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...

RIGA, LATVIA

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...

LEAVING 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...

CHIANG 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...

PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA

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...

ANGKOR WAT & THE TEMPLE COMPLEX – CAMBODIA

It has been a full day today.  I woke up around 5am and talked with Cindy for a while before meeting Mike for breakfast in the dining room of the Jasmine Lodge.  Our car arrived at 7:45am and we were on our way to the temple complexes of Angkor.  As we drove through...