Archive for the ‘Cambodia’ Category

Fixing Ears in Cambodia

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

During my recent travels in SE Asia, I was fortunate to spend an evening with Director Glyn Vaughan of All Ears Cambodia in Phnom Penh. What an amazing place and individual - both left a lasting impact on me and I continue to dwell over the experience. Cambodia is an extremely ...

A Better Ride Than Any Tom Sawyer Raft

Friday, December 5th, 2008

(This is the 5th of five subsequent posts about my travels in Cambodia.) Today was a memorable five-hour speed boat ride down the Tonle Sap Lake from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh.  I was headed there to meet with Charlie Dittmeier who heads up Maryknoll Foundation's Deaf Development Program, one of two NGOs dedicated to helping deaf people in ...

Touring the Temples and a Taste of Ancient Cambodian Culture

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

(This is the fourth of 5 subsequent posts about my travels in Cambodia) My day started at 5 am when I met my guide, David, out front of the hotel. We arrived at Angkor Wat at about 5:30 and David led me through the darkness to an area away from the ...

Temple Bayon is Two-Faced, Literally!

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

(This is the third of 5 subsequent posts about my travels in Cambodia) This afternoon, I rented a bike and headed to the temples.  You definitely need wheels to visit the temples since the complex covers 97 km and the distances between the temples average about 2 km.  You can opt for ...

Where the Streets Have No Name

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

(This is the second of 5 subsequent posts about my travels in Cambodia) This morning, I went for a long run on the road that leads out of town to the lake.  It is a very different world outside the Siem Reap city limits, where impoverished local people are living in the ...

Hello Siem Reap!

Monday, December 1st, 2008

(This is the first of 5 subsequent posts about my travels in Cambodia) I arrived in Siem Reap today about 2 pm.  The new airport is beautiful - elaborate plants and vegetation displays surround it and the facility looks like a posh ski lodge with its steeply sloped roof of shiny ...

Gearing Up for an Asian Adventure!

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

I’m in the Seattle airport with a few minutes to spare before my flight departs for Seoul en route to Hanoi, my final destination. I always look forward to my travels, but this trip is especially exciting because it is my first time in Southeast Asia. This six week expedition will be the longest time I ...