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In my last post from about two months ago, I was pretty depressed. Understandably so, given the crappy year I’ve had, health-wise. Things are better. It’s been a slow process, but they’re improving. Hair Losing a lot of hair was … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Education, Helpers, Japan, medical, Random Stuff, Singapore, Travel, Travel by Continent, Country
Tagged expat bostonians, sepsis, sepsis hair loss, sepsis recovery, septic shock, Tokyo
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Club Med, Bali (review)
We spent a week at the end of November/start of December at Club Med, Bali. I’ve already talked about our vacation in terms of the all-inclusive resort experience here. I’m going to try to avoid doing a retread of those … Continue reading
The inclusive resort experience
We just got back from a week in Bali at Club Med. This was my first time staying at an inclusive resort, and I had no idea what to expect. I’d heard good things about the resort from friends in … Continue reading
E & O Residences Kuala Lumpur (Serviced Apartment Review)
We are not F1 fans, so we decided to go to KL this past weekend. I spent a number of years working in various front office positions in college and grad school for Sheraton and Omni hotels. In the early … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, hotels/serviced apartments/resorts, Malaysia, Travel, Travel by Continent, Country
Tagged E & O residences Kuala Lumpur, expat bostonians, hotel review, Malaysia, travel with kids
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Cambodia: Artisans of Angkor Silk Farm
On my second full day in Siem Reap, I visited the Angkor Silk Farm. It was threatening rain all day, and after getting heatstroke the day before from spending too much time in a tuk tuk, I decided to book … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Cambodia, Siem Reap, Travel by Continent, Country
Tagged Artisans of Angkor, cambodia, Siem Reap, silk production, silk worm farm, silk worms, solo female travel
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Legoland Malaysia
This week Emily and I took the five year olds to Legoland. source It’s ironic, really, that the border to Malaysia is closer to my current apartment than my favorite mall is to my in-laws house but until Monday I … Continue reading
Cambodia: Sunset at Pre Rup Temple
The most popular place to observe sunset is the top of Phnom Bakheng looking back at Angkor Wat. But honestly, by the time sunset rolled around on my first day I was just over the big crowds and I asked … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Cambodia, Siem Reap, Travel, Travel by Continent, Country
Tagged Asia, cambodia, pre rup temple, Siem Reap, solo female travel, sunset photography
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Exploring Angkor Wat
Initially I didn’t plan to use a tour guide at all while I was in Siem Reap. The whole point was to be alone and away from everyone. However, my hotel encouraged me to have a guide and on the … Continue reading
Angkor Wat at sunrise
Heads up–I’m going to talk about photography a bit in this post. Feel free to skim and just look at the pretty pictures. **Disclaimer–numbers/sunrise times were applicable during my visit in early May 2014. Depending on when you read this, … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Cambodia, cars/busses/etc, Pictures, Siem Reap, Travel, Travel by Continent, Country
Tagged American traveling to Cambodia, Angkor Temple Pass, Angkor Wat, angkor wat photography, cambodia, canon 18-135mm lens, canon camera, Canon d600, canon photography, DSLR photography, photography, Shooting sunrise, Siem Reap, solo female travel, sunrise at angkor wat, sunrise photography, travel blog
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