Asia

At A Glance: Vietnam

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Also known as: Socialist Republic of Vietnam, ’Nam Government: Vietnam is one of the world’s five remaining single-party socialist states. That’s right, ladies and…

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A-Hue We Go: Central to Northern Vietnam

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The next leg of our journey consisted of A LOT of moving and shaking, many trains and many buses.  On our 10 hour train…

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Vietnam: Premiere partie

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So the inevitable has occurred: our bank accounts, which had remained (relatively) flush for so many months, have now taken a nose dive from which…

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At a Glance: Cambodia

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Officially known as: The Kingdom of Cambodia. Formerly the Khmer Empire, Democratic Kampuchea, and The People’s Republic of Kampuchea. Population: Over 15 million people,…

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At A Glance: Singapore

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Also known as: The Lion City; one of The Four Asian Tigers (the free and developed economies of Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan). Population:…

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At A Glance: Bali

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Also known as: The largest province of Indonesia. Population: 4 million and climbing (fast). Bali is home to most of Indonesia’s Hindu minority (most…

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Gili Air

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Please forgive the recent radio silence; our BFFs came to visit us in Bali for two weeks, and we all took a little vacation…

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Bali baby!!

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We have made it to Asia! Two weeks ago we left the English-speaking world and arrived in Bali, an island country in Southern Indonesia…

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