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
The young boy approached as I sat in my tuk tuk, waiting for the light to change at the intersection of Monivong and Sothearos boulevards. Light changes can take up to 90 seconds in Phnom Penh, providing valuable marketing opportunities for street…
» Read moreLast year at this time we were being buffeted daily by wall-rattling thunderstorms, wading through foot-deep puddles and getting used to the chronic delays of everything as rainy season arrived in earnest. This year, I can feel the strain of the C…
» Read moreFeeling a bit stung by the previous night’s oyster and wine extravaganza with Gabi, I wasn’t surprised to be a bit shy of optimum performance. But that lower back pain, poking at me as we walked back from Ptsar O’Russey…and so tired. Hmmmm…So,…
» Read moreIt’s no longer stinky. It’s aromatic. The broken up sidewalks and chaotic traffic are not an irritation. They’re an amusement. Even the searing heat is no longer intolerable. It’s a method of bonding with neighbours and friends as we sweat, mop ou…
» Read moreHere’s the thing about living in Southeast Asia: you never, ever know what’s heading your way. So it was Sunday morning in Ho Chi Minh City, at the end of a solo trip to Vietnam and looking to connect somehow with my 90-something-year-old friend N…
» Read moreCapping a week in which life in Cambodia pushed me to the edge – for the first time giving me serious cause to wonder what the hell I am doing here – balance was restored by seven middle-aged Cambodian women in a tuk tuk. Troubles started first th…
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