Surprises In Siem Reap Cambodia

Ta Prohm Temple Near Siem Reap, Cambodia
Posted 26th February, 2015, By Scot and Emily, 2 Comments

Video:  Here’s a view from the Angkor Complex that you don’t often see…enjoy! We had been sitting at lunch during a group tour two years earlier in a completely different country.  As is inevitably the case, the conversation among fellow travelers turned to favorite destinations. Italy.  London.  Hawaii.  All the usual suspects came up.  But…

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Seoul: The Unsung Hero Of Asian Cities?

The South Korean side of the DMZ
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Video:  The fascinating experience of visiting the DMZ   Flying into Gimpo International Airport, we didn’t know what to expect.  Having arrived by night, I’ll admit to the utterly dorky and ignorant impression that Seoul seemed sort of like Tokyo, only with more random elevation changes and lots of Kias and Hyundais instead of Toyotas…

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A Blast In Beijing

The Bird's Nest, built for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing
Posted 6th September, 2014, By Scot and Emily, 5 Comments

Video:  A little “bucket list motivation” from atop The Great Wall (where else?) Before we went there, I knew few people personally who had ever been.  Yet, as a part-time world traveler the allure of China was unmistakable.  Yes, there was all of that history.  Plus there was the irresistible intrigue surrounding a culture so…

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