Relaxing by the pool
10. elokuuta 2018, Kambodza ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
Yesterday was a great day doing pretty much all of the major tourist traps. I even snuck away from my tuktuk driver at one stop to hit the Hard Rock, which was just past the US Embassy (pic of nothingLue lisää
Bus to Siem Reap
11. elokuuta 2018, Kambodza ⋅ 🌧 82 °F
I'm on a bus to Siem Reap, the location of Angkor Wat (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angkor_Wat). I'm planning to stay for just a couple of days, which should be plenty of time to see the temple andLue lisää
Angkor Wat at Sunrise
12. elokuuta 2018, Kambodza ⋅ 🌧 84 °F
It was a magnificent sunrise at Angkor Wat this morning. After that temple, we went to two others, including the one overtaken by trees and used in Angelina Jolie's film "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider."Lue lisää
Waterfall and phallic symbols
13. elokuuta 2018, Kambodza ⋅ ☁️ 81 °F
Today began at 0730 (why do I do this to myself?). Our first stop on the tour was the river of a thousand Lingas. Shiva lingas are a Hindu representation of the joining of male and female. The male isLue lisää
Hard Rock Cafe and Massage
14. elokuuta 2018, Kambodza ⋅ 🌧 82 °F
No tours today, just lunch at the HRC with a much needed massage on the way back to the hostel, then hanging out by the pool with a book. This evening I'm off to the circus, which is an acrobatic showLue lisää
Back to Phnom Penh
15. elokuuta 2018, Kambodza ⋅ 🌧 84 °F
I'm just getting in a van to make the trip back to Phnom Penh.
The Phare Circus last night was amazing. Poignant, breathtaking, funny...a wonderfully memorable but very short hour. They doLue lisää
Lazy day
16. elokuuta 2018, Kambodza ⋅ ⛅ 90 °F
Uneventful day yesterday. Van ride was nicely air conditioned. My hostel, however, is not. I'm still in my upper bunk on the fourth floor and am sweating through my clothes. I guess I'll get moving,Lue lisää
TV and Air Con
17. elokuuta 2018, Kambodza ⋅ ⛅ 90 °F
Enough was enough. I was so hot that I checked out of the hostel and moved to a hotel room. So today, I'm staying cool inside a nice room and watching TV.
Thanks to my awesome friend Dano, thisLue lisää
Sick Day
18. elokuuta 2018, Kambodza ⋅ 🌧 82 °F
So much for my Saturday night plans with the Phnom Penh Hashers at their annual awards banquet. I'm sick with a bad cough and really sore throat. Robitussin and amoxicillin should clear it up in aLue lisää
Sunday is a hashing day
19. elokuuta 2018, Kambodza ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
I am still sick, but planning on going to today's hash at 2 pm. My head is pretty stopped up, so I won't be running. No selfie today. Same one applies from yesterday: Robitussin and amoxicillin.
OutLue lisää
Feeling like crap in Kampot
20. elokuuta 2018, Kambodza ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
I took a 5-hour van ride at 0700 this morning to Kampot, a river town near the Cambodian coast. I didn't sleep very much last night because of the coughing, so I was out before we left Phnom Penh. ILue lisää
Nope
21. elokuuta 2018, Kambodza ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
Today is a nope day. Nope, I'm not leaving the hostel unless it's on fire. Nope, I'm not getting out of bed except for the bathroom (down the hall) and food (downstairs). I booked an extra night hereLue lisää
One more day
22. elokuuta 2018, Kambodza ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
I didn't sleep well, but I feel a bit better today and I believe the cough is sounding better. I'm still sticking to the hostel today. I may walk a few buildings down the street for a burrito thisLue lisää
Up and at 'em!
23. elokuuta 2018, Kambodza ⋅ 🌧 86 °F
I'm back to the tourist bit today. I could've stayed in bed all day again--no, Mom, I never grew out of that--but forced myself up, got some breakfast, and hit the road on the motorbike around 9 am.Lue lisää
Another Day in Kampot
24. elokuuta 2018, Kambodza ⋅ ⛅ 88 °F
So, I've decided to spend the whole week here since I really didn't do anything the first couple of days I was here.
I've just dropped off almost all of my clothes at the laundry. At just less thanLue lisää
Kampot is growing on me
25. elokuuta 2018, Kambodza ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
Well, I'm still in Kampot and will be here until Monday. I can't believe I'm staying in such crappy little place for so long, but it's kind of cool in its own way.
Last night, I went to a placeLue lisää
Near death by bridge
26. elokuuta 2018, Kambodza ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
I had soooo much fun last night. Two fellow guests at the hostel and I went on a river cruise. The water is very high, so when they say duck, they mean it. Lol. Then we took a tuktuk upriver to aLue lisää
Heading to Otres Beach
27. elokuuta 2018, Kambodza ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
I'm on my way to Otres Beach on the southwest coast. The video is the highway, the only highway. There is no sleeping on this ride. But it's only about two hours, so--provided I don't smash my headLue lisää
It's a small world after all
28. elokuuta 2018, Kambodza ⋅ ☁️ 84 °F
This is why I love wearing hash shirts when traveling. I arrived in Otres Beach, Cambodia, a place I've never been before. The very first bar I stopped at said there was a hasher bar down the street.Lue lisää
Another Lazy Day
29. elokuuta 2018, Kambodza ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
Nothing doing today. Relaxing in the air conditioning with YouTube for company.
Out for now. ✌️
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
30. elokuuta 2018, Kambodza ⋅ ☁️ 86 °F
I took a walk on the beach today and had quite a chuckle at the little shellfish in the surf and the little crabs filtering food from the sand, which winds up in tiny balls. I actually saw these crabsLue lisää
Back to Phnom Penh
31. elokuuta 2018, Kambodza ⋅ ⛅ 88 °F
As predicted, I'm in a van heading back to Phnom Penh. About an hour ago, we drove past a massive palm oil farm. There must have been thousands of palm trees of which many of their trunks were coveredLue lisää
The first day of the rest of my life
1. syyskuuta 2018, Kambodza ⋅ ⛅ 91 °F
As of 0001 San Antonio, Texas time, 1 September 2018, I am now officially retired from the United States Air Force at the rank of Senior Master Sergeant after serving for 26 years.
THE ROAD NOTLue lisää
Sunday is a hashing day!
2. syyskuuta 2018, Kambodza ⋅ ⛅ 91 °F
Yay! I'm off for the hash with the awesome folks of the Phnom Penh kennel! Great to be back with them. Trail should be amazing today except the heat. Weather Underground says it's 95°F but feels likeLue lisää
Out and about
3. syyskuuta 2018, Kambodza ⋅ 🌧 81 °F
The Hash was terrific, despite a monsoon rolling in on us. We were soaked but laughing the whole time. Afterwards, we went to a restaurant. The Khmer ladies ordered for the table and the food turnedLue lisää









































































































MatkaajaNo set schedule equals retired life. Envious.