Archive for February, 2010
Tasty Tarantulas
By Thomas on February 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »
One of the more exotic snacks in Cambodia are deep-fried tarantulas. A food born out of necessity during the meager years of the Pol Pot regime, Cambodians enjoy their crisp tarantulas to this day.
Tony, Beverly and I are quite experimental when it comes to food. But there are limits. The thought of stuffing a sizeable hairy spider into our mouths was almost too much to bear. But only almost. Watch this short video and see who’s enjoying themselves beyond what you’d consider normal.
Cute Monkey Pic
By Tony on February 26, 2010 | 2 Comments »
OK, there’s no point to this post at all. This little monkey was just so cute that I had to put him up on the blog. So sue me!
Mekong River Dolphins
By Tony and Thomas on February 25, 2010 | No Comments »
In the last two and a half years, we’ve never mentioned fresh-water dolphins – that doesn’t mean we haven’t been trying to find them. Scouring the rivers of eastern India for Gangetic dolphins and Myanmar for Irrawaddy dolphins, we’ve been looking and looking and looking. No luck. » Continue reading this post »
Sex and the Village
By Bev on February 24, 2010 | No Comments »
Our host stood in a patch of shade surrounded by barefoot and pant-less children. He wasn’t tall but he stood strong with his muscular arms crossed at his chest. He had pronounced cheekbones, large brown eyes and teeth so white and straight that they would rival any Hollywood star. “This is Mr. Hung,” said our guide who poked a little friendly fun at our host who has fathered six children. “He’s is very busy,” said our guide, punching our host in the arm. “Every night he is very busy!” Continue reading this post at NomadicNarrative.com
Mahout for a Day
By Thomas on February 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
We’ve been on elephants on numerous occasions in India and Nepal, but somehow the experiences left us wanting more. What we really wanted was to learn to ride the elephant like the mahout, the driver who rides on the elephant’s neck and controls the animal by issuing a series of vocal commands.
Well, thanks to our friends Emma and Richard who first told us about the incredible elephant treks outside of Sen Monorom, Cambodia, we are now experienced elephant drivers, although they haven’t quite issued our licenses just yet. It’s actually a little harder than it looks because balancing on the neck can be a bit awkward when the elephant goes up or down an incline.
