Angkor What?

Temples, Bikes and Birthdays!   So one of Dad’s must-sees in the region was the ancient temples at Angkor near Siem Reap in Cambodia – so for his birthday weekend we made it happen!  We got to duck out of school half-day and enter into a new country- where they speak Khmer and use US…

Crocodiles and Waterfalls

So to escape the chaos during CNY, we decided to find a place that wouldn’t be celebrating- the Northern Territories of Australia.  Only 8 hours after picking Jack up at the ferry from his Indonesia camping trip, we were over at Changi – ready for our red-eye to Darwin!  A really early morning arrival (Mom…

Christmas (and Thanksgiving and Halloween ) in Dixie

So not quite Dixie..in fact probably 10 C hotter than Dixie in the winter…but we celebrated the traditional late fall and early winter holidays in Singapore..complete with shorts, tee shirts and trips to the swimming pool. Halloween featured two excellent costumes (Jay even one a best costume prize) and a limited Trick-or-Treating… For Thanksgiving (not…

Get-Away

So taking full advantage of Nan and Nonno’s adventure, Mom and Dad escaped for two quick weekends -leaving Jay and Bee to party in Singapore July in Da Nang and Central Vietnam… Got to stay in luxury in maybe the nicest hotel in the world – The Intercontinental Da Nang- stunning beach, beautiful villas on…

Back to Reality

Late August and September After summer adventures all around SouthEast Asia…it was a bit hard to get back to the reality of school and work…but alas… Bee joined Jay at Hogwartz – and the sorting hat even put them in the same house (actually see pics in Summer Fun blog- we did actually get to…