Anna Casey

Siem Reap: Day 7

We took a nice long rest after our visits to Bayon, Baphuon, and Ta Prohm. The best strategy here, we’ve discovered, seems to be to go out early in the morning, and then hide in the pool or air-conditioned room until the sun leaves you alone. It was dinner-time before we finally decided to ventureContinue reading “Siem Reap: Day 7”

Siem Reap: Day 6

Aaron and I were feeling a bit lazy this night. We’d spent all afternoon floating in the pool, after our visit to Apopo, and we weren’t about to change our pace. We walked two buildings down from our hostel for some very decent sushi at Shin Sushi. Shin is a thin, long restaurant, and fromContinue reading “Siem Reap: Day 6”

Siem Reap: Day 5

We let the sun dry us when we were done swimming, and returned to our room to ready ourselves for dinner. A tuk-tuk brought us to Mahob Restaurant, which is a bit north of Siem Reap, between the city and the Angkorian temples. We sat under a jackfruit tree in its front courtyard. I don’tContinue reading “Siem Reap: Day 5”

Siem Reap: Days 3 & 4

When we finally made it back from our temple tour, I was suffering from heat exhaustion. I could feel my pulse in my forehead, and each thump was agony. My face was red–not pink, red. I was sweaty and gross and very unhappy. I felt nauseated and tired and sick. So, you can perhaps understandContinue reading “Siem Reap: Days 3 & 4”

Siem Reap: Day 2

Dinner was at Marum. Marum Restaurant is a modern, wooden structure with a lush, tropical courtyard illuminated by string lights and table lanterns. At night, Siem Reap gets cool enough to tolerate, so we sat under what I think was a lime tree and ordered some modern fusion. We started with a jackfruit and lotusContinue reading “Siem Reap: Day 2”

Siem Reap: Day 1

In order to get to Siem Reap from Ho Chi Minh City, Aaron and I had to take two seven-hour buses with an overnight layover in Phnom Penh. These buses had pretty inadequate air conditioning, so when we finally arrived, we were overheated and exhausted. Fortunately, the hostel that greeted us, once the tuk-tuk droveContinue reading “Siem Reap: Day 1”

On Illness

Apologies for the long lapse in posts. Aaron and I have both been… ill. I hesitate to say more, because I’m afraid with the panic we’ll be quarantined when we do finally make it back to the States. They closed school for two weeks in Hanoi. Everyone is wearing masks. Restaurants have signs telling ChineseContinue reading “On Illness”

Hoi An: Highlights Reel

Best Experiences: Anna Strolling through the enchantingly-lit streets at night. It’s not called the city of lanterns for nothin’. Strolling through the charmingly-sunny streets during the day. The best part of Hoi An is just the town itself. The yellow, French-colonial cafes lining the river, the botanical touches on every shopfront, the meandering alleys leadingContinue reading “Hoi An: Highlights Reel”

Hoi An: Days 6 & 7

We left Phin Coffee this morning in time to fit in lunch before our fitting appointment at Yaly Tailor. Lunch was a bit outside of the main drag, at Vegan Zone. For you vegan skeptics out there, know this: our meal was one of the best we’ve had on the trip. Our potato cakes wereContinue reading “Hoi An: Days 6 & 7”

Hoi An: Days 4 & 5

I love cheese. It’s my favorite food. It’s my desert island food, you know? Southeast Asia does not love cheese. There is a dearth of cheese. It’s not really a staple of any dishes here. Most East Asians are lactose intolerant, and historically, cows were for working, not milking. I have loved the food here,Continue reading “Hoi An: Days 4 & 5”