Tag: Aung San Suu Kyi, Bagan, Burma, Culture, Gabrielle Yetter, Lake Inle, Yangon
The Changing Face of Burma
By: Gabrielle Yetter January is Indo-China month at Latitudes. With one hand balanced on the steering wheel, our driver, Thura Thein, fumbled in his pocket as he drove...
Roasting and Steaming in Cambodia: Traditional Health Practices for Pregnant Women
By: Gabrielle Yetter When Chan Moniroth delivered her first child this July, she wasn’t able to wash her hair for a month after the birth. She also had to inhale...
Limestone Islands & Illuminated Caves: The Beauty & the Beasts of Halong Bay
By: Gabrielle Yetter This breathtaking bay in the north of Vietnam provides a wonderful taste of nature. Complete with massive limestone islands, fishing villages,...
A Day in Cambodia with TED
By: Gabrielle Yetter It's not every day that begins with a princess telling a story which starts "Once upon a time there was a little girl". And it's not every day you...
Cross-Cultural Couples: Tommy and Leaksmy
By: Gabrielle Yetter Cross-cultural couples is back! After a hiatus we decided to pick it up again and continue this amazing series about the lives, love and ...
What to See, Do & Eat in Hanoi, Vietnam
By: Gabrielle Yetter There’s singing in the streets of Hanoi. Around almost every corner in the city’s Old Quarter, you’ll find wooden birdcages hanging from...
From the Chalkboard to the Blackboard: Project Buckhunger Feeds Street Kids in Cambodia
By: Gabi Yetter Not long ago, Johnny Phillips spent his days cooking lobster risotto and filet mignon for well-heeled patrons of his upscale restaurants. Today,...
Jungle Hikes & Pristine Waterfalls in Koh Kong, Cambodia
By: Gabrielle Yetter It was the first time I’d seen leeches. In the jungle terrain of Koh Kong, there were masses of them, many of which fastened themselves onto my...
From Zwolle to Phnom Penh – Ramon Flicks the Switch in Cambodia
By: Gabi Yetter When people come to Cambodia, they usually take a while to settle in. Not Ramon Stoppelenburg. Ramon arrived in Phnom Penh last September, found a...
Pchum Ben Festival: Pagodas, Ghosts & Sticky Rice
By: Gabi Yetter This week is not about the living. It’s about the dead. It’s a 15-day celebration (culminating in the big three days this week) where Cambodians pay...
