The Booty has been sent

So we just dropped off 50 pounds of booty at the post office. Oh yeah, lots of gifts for you, our six loyal readers out there. Actually that's not entirely true, I looked at the stats the other day and we get 15K visits a month, so someone is reading all this drivel!

We figure this is our last big hurrah before we come home and then off to the next post, so we thought we'd make the most of it. We're having a blast, and just stopped for a few minutes to let everyone know that we're alive and well (i.e. fat and happy).

Two keywords for shopping in Vietnam. Laquerware and embroidery.

C&M - The Jetset Set

Back in Vietnam - Saigon is a Happy Place

So I'm sitting at an internet cafe in Saigon, and the
lady that runs that place just came by and set down a
cool glass of water. This place is just top to bottom
wonderful. It's especially refreshing having come
here from Cambodia. Whew. It wasn't the mix of
Thailand and Vietnam that I was half-expecting. The
whole country is brown, flat, hot, and full of
landmine victims. I think that sums it up. Oh and
lots and lots of landmines still.

The temples at Angkor were indescribable. They're
just something you need to see for yourself. The
crowds were manageable, and quite honestly not even
noticeable once you're inside.

Though on the other hand for a country recently back
from the hellish days of the Khmer Rouge and their
homie Pol Pot it was quite alright.

But Vietnam. Wow, this place. The people, the food,
the interesting sights to see around EVERY corner.
Just a wonderful place to visit. Misty and I are very
happy that we were able to come back one last time
before leaving Asia.

We're already back on schedule:

Early Morning: Breakfast
8-11AM: Run around until it gets too hot to think
Between 11 and 1: Find cool drinks in a cafe. Head
back to hotel
1-5PM: Shower then nap OR Pool then shower, then Nap
5PM: coffee and pastry at cafe
6-9PM Activities around searching for suitable dining
establishment (this part usually involves deciding
between Vietnamese and Frnch fare).

United flies directly here now...

We'll try to update more later. But we're here safe
and sound and fat and happy.

Chad & Misty

OH YEAH!!! Everyone wish Tiffany my Sis a happy, happy birthday! She claims that it's her 27th... again.

One-stop-shop for Armenian Info!

Found a cool little link so as maybe entice some of you to visit us next time. As long as you have friends, you always have a place to stay!

http://sg.travel.yahoo.com/guide/europe/armenia/index.html

Oh yeah. Happy Saint Patty's Day!

Getting ready to travel

We've travelled SO much in the past year and half that getting ready to go again to Vietnam, and this time Cambodia seems like just another thing. Never in a million years while we lived in Indiana would we have ever taken such a cavalier attitude about travelling across the country, much less to an international destination. The old adage, "The first step is always the most difficult" stands true time and time again.

We'll be leaving for Siem Reap, Cambodia on Saturday, and there was a (albeit small) mixup with our Cambodian visas. We got it to the right people, and it looks like everything will be fine. My point? Well that I didn't really even bat an eyelash when we realized the mistake. That's just part of travelling. Before I moved overseas I wanted, or wished, hell, expected everything to work, and be flawless.

I just ain't, and that's ok.

Photographing Angkor

So we're staying in Siem Reap for a few days and I'm going to try get at least a handful of decent photos. I've really at a loss right now with my camera gear. I'm willing to bet money that I'll get usable images out of only one or two of my cameras. The Canon G2 digital, and the Olympus Stylus Epic. Stay tuned...


Click for a map of the temples at Angkor!

Chad

Armenia Blogs and whatnot

So lately I've been reading a guy's blog about Armenia. He live(s/d?) there for quite awhile and made some amazing photographs of the area, which as of right now are no longer available because he's moving his files over to a new server. I know exactly how much headache that can be so I'm not going to bug him just yet.

For future reference though his site is here...

Oh, and rock out on this: The Kanach Foundation has just published an English-language book about hikiing and rock climbing in Armenia. We're more and more excited each day about moving there. What a (seemingly) great place to begin our new family, eh?

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