Our Trans-Pacific Journey in the Time of COVID
Crossing an ocean bound for the epicenter of the pandemic of the century with two toddlers, our belongings, and no clue what comes next.
Expat Life
Laying Low in Mexico
Surprise! Nope, we’re not wanted by U.S. Marshalls, and we didn’t make a run for the border, though that would’ve certainly made things more interesting. Read on to find out more.
So Long, Asia
The final update from Phnom Penh for the foreseeable future, covering our mid-rainy season pack out, melange of logistical hurdles, and reflections on exiting Indochina for the unknown in the time of COVID.
Cambo Life: Where to Next?
Where to next?…the age old question. Or, in our case, the months-old question…or so it seems these days. Read all about it plus an update on the lovely demolition next door.
Cambo Life: Dry Spell Hell
There goes the neighborhood—Literally! Our riveting family adventures of suddenly finding ourselves living in Phnom Penh’s newest hardhat zone.
Visiting the Golden Temple of Phnom Penh (Without Getting Lost!)
The Golden Temple of Phnom Penh is worth a visit but can be very tricky to find. A detailed guide to getting there and what to expect.
Cambo Life 1-19 July 2020: The Countdown Begins
With less than a month left in Cambodia (we think!?), ramping up efforts to tick off our short list and trying not to lose the boys to the dark side.
Cambo Life June 2020
This month, we went from weathering the storm of the century to having to abandon ship altogether. Here’s a look back at our June in Phnom Penh in the time of COVID.
Cambo Life: Back to Square One
Just when we thought life was pretty gnarly…it gets gnarlier! Latest developments from Corona Cambo life and where we’re NOT going to be come September.
Cut-Off & Abandoned: A Visit to Siem Reap in the Time of Covid
We leave Phnom Penh for the first time in five months to visit one of the world’s most popular tourist towns, now completely devoid of foreign tourists.
Monkeying Around in Angkor Thom
Exploring’s Angkor’s “Big City”, braving temple monkeys at the Bayon, ascending the Temple Mountain of the Baphuon, and traversing the Royal Sword of Preah Khan.
We Get the Tomb Raider Temple to Ourselves! Angkor’s Ta Prohm
Ta Prohm, Angkor’s otherworldly Jungle Temple made famous by the movie Tomb Raider, is even more eerie when explored in the time of Covid.
Alone at Angkor Wat in the Time of Covid
Humbling, unsettling, awesome. What it’s like to experience Angkor Wat — one of the great wonders of the world — in the time of Covid-19.
Cambo Life: Our Shophouse Home
A photographic tour of the renovated Khmer shophouse we’ve called home here in Phnom Penh since the start of 2020.
Cambo Life May 2020: Re-Opening
Emerging from our self-quarantine and discovering which businesses have survived and how daily life has changed in the Cambodian capital.
Head Injury!!! – Cambo Life in the Time of Covid (12-30 April 2020)
Khmer New Year in lockdown, extreme heat… and a head injury. All in the time of COVID in Phnom Penh.
Lockdown!? – Cambo Life in the Time of Covid (1-11 April 2020)
Hunkering, beer delivery, and the biggest holiday of the year in the time of COVID. Daily life dispatches from Phnom Penh.
Keeping Perspective
Adventures in straddling cultures, continents, and perceptions of reality during the COVID-19 pandemic.