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Hanoi & Halong Bay
< Click here for the photos > Hanoi was out last stop and we were eager to see “the North” that we had heard so much about from the people in our previous two stops. We actually started with a 3 day boat cruise in Halong Bay that was night, even though the weather didn’t…
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Da Nang & Hoi An
< See the photos here > We took almost a full week in Da Nang because I wanted to spend 3 days at Radikal Forze Jam (that post is here). We had some time before and after the jam to explore the area too. Da Nang was very laid back and had a bit of…
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Ho Chi Minh City
< Click here to see the photos > I’ve wanted to go to Vietnam for a long time and wasn’t sure where to start. In the end, I looked at a map and all the places I wanted to go and decided to start “at the bottom part” in Ho Chi Minh City. It was…
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Ep 9: Laos – Tomi’s Home
As I planned the trip in the region, it felt like a “miss” not to stop in Laos while we were there. It’s far from home, so if we didn’t go while nearby, it wasn’t clear we’d ever get back. That raised the question: Who can I interview for the Laos episode?!?! Luckily, the…
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Radikal Forze Jam (Da Nang)
Back in 2018, I travelled to Singapore for work and decided to stay the weekend for Radikal Forze Jam. It was a huge event with hundreds of dancers from around the world, but with the majority from across Asia and Australia. It was so good, I decided to make it an annual thing. 2019 was…
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Ep 8: Vietnam – Muun’s Home
Coffee? Celebrating an important holiday with loved ones? Food? STREET food! The connection to the special parts of home runs deep for most people. Muun and I discuss a lot of what makes Vietnam special to her in our conversation. Vietnam is a place that has been on my list of places to visit…
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Angkor Wat & Siem Reap Temples
<< Click here for the photos >> Angkor Wat gets top billing when most people think of amazing sites to visit in Cambodia. Meta talked about the experience of his family when he visited for the first time. I was excited to finally have a chance to see it – and it was really massive. …
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Siem Reap, Cambodia
<< Click here for the photos >> Siem Reap is best known as the place you stay when you’re visiting Angkor Wat. However, it was a really great stop for us and we did more than just temple hop. As luck would have it, there was a (free) music festival sponsored by a German beer…
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Phnom Penh, Cambodia
<< Click here for the photos >> Phnom Penh was out first stop in Cambodia. I feel like a lot of people skip it to go directly to Siem Reap for temple trekking. For me, the history of the country was something I really wanted to see an experience. Specifically, I wanted to see and…
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A concert in Siem Reap!
<< Click here for the photos >> It’s always a good thing when you get to experience a culture and community while traveling. In this case, Granzberg Beer held a concert in Siem Reap for International Women’s Day. It was a free concert that had a ton of food and a very chill crowd. One…
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Seoul & the DMZ
<< Click here for the photos >> One of the things we learned AFTER we booked the tickets is that Seoul is nearly at the same latitude as Chicago (home). So going in February meant that we were going to be cold! We still tried to get out in Seoul and explore some of the…
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Jeju Island (S. Korea)
<< Click here for the photos >> Jeju Island was a stop we added to the Korea trip because of how it is frequently shown in K-dramas. We really had no plan or idea of what to expect, so we just went. We booked a full day tour so we could explore the Central and…
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Jeju Loveland (S. Korea)
<< Click here for the photos (NSFW) >> Our experience in Korea was pretty “proper” for the first few days. Seoul is a great city to wander around (especially when it’s warmer). The people were friendly enough but they were somewhat formal and polite (not to mention fashionable). Going to the DMZ added a bit…
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Ep 7: Cambodia – Meta’s Home
I admit, I had to tap the network to find someone that I knew from Cambodia. It turns out, that I “knew” someone, but didn’t know they were Cambodian! In this episode, I get a chance to talk with Meta. When I bounced the idea off him, he said that he grew up here but…
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Ep 6: Korea – Kerbie’s Home
Anyone that knows me knows that I am fascinated by people’s stories. I’ve known Kerbie for many years, but have only gotten a chance to know her better in the last year or so. For that reason, it was really fun to sit and talk about her experience growing up in Korea and coming to…
“My Home is Special” is a Photo/ Podcast project that explores different “homes” and what makes them special.
