In our 8th year, Journeys Within B & B became Journeys Within Boutique Hotel. Even with the hotel construction keeping things busy, the team still managed to make a lot of memories traveling around the region, making 2011 a very photogenic year!
2011
Milestones:
Journeys Within receives Global Vision Award from Travel + Leisure Magazine
Launched Journeys Within Family Adventure Tours
Journeys Within B & B becomes Journeys Within Boutique Hotel, opening 5 new guest rooms, a spa and a restaurant
What were your thoughts of the company that first year?:
For me, I have worked officially with Journeys Within since 2011 but I met Andrea in April 2010. We did great trip to Quang Ngai Long Wall, at that time it seemed that we are the first foreign group find the way to go there. And that was on my birthday, 3rd April and Andrea had a very kind decision: I can go home earlier and she will go to airport by herself. I can enjoy my birthday with my family. That was the first time I worked with her. She made me think about a real boss. So I met her and worked with Journeys Within’s clients until January of 2011. Of course, I agreed without being worry when she asked me to work as full time guide for Journeys Within.
Kanika Peou:
What year did join Team Journeys Within?:
2011
What were your thoughts of the company that first year?:
In first year, I thought that Journeys Within is quite busy because at that time Tour Company at Journeys Within Hotel were stayed together and it is under construction.
Special Memories from 2011:
Callie relaxes in a hammock in KepA typical commute in CambodiaCouper, Srey Nut and Chen on a boat to Rabbit Island in Kep, CambodiaThe ever so stylish construction crew hard at work on the new bungalows at Journeys Within Boutique Hotel.Kids at play at Phik Noy in Luang Prabang, Laos.Nicole captures the beauty of this sleepy village in LaosAndrea, Srey Nut, Chen, Couper and Callie hang out with a bear on a tour of the Phnom Tamao Zoo in Phnom Penh, CambodiaA picture perfect sunset in Kep, CambodiaBrandon rides through the floods in Siem Reap, CambodiaFlooding at Journeys Within Boutique Hotel.The Journeys Within Boutique Hotel staff are all smiles while they work!After living in Cambodia for years, Andrea still loves to explore hidden templesCouper gets a visit from a friend from the US! Griffin and Couper discussing very important fishing skills before heading out for a swim.A lone house among the flooded rice patties in Siem Reap, CambodiaApril with a calf in Chiang Mai, Thailand.The Bangkok team and April enjoy dinner togetherAndrea and Callie on their way to Jeab’s house in BangkokAndrea Ross and her best friend Andrea Marshall tour Thailand togetherAndrea and Callie at the beachI’m pretty sure it doesn’t get much cuter than this picture of Callie in her pink tutu swim suit in the crystal clear watersCallie tries out the famous street food in BangkokThe Andreas on tour with Callie and friendsCallie always finds the camera – say cheese!Couper, Chen, Srey Nut and Callie on tour in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.Best friends at Rabbit Island – Kep, Cambodia.The Journeys Within Boutique Hotel staff and their familiesSunday Art Class at Journeys Within Our CommunityFamily of four on a single moto in Siem Reap, CambodiaA family on tour visits the village where they donated a water well through JWOC.Srey Nut, Callie and Chen on a tuk tuk on their way to a play date in Siem ReapCouper on an island in Halong BayCallie and Couper visit with their Nana in Halong BayBinh at the Long Wall of Quang NgaiAndrea and Binh sit down with a villager at the Long WallBrandon, Callie, Couper, Jo and Toby on a family vacation in VietnamAndrea remembers her river guiding skills and steers the boat in the MekongRosie, Khoa and Michelle’s daughter, on the Mekong in VietnamCouper serenades Rosie and Callie while on a boat in the Mekong.Callie and Andrea in Dalat, VietnamCallie and Couper giving alms at a temple in VietnamAndrea, Callie and Jo take a picture with their favortie tailors in Hoi An, Vietnam.Callie poses in her Ao Dai in Hoi An, Vietnam.Callie, Rosie and Couper in the bus on tour in VietnamBrandon with his parents on flight to their next Vietnam destinationAndrea, Brandon, Callie and Couper visit a homestay in Cambodia with NarlaBrandon, Narla and the kids enjoy a picnic at a temple in CambodiaBrandon, Callie, Couper and Andrea at a temple in Cambodia.Brandon gives Couper a lift
In our sixth year, Journeys Within continued making the press for being pioneers in philanthropic travel, our team stayed busy not just planning and running guest tours but traveling throughout the region themselves, and Narla took his first trip to the US!
2009
Milestones:
Andrea named a judge for the Conde Nast Traveler World Savers Awards
Narla travels to the US for Journeys Within Our Community Fundraising tour
Couper and Callie on a day tour in Seoul. Couper was not too enthusiastic about the tour, but he was still cute!Brandon, Narla and Andrea at Narla’s graduation ceremony.The hotel and tour company team head out to dinner in Siem Reap.Callie, Brandon and Couper having fun on a night tour of Angkor Wat.Andrea and Waew meeting in Bangkok. Waew was on the original JW Bangkok team.Callie being a great mahout taking care of her elephant at Patara Elephant Farm in Chiang Mai, Thailand.Callie and Srey Nut swimming at Journeys Within B & B aka Home.Students at Journeys Within Our Community are all smiles.Callie and Andrea take a bike ride on the dirt roads in Pakse, Laos.Andrea finds cell phone service on a boat on the Mekong in Laos. Callie finds a great place to take a nap!April, Nicole and Andrea having a little fun at the Green Travel Conference in Vientiane, Laos.Nicole, Andrea and April on a tour of the city in Vientiane, Laos.April in the Cu Chi tunnels in Saigon, Vietnam.Callie explores Southern Laos.April and Andrea with Mr and Mrs. Nam and their beautiful family in Saigon, Vietnam.Couper, Narla and Callie napping on the way back from SFO. Narla was tired from the long flight from Cambodia and Couper and Callie well, they were 3 and 4 years old and it’s exhausting being little!Nicole helps students at Phik Noy school in Luang Prabang, Laos.Andrea, Brandon and Narla attend an awards ceremony in Los Angeles for A Drop in the Bucket documentary which JWOC was featured.Narla gets the chance to tour the US while also fundraising for JWOC.Andrea finds cell service again! This time on a cyclo in Hanoi, Vietnam.Andrea and April at the Friendship Bridge in Hoi An, Vietnam.Andrea and April give alms to monks in Luang Prabang, Laos.Sunset at La Folie Lodge in Southern Laos.
