by Beth Whitman - Wanderluster (March 27th, 2010)
After 2 weeks in Vietnam, I ventured on with my group to Cambodia, where we stopped in Siem Reap for a few days to tour around the temples of this area. Of course, all of the temple complexes are other-worldly but there are a few that really stood out for me The first is Angkor Thom, pictured [...]
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by Beth Whitman - Wanderluster (March 24th, 2010)
I’ve been away for 4 weeks and I’m ready to confess. My 2 guilty pleasures on this trip through Vietnam, Cambodia, Bangkok and now Bhutan, have been: 1) Streaming KUOW in Seattle (when I have wifi) 2) Starbucks VIA (from Seattle!) There are worse things, to be sure. But I do feel a tad guilty [...]
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by Beth Whitman - Wanderluster (March 19th, 2010)
The energy is palpable. The pace frenetic. Forget New York, I’d argue that Saigon is now the city that never sleeps. In my nearly 20 years of traveling here, I’ve seen it go from quaint and quiet to a city that rivals any major metropolis for its bright lights and nightlife. Tall buildings started cropping up maybe [...]
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