Tag Archives: cambodia

Build a School, Win a Backpack

As travelers, we take a lot from the world- food, people, experience, but we rarely give back to the world we take so much from. Luckily, opportunities always present themselves.  Last year, Pam Mandel from Nerds Eye View, Beth Whitman from Wanderlust and Lipstick, Debbie Dubrow from Delicious Baby, and Michelle Duffy from WanderMom created an [...]


The Weekly Photo: Dinner in Cambodia

Pigs in Phnom Penh, Cambodia


The Weekly Photo: Angkor Wat, Cambodia

Angkor Wat, Cambodia


Destination: Asia!

In Southeast Asia, all roads lead to Bangkok, and for most backpackers, Bangkok means Khao San Road. Khao San Road is the first stop on the Southeast Asian tourist trail, which loops through Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia. You could follow the tourist trail to Chang Mai, float down the river to Luang Prabang, cross over [...]


Cheap Places to Travel on the US Dollar

A little piece of  my wallet dies everyday. As an American, I live on the world’s worst currency- the US dollar. Over the past few years, the value of the American dollar has steadily declined. The dollar now only gets 1.5 to 1 to the British Pound, 65 Euro cents, and is at historic lows [...]