Angkor Wat may be the most known of the temples, but there are dozens of others within the complex in Siem Reap worth exploring. Following our sunrise and post-breakfast visits to the main attraction, our Semester at Sea group went to what is likely the second most famous of the local sites: Ta Prohm. Look [...]
Photo Friday: Hong Kong, SAR
November 18, 2011 By 32 Comments
After Vietnam, we sailed to Hong Kong, where many of the students took a ferry directly across the bay to do a little Macau gambling at the likes of the Venetian, MGM Grand and the Wynn. While I had just done the Macau thing two years ago, SVV and I opted to kill some time [...]
Stay Somewhere Sexy (for Less)
November 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Published October 2011; Redbook magazine We found romantic, cheap hotels for $250 and under, so pick one near you, drop the kids at Grandma’s, and hang up that Do Not Disturb sign. Read my top picks here.
Going to Sydney
November 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Published October 2011; Away.com What to Do in Sydney Sydney is a mathematician’s dream: a dazzling display of geometry where patterns, architecture, and people collide in a kaleidoscope of colors and shapes. Nowhere better showcases these motifs than Circular Quay, the hub of Sydney Harbor. At Sydney Opera House, millions of diamond-shaped tiles make up [...]
Make Your Own Dinner in Saigon
November 15, 2011 By 11 Comments
After the spa, I quickly went back to the ship, where I met SVV, showered and changed as there were still many more evening social engagements to attend, namely Work Study Appreciation Day! We have four awesome work study students who hail from California, Colorado, New Mexico and Connecticut, and our friends in the admin [...]
