Archive for February 2015

Majestic Myanmar

By The Salem Explorers | February 27, 2015 |

(Navyn) The front page headline in the International New York Times today alerts us that rebels have taken over the north of the country while refugees flee to the Chinese border. This country has been unsettled for quite some time, but holds much promise as American tourists start to explore this distant land. The national…

A Floating Village

By The Salem Explorers | February 27, 2015 |

(Halle) The smell of fish filled the air as we boarded a wooden boat in Siem Reap, Cambodia. As we drifted down the man-made waterway, we maneuvered the boat around men, chin deep in the water trying to catch fish with nets. The canal led into Asia’s largest freshwater lake – the Boeung Tonle Sap…