Ben Enbom. Notes from the road, projects, and photographs from Tanzania to Tokyo.https://benenbom.com/https://benenbom.com/notes/my-places-horn-speaker/https://benenbom.com/notes/my-places-horn-speaker/A DIY two-way bookshelf speaker with a horn tweeter, scanned and drawn in dots. Drag to turn it, zoom in to look closer.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://benenbom.com/notes/my-places-home-seattle/https://benenbom.com/notes/my-places-home-seattle/Step into the front of my house in Seattle. Move your cursor, or swipe, to look around.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://benenbom.com/notes/asia-a-luxury-break-in-singapore/https://benenbom.com/notes/asia-a-luxury-break-in-singapore/Kuala Lumpur was very enjoyable for our layover, but the city we have been anticipating most was Singapore.Sat, 20 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://benenbom.com/notes/asia-a-stopover-in-shan-states-inle-lake/https://benenbom.com/notes/asia-a-stopover-in-shan-states-inle-lake/After being dropped off at 5:00am near our hotel in Nyaung Shwe, a town situated on the north on Inle Lake in Myanmar’s Shan State, we checked in…Sun, 14 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://benenbom.com/notes/asia-temples-and-sunrises-and-food-oh-my/https://benenbom.com/notes/asia-temples-and-sunrises-and-food-oh-my/After a great first afternoon and sunset in Bagan, we were excited to see more temples and pagodas while getting to know the area better.Fri, 12 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://benenbom.com/notes/asia-the-difficult-journey-to-bagan/https://benenbom.com/notes/asia-the-difficult-journey-to-bagan/After such a great introduction to Myanmar in Mandalay, I was sad to move on, however I looked forward to what I would be seeing in Bagan.Thu, 11 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://benenbom.com/notes/asia-from-thailand-to-mandalay-myanmar/https://benenbom.com/notes/asia-from-thailand-to-mandalay-myanmar/After such a lovely time in Thailand, I was sad to leave, but I knew that Myanmar would be extremely interesting.Tue, 09 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://benenbom.com/notes/asia-walking-among-the-giants/https://benenbom.com/notes/asia-walking-among-the-giants/Today was one of the days I have been most looking forward to on this trip.Sat, 06 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://benenbom.com/notes/asia-accidentally-entering-myanmar/https://benenbom.com/notes/asia-accidentally-entering-myanmar/After such an excellent first day of riding, Bryden and I were excited for more.Fri, 05 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://benenbom.com/notes/asia-out-of-chiang-mai-and-into-the-hills/https://benenbom.com/notes/asia-out-of-chiang-mai-and-into-the-hills/This post will cover two days; one last quiet day in Chiang Mai, and one motorbiking into the hills south-west of Chiang Mai.Wed, 03 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://benenbom.com/notes/asia-chiang-mai-and-mountains/https://benenbom.com/notes/asia-chiang-mai-and-mountains/After a very comfortable and restful journey on the night train towards Chiang Mai, Bryden and I arrived easily in northern Thailand.Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://benenbom.com/notes/asia-exploring-the-grand-palace-on-the-last-day-in-bangkok/https://benenbom.com/notes/asia-exploring-the-grand-palace-on-the-last-day-in-bangkok/I woke up early again, and finished writing the last post. Bryden woke up soon after, and we began preparing for the day.Sun, 31 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://benenbom.com/notes/asia-a-day-in-bangkok/https://benenbom.com/notes/asia-a-day-in-bangkok/Both Bryden and I didn’t know what to expect of Bangkok.Sat, 30 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://benenbom.com/notes/asia-travel-to-bangkok/https://benenbom.com/notes/asia-travel-to-bangkok/Negative 23 degree weather, snow flurries, icy roads, layovers, 20 hours of flying, too many songs and TV shows and movies, and more craziness.Sat, 30 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://benenbom.com/notes/asia-trip-overview/https://benenbom.com/notes/asia-trip-overview/My friend Bryden and I have created a tradition. Every winter since we started university we have gone on a trip. The first one was small; a few days in Death Valley.Thu, 28 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://benenbom.com/notes/vietnam-singapore/https://benenbom.com/notes/vietnam-singapore/The “budget” part of trip has come to an end.Mon, 27 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://benenbom.com/notes/vietnam-mekong-delta/https://benenbom.com/notes/vietnam-mekong-delta/Originally we planned to only go as far south as Saigon. Luckily we always stay flexible, and again on this trip our adaptability paid off.Thu, 23 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://benenbom.com/notes/vietnam-mui-ne/https://benenbom.com/notes/vietnam-mui-ne/When researching Vietnam there are a few things that I understood and expected.Tue, 21 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://benenbom.com/notes/vietnam-adventures-in-dalat/https://benenbom.com/notes/vietnam-adventures-in-dalat/After arriving in Dalat we decided to explore the city.Sun, 19 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://benenbom.com/notes/vietnam-traveling-to-dalat/https://benenbom.com/notes/vietnam-traveling-to-dalat/I am currently back at school, and doing very well after the first academic week.Sat, 18 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://benenbom.com/notes/vietnam-hoi-an/https://benenbom.com/notes/vietnam-hoi-an/It’s been far too long since we last posted. We have had a great past few days, and are excited to let you all know what we have been up to!Wed, 15 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://benenbom.com/notes/vietnam-travel-and-caves/https://benenbom.com/notes/vietnam-travel-and-caves/I am writing this post along with the previous post which talked about our trip up north from Dong Hoi, a small town a few hundred miles south of…Fri, 10 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://benenbom.com/notes/vietnam-end-of-our-mountain-adventures/https://benenbom.com/notes/vietnam-end-of-our-mountain-adventures/Since our last post a lot had happened. First off - sorry for the lateness of this post.Wed, 08 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://benenbom.com/notes/vietnam-day-1-of-our-mountain-adventures/https://benenbom.com/notes/vietnam-day-1-of-our-mountain-adventures/We arrived at the Ha Giang bus station quite early this morning, and were left to sleep on the bus until we would be kicked off around 8:00am.Mon, 06 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://benenbom.com/notes/vietnam-traveling-constantly/https://benenbom.com/notes/vietnam-traveling-constantly/Sorry for the lateness of these posts - We have been meaning to write a post for the island adventures we have been on but we have been delayed by…Sun, 05 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://benenbom.com/notes/vietnam-islands-upon-islands/https://benenbom.com/notes/vietnam-islands-upon-islands/When we planned this trip we decided to go to Cat Ba island rather than take a cruise around Halong bay.Sat, 04 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://benenbom.com/notes/vietnam-service-to-be-resumed-soon/https://benenbom.com/notes/vietnam-service-to-be-resumed-soon/We apologize for no extended post today.Fri, 03 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://benenbom.com/notes/vietnam-a-change-of-scenery/https://benenbom.com/notes/vietnam-a-change-of-scenery/This morning we left Hanoi. Hanoi is a truly crazy city, and it is one that we have grown to love.Thu, 02 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://benenbom.com/notes/vietnam-first-days-in-vietnam/https://benenbom.com/notes/vietnam-first-days-in-vietnam/First off, I’m sorry we didn't post last night. We thought we would have energy, but the jet lag got to us, so here is our first (albeit late) post from Vietnam!Tue, 31 May 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://benenbom.com/notes/vietnam-the-long-haul/https://benenbom.com/notes/vietnam-the-long-haul/Going into this long flight I had all these plans; I was going to listen to some podcasts, watch a movie or two, plan our trip a little, read the…Mon, 30 May 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://benenbom.com/notes/vietnam-traveling-to-our-start-point/https://benenbom.com/notes/vietnam-traveling-to-our-start-point/We have completed nearly 1000 miles of our approximately 19,000 mile journey which so far has taken us through three states, and will bring us…Sun, 29 May 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://benenbom.com/notes/vietnam-overview/https://benenbom.com/notes/vietnam-overview/Welcome to our blog! Bryden and I will be spending a month in South East Asia, and will cover our travels on this blog.Fri, 27 May 2016 00:00:00 GMT