I’m going to tell you a story about our wintersport holiday! …wintersport holiday. Can you tell we live in Holland? Since we’ve just come back from our month long adventure in Cambodia and Vietnam, we really only had two goals: snowboard & snowboard cheaply. Turns out, Eastern Europe has plenty of good snowboarding if you’reContinue reading “Snowboarding: Jasna, Slovakia”
Author Archives: The Shwits
Shane + Whitney = The Shwits. Cheesy? Yes. Is our cat ashamed of us? Probably. We're an American couple that has lived abroad for 9+ years. The Shwits is our diary of expat life, travel, and occasionally science. Enjoy!
Reflections on Cambodia & Vietnam
I think it’s time to put a final wrap on our time in Southeast Asia, and what better way to do that than with a ‘reflections’ post! It’s been 4 months since we hopped a plane from Amsterdam to Phnom Penh, Cambodia (someone needs to step up their blogging speed…) which brings me to myContinue reading “Reflections on Cambodia & Vietnam”
Video: Southeast Asia 2018/19 – Part 3
After waaaay too long, the final video of our Southeast Asia trip is complete! Since the first two videos were published some time ago, it might be worth while to check those out first. See them here: Part 1 & Part 2. Personally, I think they flow quite well and really compliment the posts WhitneyContinue reading “Video: Southeast Asia 2018/19 – Part 3”
Dubai, UAE
Ever wondered what the tallest building in the world looks like? Yeah, I did too! When we realized that we had the option for an extended layover in Dubai on our way home from Hanoi, we jumped on the chance! The City of Gold was always intriguing for me, but I didn’t think we wouldContinue reading “Dubai, UAE”
Hanoi, Vietnam
Well friends, we’ve made it to the penultimate stop on our Southeast Asia journey: Hanoi! After saying goodbye to Sis and Terry in Hoi An, Shane and I found ourselves back at the airport for another hour flight north to the capital city. Looking at the map this way makes me feel pretty satisfied withContinue reading “Hanoi, Vietnam”
Video: Southeast Asia 2018/19 – Part 2
The second video for our Southeast Asia trip is complete. Enjoy! Until next time, Shane
Hoi An, Vietnam
Vietnam is a big country. Well, a long country I suppose I should say. To make our way from Ben Tre to Hoi An, we needed to bus, plane, and cab to get there. Hoi An was going to be special: we were to spend New Year’s Eve & my birthday here, it was ourContinue reading “Hoi An, Vietnam”
Ben Tre, Vietnam
After a few days in Ho Chi Minh City, it was time to escape the hustle and bustle and head to our next stop: Ben Tre. Ben Tre (both a province and a city) is about 2 hours south-west of HCMC in the Mekong Delta. There was no way we were coming to Vietnam withoutContinue reading “Ben Tre, Vietnam”
