Author Archives: Ben
Khlong Toei
During our time in Bangkok, there was one location to which we took many of our visitors. Its location was central to the happenings of our daily life. We went past it many times during our first weeks in Bangkok. … Continue reading
Witnessing World Cup Fever
We are Americans, and like a good chunk of our countrymen we know almost nothing about world football. Deenaree and I can watch, but we very rarely do and have only fleeting knowledge of the various club systems through international … Continue reading
Missing Links
One of our curiosities in coming to Poland was my ancestry. My great-grandparents (mother’s mother) both immigrated to Chicago from Poland met each other there and married. Sadly, much of our link to the past is now gone. My grandmother … Continue reading
Things We Learned and Liked-Ukraine
Things we learned: Currency: Hryvnia (7 Hryvnia=$1 USD) Places Visited: Rakhiv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv Bring extra American cash as the ATM’s may not work here. Know the difference between internet cafes that are really just gambling parlors and internet cafes that … Continue reading
Slava Ukraini
Our arrival in Ukraine was the beginning of five days of frustration. When our ATM card refused to work in Solotvino, the town across the Romanian border, we reasoned that maybe the only ATM in town did not accept our … Continue reading