VIETNAM | Thursday, 19 Mar 2009 | Views [2788] | Comments [1]
We headed off from Hoi An, back to Danang
today to catch our sleeper train to Hanoi, on the way we detoured to Marble
Mountain for a look. Amazing! Prepare yourselves non-geologists for
some geo-geek stuff. The mountains
are made from ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Sunday, 15 Mar 2009 | Views [703] | Comments [2]
We are in Vietnam! On Thursday (12 th ) we caught
the Mekong Express Limousine Bus (it wasn’t much like a limousine) from Siem
Reap to Ho Chi Minh City, with a brief stop in Phnom Penh to change buses. Overall the journey took about 14
hours, ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Sunday, 15 Mar 2009 | Photo Gallery
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CAMBODIA | Wednesday, 11 Mar 2009 | Views [1074] | Comments [1]
Today we have saved the best for
last… the walled city of Angkor Thom, one of the largest Khmer cities ever
built, and Angkor Wat, the grandest of all Khmer temples and the worlds largest
religious monument.
Our tuk-tuk driver picked ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Wednesday, 11 Mar 2009 | Views [956] | Comments [2]
This morning our tuk-tuk driver picked us up at a leisurely 8am
for a tour of some of the Temples of Angkor. Our overall feeling for the day… difficult to say in words, but something like “WOW,
absolutely incredible” would go some ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 11 Mar 2009 | Photo Gallery
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AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 10 Mar 2009 | Photo Gallery
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AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 10 Mar 2009 | Views [720]
Today is the day, we have done the research, know of all the scams and how to avoid them… we are ready to do the border crossing! The overland route from Bangkok to Siem Reap in Cambodia through the Aranyaprathet-Poipet border crossing is famous ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 10 Mar 2009 | Views [533] | Comments [1]
Today we went on a tour… got picked up from our hotel at about 7:30 by a sup’d up mini van with super tinted windows, a sound system complete with subwoofer and flashy lights inside!! There were 4 other people on the tour, a couple from Australia ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 10 Mar 2009 | Views [656]
Today we woke up late (I blame the room not having any outside windows!!) and decided to do as the locals do… we walked towards Wat Saket and caught the Khlong Taxi river boat up the canal to Siam Square – very cool!! Literally, the breeze from ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 10 Mar 2009 | Views [587]
After breakfast we took a stroll through the Soi (laneways) of Banglamphu, heading for the river boat. The Soi are very cute, with lots of street vendors everywhere selling Pad Thai (again), other hot food, fruit, drinks, etc. We then got onto ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 10 Mar 2009 | Views [483]
Thursday 5th March Today we took a Cathay Pacific flight to Bangkok and then managed to avoid most of the touts and got on a shuttle bus straight to our accommodation just around the corner from Khao San Road. After checking in and dropping our ... Read more >
SINGAPORE | Wednesday, 4 Mar 2009 | Photo Gallery
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AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 4 Mar 2009 | Views [520] | Comments [1]
We finally made it! Our first destination is Singapore (Sydney doesn't count, although it was a great weekend, thanks to Amy, Quinn, Ryan, Shai, Charlotte, Shorty and everyone else who helped us to party on our last weekend in Oz!!). Getting here ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 12 Feb 2009 | Views [522]
2 weeks to go, and life at the moment is full of endless cleaning, packing, weeding, throwing away stuff, finding tenants, and getting organised. Better get back to it...
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