Category archives: Travel

Idaho State is well known for its mountainous landscapes, swaths of protected wilderness, lakes, outdoor recreation areas and potatoes. It has also many mining towns that are now abandoned and became ghost towns. We visited two on the Idaho panhandle today; Frisco and Burke which were once boom towns for lead, silver and zinc.

A trip to Swiss Garden Resort Kuantan, Pahang gave us a once in a lifetime fishing experience with the local fishermen. They were amazing hardworking people and the community spirit in still prevalent amongst villagers. We ate giant freshly caught prawns cooked for us by one of the men. A wonderful experience we want to repeat one day.

We flew to Bali because Shane wanted to get root balls. Yep…that was the main reason we went there. Fortunately we met a new friend who gave us a tour of his traditional Balinese house. What an amazing place and history. He introduced us to his family members who are generations of wood carving artists. What a great opportunity to experience all these.

Curious after seeing gilded roofs of a Chinese temple every time we drove by over the bridge, we found this temple after Google search interesting places to visit in Klang. It turned out this 130 year old temple is just a 5 minutes drive from our rented house! This amazing discovery has us in awe over the designs and architecture.

Angkor Wat is the main reason we visit Cambodia. The Angkor Wat is the largest of all temples in the Angkor Archaeological Park. These historical sites are so vast, we only managed to cover a portion of them in a day. If you have watched Tomb Raider movie, Ta Prohm is where the filming took place and is one of the most visited temple here.

Our 7 days trip to Siem Reap, Cambodia is divided into 2 posts; this one talks about applying for a tourist visa, hotel stay and transport, our first impressions and visit to a wet market. We meet many Cambodians along our walks to Pub Street, the main tourist area. We are cautious about our food but make one disastrous mistake.

A day trip to Pulau Ketam or Crab Island in English. We took a ferry ride and explore the island on an electric motorbike. Wooden houses are perched on wooden stilts. It is nerve wrecking for me but fun for Shane when we ride through concrete pavements and old rickety wooden plank bridges. Unique sights mixed with the occasional stench.

Manito Park Japanese Garden in Spokane, WA is known as the the Nishinomiya Tsutakawa Japanese Garden. It is a place of beauty and tranquility. Fall is our favorite time of the year to visit this garden because the trees are in beautiful shades of warm colors. This is the perfect time to bring your significant other for some great photo moments.

Apple picking day for the family at Green Bluff, Washington. It's our grandson first visit and he enjoys the tractor ride to the orchard. This bundle of energy is everywhere, picking apples, riding on a wheelbarrow and making daddy chase him. The petting zoo and play area gets his attention too and we love to watch the joy on his face.

Spokane County Interstate Fair is a ten-day event beginning the Friday after Labor Day each year. There are arts and crafts, food preservation, livestock, horticulture, floriculture and photography. We have a family visit there since our grandson loves to see the farm animals and he can get on a few rides at the fun fair.