While preparing to go to Louisville, Kentucky for work, I was filled with dread. Out of all the cities in the US, I had to go to one in Kentucky. But Louisville, Kentucky surprised me with its cuteness and surprising openness. I found that new downtown area, known as NuLu is 15 to 20 minutes… Read More Louisville, Kentucky: surprisingly cute
Often, I have to travel all over the country for my job. My first trip in my new position was a great one to Los Angeles, California. I had only an evening before I took the next flight home. I decided to make the most of an evening and venture outside of my hotel in… Read More Strolling around Marina del Rey in Los Angeles
This past Easter, my family decided to take a road trip and visit my brother at university of Pittsburgh. On the way to Pittsburgh, we visited both the Flight 93 memorial and Fallingwater, the house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The Flight 93 memorial was humbling. Flight 93 was hijacked during September 11th, heading for… Read More Outside of Pittsburgh: Flight 93 memorial and Fallingwater
When I am abroad, I make sure that I take advantage of every moment. I quickly signed myself up for zip lining and ATV driving once I found out that it was an option. It made my Cambodia trip worth while. The company we used is Angkor Zipline in Siem Reap. They made sure our… Read More Zip lining and ATV driving in Siem Reap, Cambodia
My trip throughout Vietnam and Cambodia ended in Bangkok, Thailand. I expected that I wouldn’t like Bangkok much because I hadn’t really liked Ho Chi Minh City or Phnom Penh too much; and they were the biggest cities in Vietnam and Cambodia, respectively. In the end, I wished my time in Bangkok spanned longer than… Read More A day in Bangkok, Thailand
The biggest draw to the Siem Reap area is Angkor Wat. Angkor Wat is a large compound of several different Buddhist Temples. History reveals that these “wats” were not always Buddhist temples and were converted for whichever religion was being followed in that era, such as Hinduism. 95% of Cambodia’s population is Buddhist. We woke… Read More Siem Reap: a lighter side of Cambodia
Phnom Penh is the capital of Cambodia since the French colonization of the country. With a population of 1.5 million people, Phnom Penh is an important hub of Cambodia. Our initial day, we had a took-took tour of the city. It included many national monuments. Within the square was the independence memorial. The National Assembly building… Read More Phnom Penh, Cambodia: the city behind the Cambodian genocide
