Spent the last day in Siem Reap visiting some of the temples of Angkor Thom (Great City). Beautiful all around (with lots of shade, thankfully). The Eastern entrance to Angkor Thom. (East represents the rising sun, or life) The Royal Palace

A bargain really. Spent the day going from Vietnam to Laos, with a chunk of airport time in between. We suspect this dinner gave me and Dan incredible bowel issues. Not too fun for 24 hours. Arrived after nightfall into Laos and made it to our rooms at 3 Nagas.

Met at the new restaurant of Tinh Gia Vien in Hue for a private cooking class with Madame Ton Nu Ha. We were greeted with blue skies this morning and the setting was surreal in it’s exquisiteness—a total joy. On our menu to help create: Dance of the Phoenix, Pineapple Lantern of Appetizers, Spring Rolls [...]

At the Post Office in Ho Chi Minh City (previously, but still known as, Saigon). Kids up to 6 years old are not required to wear helmets on mopeds. This is left to the parents’ discretion. And there are a LOT of mopeds. My travelmate Mr. Pratt described the weaving of the traffic as “a [...]

Got to the Shake Shack early and was a bit awestruck by these purple flowers. The burger? It was very tasty. My only complaint is that it was too small! Fret not, tis art: Event Horizon After burgers? A meander around the city and up to The Highline. Then it was time to find a [...]

I learned a new word while visiting Valley Vineyards in Morrow Ohio, well, a new definition at least. A bunghole is a hole bored in a liquid-tight barrel. The hole is capped with a large cork-like object called a bung. (pictured above)