Finding well-being through travel and books. |
Hello and welcome! I have two great passions in life. The first one is travel. After a series of life-changing events, my husband and I decided to spend the kids’ inheritance and see as much of the world as possible (I’m still bitter about Damascus). Our bible? A Thousand Places to See Before You Die. Please join us on our adventures seeing new places, meeting fascinating people and trying new, exciting, and sometimes just plain weird, food. My second great passion is books. Reading expands my interior world in the same way travel expands my external one. And, books are a great way to armchair travel - not only through distance but through time as well. My tastes are eclectic, so we’ll be looking at a wide range of writing in a possibly haphazard fashion. Come along for the ride! My best, Kirsten ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** |
“Welcome to Cambodia, my name is Q.” (I have changed the name of our guide to maintain his privacy). Our guide, a tall man with high cheekbones and thick dark hair, pressed the palms of his hands together and bowed to us in greeting at the airport. “And welcome to Siem Riep, let me tell you a little history of this place. First, we do not call ourselves Cambodians, that name was started by the French who called it Cambodge and translated into the English Cambodia by the British. We call ourselves the Khmer, we speak the Khmer language and we call the country Kampuja. Ninety percent of the people living here are Khmer the rest made up of various smaller groups.” After we were all seated on the bus he stood at the front and said, “My name is not really Q. I had to change it. Would you like to hear the story of my name?” You can read more here |