The Economical Excursionists

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Asia

One of my favorite parts of traveling is seeing ancient ruins. I let my imagination run wild as I try to envision what life was like in that particular time period, probably never coming close to reality. However, this was exactly one of the reasons why the temples and ruins […]

Siem Reap and Angkor Wat

This entry was posted in Asia Cambodia Personal Travel Adventures Travel Tips and tagged Bakong Banteay Samré Banteay Srey Bayon Pre Rup Preah Ko on May 1, 2015 by LeAnna Brown

It is a sad reality of history that groups of people feel the need to play God and attempt to erase entire ethnicities and races. In all of our history books, it isn’t hard to find chapters on the German Holocaust and in a good book, you may even find […]

Diving into Phnom Penh’s Past; S21 and the Killing Fields

This entry was posted in Cambodia Personal Travel Adventures on May 1, 2015 by LeAnna Brown

10 Days In Cambodia Itinerary Cambodia is a fascinating culture with both ancient and brand new history to add to its text books. There is still local culture to be found amidst the ruins and you can see people today taking their lives back from the terrible genocide era. While […]

Cambodia Itinerary

This entry was posted in Cambodia Travel Tips and tagged angkor wat phnom penh sihanoukville on May 1, 2015 by LeAnna Brown

Awe-Inspiring Amed Bali Tips Before arriving in Bali, we had already arranged for a rental car and within only a short amount of time we were used to driving on the other side of the road. We quickly learned that honking was not an aggressive or rude gesture, but […]

Amed Bali

This entry was posted in Bali Personal Travel Adventures Top Travels and tagged bali ubud on May 1, 2015 by LeAnna Brown

Bali Tips: Ubud Bali Ubud is considered the cultural epicenter for Bali. It has endless yoga classes, you can find a spiritual guide or Balian, who is what westerners might call a “witch doctor,” or you can just find places to mediate and relax. It has traditional Balinese dancing shows […]

Unwinding in Ubud Bali

This entry was posted in Bali Personal Travel Adventures Travel Tips on May 1, 2015 by LeAnna Brown

Lempenyang — Many people associate Bali with a spiritual awakening; a place to look within your heart and soul, and it is easy to see why. Bali as a whole is so beautiful that it is easy to get in touch with your inner peace and self. Maybe that is why the […]

Bali Tips: Lempuyang Temple

This entry was posted in Bali Travel Tips on May 1, 2015 by LeAnna Brown