Chronicling our crazy yearlong worldwide family sabbatical
We returned home seven months ago and I’ve been procrastinating on writing about the final stop on our trip around the world. Perhaps I haven’t wanted to come to terms that the fact that it was over. Since coming home we’ve returned to ‘normal’ life, going back to work and school, playing sports, and socializing Read More …
The penultimate stop on our 14 month around-the-world travel sabbatical was Hoi An, Vietnam. From Hanoi, we took a short flight to Da Nang then caught a van to our hotel in Hoi An. Hoi An was an important trading port in the 15th century and features a preserved old town that was declared a Read More …
Following our exhilarating visit to Angkor Wat, we pressed on to Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. Our flight arrived in the early evening and after collecting our bags we located the driver that had been arranged by our hotel. As we neared the hotel we found that the surrounding streets were closed, and chock-full of Read More …
On the next leg of our journey through SE Asia, we flew south to Siem Reap, Cambodia. Adjacent to Siem Reap is the ancient city of Angkor, the former capital of the Khmer Empire. On our first afternoon in Siem Reap we visited the Angkor National Museum to learn about the sites we’d be visiting Read More …
Moving on from Thailand, we traveled northeast to neighboring Laos. The last time we made the journey to Luang Prabang (about a dozen years ago), we took the two day slow boat on the Mekong River. We weren’t sure how the kids would feel about being cooped up on a boat that long, so this Read More …
The final stop our Thailand adventure was the northern city of Chiang Mai. To get there from Sukhothai, we took the first long-distance bus ride of our trip. The bus was quite comfortable and we enjoyed seeing the countryside roll by. Arriving in the bus terminal in Chiang Mai, we transferred to a “songthaew” to Read More …
Departing Bangkok on a Bangkok Air turboprop, we made a short flight north to the ancient capital city of Sukhothai. Sukhtohai was the capital of the kingdom of the same name in the 13th and 14th centuries. After checking into our hotel we found out that the temples in the historical park would be illuminated Read More …
Following a great week in Singapore we took a flight north to Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. We arrived in Bangkok in the evening and took a taxi to our hotel in the Sukhumvit neighborhood. Along the way we practiced saying “Sawadee” (hello) with the kids. By the time we checked into our room it Read More …
Following our week on Bali we caught a flight on a discount carrier, Scoot Airlines, to the island nation of Singapore. The 2.5 hour flight took us back into the northern hemisphere (just barely!), where we will remain for the rest of our trip. After we landed in Singapore we caught a rideshare to our Read More …
Leaving Perth, we took a 3.5 hour flight due north to the island of Bali, which is part of Indonesia. We’ve long heard rave reviews of Bali from fellow travelers so we were excited to experience it for ourselves. We decided to spend our first few days in the beach side town of Sanur. Sanur Read More …