Category: Asia
I hope you enjoy my travel blog (even if you aren’t diabetic!) In Nov 2017, to celebrate my retirement, we traveled for 2 months to Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Qatar. It was an Odyssey, for a type I diabetic such as myself.
Then in 2019 we visited Japan (along with Queenland Australia)
In 2022 we visited Israel and Jordan (along with Egypt).
In 2023, as a part of our ’round-the-world’ trip, we visited the United Arab Emirates (Dubai and Abu Dhabi), Nepal, India, Vietnam and South Korea). In fact, we could have called our ’round-the-world’ trip a ‘pan-asia’ trip!
Laos – a 9 day itinerary of mountain and river
Two Weeks in Cambodia – Our travel blog and itinerary from city to country
Our 7-day itinerary for Vietnam – Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong
Our Myanmar Itinerary – 10 days that should have been 20!
Our Thailand Itinerary – 12 days of bucket list items from Bangkok and points north!
A marvelous day with Les Rives in the Mekong Delta near Ho Chi Minh City (reviews)
The day trip to the Mekong Delta was extraordinary and in fact was more informative, more varietous and simply more stunning than our three day cruise! We actually spent as much time off the boat, exploring villages and country lanes, as we did in the boat viewing all kinds of extraordinary water vessels and life along the edge.
Backyard Travel Review – Laos (reviews)
Taking a wee-wander around Chiang Mai, on our own (Day 11)
An unexpected visit to the Tiger Kingdom (Day 12)
Cambodia Diabetic Travel Tips
Many of the travel tips Cambodia apply to every traveler, not just diabetics. Cambodia is a vibrant, engaging place, however it requires attention to your health and safety so that you not end up relying on Cambodia’s poor health system. I’ve written a full soup-to-nuts article on Diabetic Travel Tips
Myanmar Diabetic Travel Tips
I’ve written an in-depth page on all travel challenges for type 1 diabetics regardless of the continent. Click here to read it. It is my intention to supplement that page with specifics for each country I’ve visited, specifics based on my own experience. Vaccines and Travel Clinic, before you go Definitely check with the
Thailand Diabetic Travel Tips
Backyard Travel Review – Cambodia (reviews)
Just one can of Dr. Pepper, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Dr. Pepper in Phnom Penh Cambodia
Qatar Travel Blog – Itinerary and Reviews
Laos Travel Blog – Planning, Itinerary and Lessons Learned
Thank you for visiting my Laos Travel Blog. We visited Laos as part of our sometimes dependent, sometimes independent, 65-day Southeast Asia Odyssey from November 2017 to January 2018. Specifically we visited Laos from Dec 25 to Jan 2. We arrived in Luang Prabang via Vietnam Airlines on December 25th,
Cambodia Travel Blog
Welcome to my Cambodia Travel Blog We visited Cambodia as part of our sometimes dependent, sometimes independent 63-day Southeast Asia Odyssey Asia in November 2017 to January 2018. We arrived in Phnom Phenh by speedboat from Chau Doc, Vietnam. See my Vietnam travel blog for more details. We spent several