The towers of Angkor Wat are an icon of Cambodia and like Machu Picchu, are a monument to the greatness of a long since past empire. But Angkor Archaeological Park is more than just the Angkor Wat temple. Angkor was the capital of the Khmer Empire for several centuries and a significant population center from… Continue Reading
In 1999, I was sharing a duplex with a friend on the near east side of Indianapolis. I had a grant funded position at the Indiana State Museum and was barely making rent. I was attempting to put my history degree to work but wasn’t digging the museum/government employee way of life. My friend David… Continue Reading
Autumn in Istanbul can be a little hit or miss. One day it is sunny and cool with a crisp fall breeze, the next is cloudy and damp with a cold drizzle. The weather can dictate your plans, but it doesn’t matter because no matter where you end up it will probably involve something delicious.… Continue Reading
When you travel long term, things you regularly do at home, but seldom do on vacation, can become minor adventures. I’ve never sought out a haircut on vacation. I don’t like getting my haircut at home. I follow a pretty steady pattern when it comes to getting a haircut. It’s a three-month cycle. I get… Continue Reading
We were in the city of Hue in the middle of Vietnam. We were trying to get to Hai Phong in the north to meet our friends, Jay and Bill, who were visiting us from the United States. We were to meet them in Hai Phong and then take the morning ferry to the island… Continue Reading
The last time I went to Cincinnati for something other than Kings Island amusement park was a Social Distortion concert at Bogart’s in 1996. The last time I went to a Reds game Dave Parker was still playing for them. In other words, I’ve grossly shortchanged one of Indianapolis’ nearest neighbors. Julie wanted to ride… Continue Reading
It was nice to spend more than a week in a country again. When I pitched the idea of taking this trip to Julie her only stipulation was that we go to Croatia. And thanks to not being allowed back into the Schengen Area we were able to spend over a month there. Croatia’s peak… Continue Reading
As we made our way south to Croatia and the Adriatic coast, we stopped in Budapest for ten days. Budapest was on our “must visit” list from the beginning of the trip. Though we had been a bit burnt out on cities having recently spent time in Vienna, Brno and Prague we really enjoyed our… Continue Reading
I’d been to Czech Republic twice now but had never visited her ex-spouse Slovakia. Julie hadn’t been there either. We were headed to Budapest. We could have just spent an afternoon in Slovakia’s capital Bratislava and checked it off our list but that seemed like the cheap way out. After consecutive weeks in Nürnberg, Prague,… Continue Reading
Our plan for Austria included some time in the Alps so we could do some alpine hiking during the quiet summer months. Time and money didn’t allow this so our visit to Austria was cut down to just Vienna. We knew it wasn’t going to be cheap but Vienna was between where we were and… Continue Reading
We quit our jobs at the end of 2013 to backpack around the world. We're sharing our stories, travel advice and hopefully some inspiration. Read more...
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