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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.
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 »
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.
Chunky Monkeys
By Thomas on February 12, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I’m always baffled that people feel the need to feed wild animals. This video shows visitors to Angkor Wat feeding wild macaques. I don’t get it. It’s not cute – it’s grotesque and horrifying. Obese monkeys waiting for their bananas by the side of the road. Although we are only showing one chunky monkey, there were several overweight animals which could barely walk. Stupid tourists, please get a clue.
The High Road to Inle Lake
By Thomas on January 5, 2010 | No Comments »
Inle Lake is one of Myanmar’s major tourist attractions. Instead of just taking a bus there, Tony and I did a 3-day hike from the hill station of Kalaw to the tiny town of Inthein. We shared this great experience with four fellow travelers: Matt, Lia and Cathi from the U.S. and Norbert from Germany – and we captured it all on film.
Follow along as we experience rural life and meet Danu, Taung Yo, Pa-O and Paduang tribal people along the way.
Watch as we continue to explore the lake by boat, hit the market days, weave in and out of floating gardens, and glide between traditional stilt houses. Notice the unique leg-rowing technique of local fishermen, and don’t miss Nga Hpe Kyaung, the jumping cat monastery. Yes, you heard right…
