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
I heard my mother’s voice yesterday morning. Though she’s been gone from this world for nearly a year, the voice on the other end of the phone was unmistakable, and I was entranced by its mere sound before I comprehended her words. “Wait…how…w…
» Read moreA muddy path running parallel to rusty, unused railroad tracks stretches before me, and I struggle with my rented mountain bike to follow the tour guide as we navigate the uneven trail out of Phnom Penh. Mud cakes my legs and I spit away grit from…
» Read moreI looked down at the porcelain fixture on the floor, happy that, for this stop on the way to Phnom Penh after a weekend in Koh Kong, I would not be requiring its services. “American Standard,” read the inscription on the squat toilet in the gas st…
» Read moreMeanderthalic musings on a steamy Sunday morning from the land of incredible contrasts. First, though, Happy Birthday to my dear daughter Emme, whom I spoke with this morning (yesterday afternoon, her time) in LA. It is difficult for me to believe…
» Read moreA half-naked child pokes the dirty sidewalk with a stick along Norodorm Street as her parents labor nearby to heat steaming pots of cockles they sell to passersby. In the distance behind them looms the towering presence of Nagaworld, with its glea…
» Read moreI’ll say this about Cambodians, when it comes to living space they don’t mess around with bathroom availability. We’re two tours into our search for an apartment in Phnom Penh, and amidst the weird mix of layouts, designs, features and oddities we…
» Read more