After chasing kids around for a few days, we were ready to relax! We spent a couple of days on Koh Phangan – best known as the location of the Full Moon parties – on our way to Khao Sok National Park. Koh Phangan We thought about trying to make it to Koh Phangan for…
Author: Devon Alter Hartstein
Take Care Kids
When we were in the random, small city of Nagarkot, Nepal, we stopped in to a restaurant for dinner. There were a few other people in there including the couple at the next table who we suddenly found ourselves chatting and sharing food with. We’ve done this quite a bit during our travels. Strike up…
No Boat. No Market.
In the Bangkok area, floating markets are a major attraction. We have seen, visited and spent plenty of money at many markets. But I still wanted to see this unique bit of local culture. The main market is Damnoen Saduak Floating Market – a morning market. It is one of the busiest and most touristy…
A Quick Trip to Bangkok
Our two days in and around Bangkok were filled with some late mornings and sightseeing. Brandon was a bit under the weather, so I spent the first day visiting Wat Pho (the reclining Buddha), the Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha. All were pretty amazing. The Wat Pho complex is huge, but…
Rock the Cat Ba
*Phew!* Our you enjoying my fast-forward through our Vietnam adventures? I have been so behind on updates I am just trying to get us up to real time. (Though I don’t truly want to since it means this adventure is coming to an end. *sigh*) Anyway – our next stop was Cat Ba Island via…
The Case of the Stolen iPhone
Our caving trip ended just in time for us to celebrate my big 3-0. Woo hoo! (Not so much.) Unfortunately, I spent my 30th birthday fighting a stomach bug in a city called Ninh Binh where it rained more than it didn’t. So instead of hearing about our stay there – which pretty much only…
Adventures in Caving
For our next stop, we hopped back over to the adventure side of traveling for a 5-day caving expedition. We heard about the amazing caves in the Phang Nha area, and after our adventures in Soppong, knew we couldn’t miss out! The night before the trek, we stayed at a sweet little beachfront hostel with…
Swimming, Scootering & Shopping
Our next couple of stops in Vietnam were on two different ends of the travel spectrum. Da Lat was full of adventure, and Hoi An was full of shopping! Da Lat I have always wanted to go canyoning (climbing through caves, sliding down natural waterslides, etc…) and had heard Da Lat was a great…
The American War in Vietnam
Just arriving in Ho Chi Minh City was a bit of a culture shock. Even though we had been in bigger cities (Siem Reap, Phnom Penh, etc…) the look and feel were very different than what we were greeted by in Ho Chi Minh. From our hostel, we ventured out to find food and found…
The Horrors of the Khmer Rouge
Are you still with me after the last post (and the long break since it went up)? I know it was a long one, but there is so much more to tell you. So here is a bit more from our personal experience at some of the preserved sites around the capital city. Our first…
Never Again.
Never again. As a Jew I hear this, read this, say this, think this any time the Holocaust is discussed. I have visited Holocaust memorials and museums around the world. I studied World War II in school. I have met survivors with numbers tattooed on their arms. They are my friends’ grandparents. Never again. I…
Salt-N-Peppa…Farms
Our next stop in Cambodia was Kampot where we heard there was more rock climbing, salt and pepper farm tours, and more. The tour group offering climbing is called Climbodia (punny, right?) and they were great to work with. They offer guided tours, but we were able to rent gear and coordinate rides to the…
Brandon & Devon (BaD) Journey 