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Category Archives: International
Rural Cambodia
Unless you are in a larger town, there is often no electricity or sanitation and the bulk of the rural population relies on farming (rice) for survival. They primary eat fish (25%) and rice (75%) to survive. It actually takes … Continue reading
Temples around Siem Riep
There are lots of things to do in Siem Riep outside of running along the river or going to Angkor Wat. There is decent/fun shopping, very friendly people, nice museums and easy transportation via Tuk Tuks. You can get almost … Continue reading
Angkor Wat
Getting into Cambodia is not that difficult and the country is very “flexible” when it comes to paperwork and getting tourists into the country to support the economy. No complaints here…I must admit the people of Cambodia are very friendly. … Continue reading
Halong Bay
Today, we took a bus out to Halong Bay. It is only about ~170 kilometers away, but because of the limited infrastructure and traffic, it was a 4 hour journey. Interesting tidbit: the minimum wage in Vietnam is $150 a … Continue reading
Famous Sites in Hanoi (Part II)
The past 2 days, we have been fortunate to have stayed in the famous Sofitel Metropole Hotel here in Hanoi. It has an enormous history over the past ~110 years and it is the choice of many guests…from Presidents from … Continue reading
Exploring some of the famous sites of Hanoi
Wine is not easy to find in Hanoi…but we were lucky to find a French bistro and specialty shop around the corner where we were able to find a nice Bordeaux for an after dinner drink and a Croque Monsieur … Continue reading
Exploring Hanoi
We checked into our great hotel last night (the Hilton Hanoi Opera) which had excellent front desk service at night and a wonderful breakfast buffet this morning. Yes, it is right next door to the Opera. We tried something a … Continue reading
Posted in International, Travel
Tagged blog, Hanoi, Hanoi Kids Club, International, Museum, Travel, Vietnam
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Reflecting on History (Hiroshima)
Today we started out with a nice 10K run down to the bay 🙂 and then took the electric street cars to head over to the atomic museum and ground zero in Hiroshima. It was another day of gorgeous weather. … Continue reading
Posted in International, Running, Travel
Tagged blog, Hiroshima, Japan, Kure, Museum, National Peace Memorial, peace park, Running, tour, Travel, Yamamoto
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Escaping to the Islands
We received the alert that the Asimo robots were on the loose and the authorities needed help in locating and capturing them. http://topekasnews.com/asimo-robot-kills-two-scientists-japan-escapes-laboratory/. The rumor was they were headed to the islands, so we hopped on a train through the … Continue reading
Surveying Hiroshima
We took the bullet train west to Hiroshima and checked into our hotel. We then headed a little bit south around the bay. We had lunch in the industrial modern city to see what might be different. There are some … Continue reading
Posted in International, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged blog, Hiroshima, Japan, Travel
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