Honeymoon
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Let’s go back… To the future!
Singapore is the now future. It’s true. It’s almost as though the entire city was designed by people who could jump into the future, examine every choice they could make on the city, and picked the best outcome accordingly. Escalators only operate when you approach them. Every building has an air conditioned mall for you to escape the heat (with it’s true purpose in the top floors), right turn lanes are doubled to ease traffic flow (actually left turns there since they drive on the other side), and they have an Eco-park that powers itself (Gardens by the bay). Everything is just better there. Lost in one of the malls?…
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Farewell Asia
The time has come to say farewell, to our month-long honeymoon – It sure has been swell! We’re taking home stuff and memories galore And maybe a touch of Dysentery, it’s hard to know for sure… But of course there are things that we will miss so before i forget them, here’s my goodbye list: Farewell noodles and farewell rice So long to gross desserts semi-based in ice Farewell to horking bus drivers and nasal passage clearing And good riddance to all the in-the-street street spitting So long to coffee filtered through a sock And all sorts of tasty things fried in a wok Bye bye to warm weather and…
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Chendul, a drink by any other name is not as sweet
I’m not sure that you are aware, but in Asia you can get a cool drink of almost anything.. Barley? Sure! Nutmeg? You know it! Citronella? Coming right up! It’s actually quite amazing (and disgusting in some cases). I’ve actually taken quite joy in trying every drink I can to see which ones I love the most that also gross out Miranda. I present to you, the champ… Cendol.. Or Chendul. It’s part brown syrup (sweet sweet sugar syrup), part condensed milk (or coconut milk – yuck!), part red beans (and brownish paste that I believe to also be red bean based), part jellowy green worms, and finally, shaved ice…
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Can I touch your beard?
So we have officially left Cambodia… But there are some key life moments that I’d like to share. Look closely, and you’ll see my name on a sheet of paper. Some people strive for their name in lights. Not I. So happy right now! Also making me happy is this: The greatest machine known to man. The sugarcane juicer! This machine, with it’s ship’s-wheel-design, is magnificent. With one turn, the magic starts. Run the husks through, with a sliver of green orange, and voila! Sugarcane juice. So good, want more, always. In the search for more sugar cane (and sun glasses since I lost mine), we went to Rabbit Island..…
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Cambodian Cuisine: 3 key ingredients
It might not be Cambodia’s fault. Expecting Khmer cuisine to compete after a mind-blowing 2 day food fest in Bangkok might just not be fair. Apparently some consider Cambodian cuisine to be a poor cousin to both Vietnamese and Thai cooking… And based on our experience it’s hard to disagree! That said, in 9 days here we have managed to eat a delicious thing or two, and can now make 3 recommendations on how Khmer Cuisine is best enjoyed. 1. Eat only the freshest seafood. The food in Kep, Cambodia was amazing but it turned out that even the uber-fresh seafood we’d been eating in the market could be beat.…
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Let’s just be honest…
Let’s just be honest… Is what i said to jay this morning when I suggested we lie to our hotel in Kep, Cambodia about why we needed to stow our bags tomorrow but didn’t need a ride anywhere. We are moving to a fancy resort 150 meters away, and it seemed like an honest story to tell them that we didn’t know someone else had arranged for it as part of our honeymoon. Jay pointed out that lying to them was not actually being honest … I suppose…. And it is a bit hard to see why we want to leave. The resort we’re in is beyond lovely. The view…
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Let’s go to Karaoke!
So Siem Reap has come and gone. We had planned a tour with AboutAsia – a tour group whose profits go to support Cambodian schools. In general, the schedule was amazing.. – We took chicken boats into the river, had a private dinner (while our hungry-looking guide watched), and watched the sun set over the forest from our perch by some ancient ruins.. – We got to see many temples. Granted, our guide wasn’t great, so we didn’t learn a whole lot. But we saw a lot! I think he actually hated us. We spent many moments in silence. By the third day, I actually brought a guide book to…
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A drink from paradise, available on earth.
The fun continues! Mostly for the fish that literally ate Miranda’s feet. And for me when I was told that “The fish ate some of my critical calluses”. The fish came hungry and left very VERY full.As expected, Khaosan is a tourist “safe-haven”. And by that I mean you can get dreadlocks, drink expensive beer, and buy lots of useless stuff for lots of money (comparatively). Wooden snakes (by the snake pirate), scorpion snacks, flash light stunt guns, and of course, selfie sticks! Oh and in case we ever forget.. We are tourist! In case I hadn’t mentioned it, bargaining is awesome. This man is a bargaining genius, or not.…
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Planes, tuktuks and automobiles
24 hours. That’s how long our flight to Bangkok would have been. 24 hours, and we were still in Chicago! Gotta love travel and Xmas time. I won’t bore you with the painful details, but I will offer this advice.. Do not travel near this man: All I have to say is “5 hours of singing”. OMFG. Things I’ve discovered so far… – Leo is a decent beer if it’s hot enough, which it always is in Bangkok. – Bangkok is hella poluted. Yes hella. Taking tuktuks is cheaper, kinda dangerous and video-game like. But also pollution rich. I need new lungs, and nostrils. – Street food, check. So weird,…
