relaxing pause in our Cambodian itinerary. Matthew and Melissa recommended we take some time to relax and unwind and they couldn’t have been more right. The resort they recommended, The Secret Garden, has been the perfect place to unwind. This island and this resort seem to… Read More Koh Rong Island

Today we visited two recent historical sites, Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, also known as S21, and The Choeung Ek Genocidal Center, also known as The Killing Fields. The two sites tell the tragic story of the imprisonment and death of thousands of Cambodians at the hands of the Khmer Rouge from 1975-1979. We heard stories… Read More S21 & The Killing Fields

We landed around 10:30am and wanted to do our best to stay awake for the day. We had lunch with Matthew and Melissa and then Melissa kindly toured us around Phnom Penh via Tuktuk so we could see a bit of the city and get adjusted to the new time zone in the warm weather.… Read More Cambodia Arrival

We connected in Hong Kong on our way from San Francisco to Phnom Penh. Fortunately, our gate was across the skybridge so we got to see Hong Kong from a great vantage point.

24 hours of journey ahead…

After a few months of planning, just over 24 hours before departure. Nearly there.