I felt like such a privileged American walking around speaking English in Europe, Africa and Asia. Locals would put aside their mother tongue and interact in mine. Many picked up the language during childhood through American pop culture, our country’s greatest export. We met Icelanders who learned English this way and speak it so flawlessly Read Post
Into the Bowels of a Reclining Buddha
Our fourth stop in Myanmar was the town of Mawlamyine in Mon state. The main reason for visiting this city was to take a day trip to Win Sein Taw Ya, the largest reclining Buddha in the world at nearly 600 feet long. This more than 90-year-old unfinished monstrosity is tucked away at the foot Read Post
Video: Time Lapse of Temples Near Siem Reap, Cambodia
We took a bunch of time lapse video of the temples around Siem Reap, Cambodia, then sped up the results and cut it to some relaxing music. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chmAeF-B8i8?t=10s]
Video: Driving Cambodian-style
We have seen some crazy driving in our time, but Cambodians have a style of driving that is a class of its own. This includes driving on the wrong side of the street when they want to. Knock on wood but we have not been in any accidents! [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIbh9eKMwnE?t=10s]
Video: Atrocities Of The Khmer Rouge
Before visiting Cambodia, we had heard of the horrors of the Khmer Rouge. The difference between reading about a genocide and seeing the evidence firsthand is tremendous. While this video is nothing more than a couple images and video with some facts and figures cut into it, the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge were very Read Post
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