2 weeks in Siem Reap was the perfect amount of time for two slow travelers to fully absorb this beautiful and interesting area of the world. The Angkor Wat Temples It's the main reason tourists from all over the world come to visit Siem Reap and a pretty spectacular one. It's been the highlight of our trip. We got a 7 day pass for all 70+ temples and it was about $200 for the two of us. We were able to see about 15 sites. It's hard to capture in words and pictures without act
A month in Chiang Mai. This city is not what we expected. Never having been to South East Asia before we planed for rough third world travel but it was much easier than we thought. It was clean, the people were friendly and the food was amazing and cheap not to mention there was a 7/11 on every corner for anything else you might need. Sourcing necessities had never been easier. The weather was perfect in January around 25 degrees and not a single day of rain. We spent our day
Five weeks from Istanbul to Antalya to Cappadocia. Istanbul With nearly 20 million people, Istanbul marks the largest city either of us has ever visited. This city was a lot. It was stinky, dirty, crowded and noisy. We played a game called 'name that stench' around every corner which is why every other corner had someone selling some kind of strong perfume. But it was an amazing city certainly worth visiting. Bustling markets with anything you could think of to buy, historica
A month in Greece from Athens to Crete. We began our journey in Athens. Initially, we planned to spend the entire month in Athens but we both felt like we wouldn't have given Greece a fair experience if we didn't see some of the islands. After exploring our island-hopping options, we decided a cruise wasn’t for us—it was pricey and didn’t allow enough time to soak in each destination. Instead, we stayed in Airbnbs on each island, hopping between them by ferry. We visited in t