Skip & Gabi Yetter: writers, travelers, foodies and former US media executives share their adventures, experiences and stories from their round the world travels after they leave the treadmill for a world of adventure
Alert! Alert! There’s an oxygen failure at 37,000 feet that’s affected our flight staff on the Air Asia bumble from Kuala Lumpur to Sydney. What else could explain the spiritless pronouncement from the flight attendant that they were not only out …
» Read moreParadise with insects – that’s how Lonely Planet’s Guide to Cambodia describes Lazy Beach. This glib characterization from the usually credible travel bible horrifically overstates the presence of winged annoyances while even more appallingly unde…
» Read moreA broken zipper pull on my overused backpack sent me to the Russian Market in search of a quick repair. What I got – along with handily repaired backpack – was a double dose of random Cambodian kindness. I searched the rows of shops for someone se…
» Read moreA broken zipper pull on my overused backpack sent me to the Russian Market in search of a quick repair. What I got – along with handily repaired backpack – was a double dose of random Cambodian kindness. Arriving at the market, I entered the teemi…
» Read moreIt’s 7:45 on a dreary Wednesday night in downtown Crowborough, and the Cross Kebab truck is attracting its customary steady trickle of customers amid the rain. The truck – with its noteworthy awning to shelter customers and display the 64-item men…
» Read moreHailed by a tuk tuk driver as I waited outside his hotel for our new friend Kevin to join me for a bike ride into the provinces, I used my favorite strategy to turn away Cambodians’ attempts to sell me something: I spoke Khmer to him.Greeting him …
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