by Susan & Steven Lebowitz | Nov 27, 2018 | Blog, Travel Tuesday
After nearly 2 months of travel, The Big Trip is now complete (sigh). We are arriving home today after a 4-day stopover in Honolulu to visit our nephew Scott who is getting his Masters degree at the University of Hawaii. It was lovely to be greeted by a familiar face...
by Susan & Steven Lebowitz | Nov 20, 2018 | Blog, Travel Tuesday
We are in the homestretch of our 2 month adventure, wrapping up the sightseeing in Southeast Asia with a visit to Siem Reap, Cambodia. While the city itself seems like a very popular resort destination catering to Chinese and Korean tour groups, the nearby temples are...
by Susan & Steven Lebowitz | Nov 13, 2018 | Blog, Travel Tuesday
Our first stop in Vietnam brought us to the capital city of Hanoi. Quite a change of pace after the rural areas of Myanmar. It is a relatively modern city, with a mix of the western economic influences under the umbrella of the Communist government of Uncle Ho. The...
by Susan & Steven Lebowitz | Nov 6, 2018 | Blog, Travel Tuesday
This past week’s highlight was our time in Inle Lake (still in Myanmar). Imagine the movie Waterworld…it is like that but entertaining. The homes and villages surrounding the lake are built on stilts over the water, as was our hotel room. The fishermen...
by Susan & Steven Lebowitz | Oct 30, 2018 | Blog, Travel Tuesday
A couple of days ago we arrived in Yangon, Myanmar, where they speak Burmese. Or we landed in Burma where they speak Myanmar, I am not sure, it seems to depend on who you ask and what time of day it is when you ask. Yangon (formerly Rangoon) is filled with many...
by Susan & Steven Lebowitz | Oct 23, 2018 | Blog, Travel Tuesday
Since our last post, we visited Adelaide and Kangaroo Island, both in South Australia. Adelaide is known for the nearby wine region where they primarily produce Shiraz. Kangaroo Island lived up to its billing as we saw kangaroos, wallabies, koalas, sea lions, and an...
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