Category Archives: Cambodia and Bhutan, 09/2011

September 20: Angkor Ruins Rain, rain, rain. Today was a wet day. It started raining a few minutes before we left for our first day at the Angkor ruins, and it did not stop for the entire tour. You might … Continue reading →

September 19: The Road to Siem Riep The first part of today has consisted largely of the journey from Phnom Penh to Siem Riep. Another early morning for us. We had to be ready for the bus by 8 a.m., … Continue reading →

September 18: Phnom Penh We arrived at our hotel last night at around 11:00. After a thorough hounding by our hotel shuttle driver to 1) use his service to travel to Siem Riep on Monday even though we already made … Continue reading →

September 17: Incheon Airport, Seoul

September 17: Over Siberia It’s 1:25 a.m Columbus time (2:25 p.m. in Seoul). I’ve been up now for 22 hours, and we still have two hours to go on this flight, a two-and-a-half hour layover in Seoul and another six … Continue reading →

September 16: Chicago, Illinois Jan, Tony, and I are in the international terminal at O’Hare. It’s a sad little place, especially compared with the vibrancy and bustle of the main terminal. There’s a McDonald’s here and a frozen yogurt shop. … Continue reading →

September 14: Columbus, Ohio So the weight limit for flights into and out of Bhutan is 44 pounds. While that’s not a lot less than the weight limit on domestic flights, I wanted to keep my luggage as light as … Continue reading →

August 5, 2011 Jan, Tony, and I got our Cambodian visas yesterday. It was a surprisingly painless process, actually. We did it all over the Web. The only hiccup was that we needed to upload photos of ourselves, which none … Continue reading →

July 30: Columbus, Ohio I bought an iPad yesterday, which will make it possible for me to blog my trip to Cambodia and Bhutan. I was planning to buy one for EPUB testing anyway, so this trip just spurred me … Continue reading →

June 23: Columbus, Ohio It’s June 23, 2011. While I wait to find out if I have a commitment from an Arabic-language proofreader for an upcoming project, I’m thinking about my upcoming trip to Cambodia and Bhutan. We’re inside the … Continue reading →