RIGA, LATVIA
Alan and I arrived in Riga - after a short trip around the world - late on Saturday night. We spend much of the day Sunday relaxing and getting used to the new time zone (and the intense heat). We did set out to explore Old Town Riga which is only a few blocks from...
read moreAIRPORT TRAVEL – U.S. TO LATVIA
My day started very early. I haven’t been sleeping well since returning from Southeast Asia. My body clock is still off a bit. I’m waking up at all hours of the night – sometimes hungry, sometimes just not sleepy. In any event, I was asleep by midnight but was...
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I've been back from Southeast Asia for a few days, trying to drop back into the time zone. I haven't quite landed there yet and I guess that's a good thing. I leave in the morning for Riga, Latvia. I wasn't exactly sure where Latvia was so I had to check it out on...
read moreLEAVING THAILAND
So far, this trip to Southeast Asia has been indescribable. I've tried my best to detail everything we've done these last 9 days. It has been quite the adventure! We had just one more day in Thailand and wanted to cram in just a bit more stuff before heading to the...
read moreCHIANG MAI, THAILAND
We had an amazing first day in Chiang Mai, Thailand. It was an easy flight from Phnom Penh. We first landed in Bangkok, picked up our bags, passed through immigration, and then had to circle back to domestic departures to catch our flight to Chiang Mai. It sounds...
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We arrived in Phnom Penh early on Friday morning. Chris Merritt, from New Future for Children orphanage, met us at the airport. We flagged down a tuktuk, negotiated the deal with the driver to get us to our hotel and then to NFC to meet the kids. Tuktuk is the...
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