Asian Adventure: Siem Reap

Yesterday First Lady Michelle Obama was here in Siem Reap as part of her Asian tour promoting education for young girls.  We didn’t see her, but saw lots of evidence—police, armed guards, and security vans around one of the nearby hotels.  Siem Reap has grown exponentially in the last ten or so years to a population …

Asian Adventure: Tuk Tuking to the Temples

Our last morning in Ho Chi Minh City was devoted to a tour of some notable sites.  We visited the Presidential Palace and I admired the elegant state reception rooms in particular and noted in the war council and secure rooms that not only was there the one important “red phone” which was red, but also …