by ronmitchelladventure | Feb 22, 2018 | Asia, Cambodia
Nobody knows exactly how many bats exit a cave in Phnom Sampeu, southwest of Battambang, Cambodia. Check out this short, albeit amateurish, video of the phenomenon. The bats fly out each day at dusk to hunt insects most of the night. Some say millions of bats, other...
by ronmitchelladventure | Feb 15, 2018 | Asia, Cambodia
As the hot Cambodian temperatures drain us, we head to the town of Kampot, known for its pepper. Before the Khmer Rouge Regime destroyed all pepper farms in the 70’s, Kampot pepper adorned tables of the finest restaurants in Paris. Today it has made a comeback,...
by ronmitchelladventure | Feb 9, 2018 | Asia, Cambodia
After 24 hours of flying time (plus three stops), we arrive in Cambodia’s capital city, Phnom Penh, around midnight. Full bore jet lag symptoms (nausea, exhaustion, and insomnia) accompany us to the comfortable and affordable G Mekong Hotel. Not able to eat much of...
by ronmitchelladventure | Feb 23, 2014 | Asia, Thailand
Travel: Sit in the back seat of a minivan and twist around the mountains of Laos. Constant bumps bounce our heads off the roof, and that somehow eases my nausea. After this eight-hour ride, an international bus rolls us across the border back into Thailand, where we...
by ronmitchelladventure | Feb 16, 2014 | Asia, Laos
Chug along at a mellow pace for a slow ride on a long boat. Sometimes elephants roam, where mountainous jungle meets sandy shoreline along the Mekong River through Laos. This two-day river ride puts us in a different world, especially once we tune out the young,...
by ronmitchelladventure | Feb 11, 2014 | Asia, Thailand
A $20 room in Chiang Mai gives our budget some breathing room. Surrounded by a moat and adjacent to a river, this city has a friendly small town feel. We will pass on the foot cleaning fish (though I can’t help but wonder what would happen if I douse my tally whacker...
