Just crossed the border from Aranyaprathet to Poipet and hopped on a bus to our first destination in Cambodia, Battambang. Here we are first few minutes in a new country. Cheers!
Things looking up and a view down from our Green View “Villa” on a plantation (-esque) in Munnar, India.
Another day by the sea — this time at Gonio beach, maybe 20 minutes outside of Batumi by bus. The beach is very clean, if still pebbly. The sea is beautiful. There is also fascinating ruins of a Roman fortress, turn Greek settlement, turn Georgian settlement, turn Turkish garrison. Or some such. Pretty neat stuff, highly…
Laos is the most bombed country on earth. Ever. Statistics publicized by Mines Advisory Group (MAG) put the precise number at one planeload of bombs, every 8 minutes, 24-hours a day, for 9 years. That’s about 2 million tones of ordnance. The countryside of Laos — sadly contaminated by UXO today. Phonsavan, Laos. Unless you’ve…
Zugdidi is not among the most touristed destinations in Georgia, but if you have the time, we recommend at least half a day. We visited the Dadiani estate, which was a fascinating peak into life of Georgian nobility when the country was part of Russian empire. Aside from beautiful interior, the castle houses one of Napoleon…