VIETNAM | Saturday, 11 Jul 2009 | Views [1085]
As
the saying goes, when in Rome do as the Romans do, it seems that when
you are in Vietnam you do as the Vietnamese, so we did.... After
parting with a whooping 100,000 Dong ($6.50), we hired a scooter for
the day.... Read more >
VIETNAM | Friday, 10 Jul 2009 | Views [309]
After
another sleepless overnight train ride we arrived in Hoi An at 5am.
This is a beautiful, quiet little town that specialises in
personalised tailoring, hand made silks and hand craft... The girls
were all very ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Wednesday, 8 Jul 2009 | Views [339] | Comments [2]
We
are now at the half way point of our Tucan Tour of SE Asia... Our
first day in Nha Trang was spent lazing about the amazing beach,
swimming, sleeping and eating delicious Vietnamese cuisine.... It's
unbelievably ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Tuesday, 7 Jul 2009 | Views [431] | Comments [4]
Our last day in Saigon followed straight from our return from the Cu Chi Tunnels. We had 8 hours to kill before getting on
to our 10.30pm overnight train.. So we decided that we wanted a
little taste of home so after ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Tuesday, 7 Jul 2009 | Views [410] | Comments [1]
Today
we had another early start and ventured out to visit the famous Cu
Chi Tunnels.. The Vietnamese build a labyrinth of over 250kms of
multileveled underground tunnels during the Vietnam war. These
tunnels ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Monday, 6 Jul 2009 | Views [359] | Comments [1]
After
a very busy day of traveling we were back in Ho Chi Minh city...
After an interesting lunch (Pizza is a different thing entirely in
Vietnam) we toured through the Vietnam war museum.. Our spirits were
a little ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Sunday, 5 Jul 2009 | Views [430]
Today
we cruised through the Mekong Delta.. Imbi, dan and I were
paddled around on a little boat by a petite 65year old woman, and
she didn't even break a sweat! It is amazing to see how hard these
people work and ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Sunday, 5 Jul 2009 | Views [399]
Snake
wine anyone... So since arriving in SE Asia we have seen almost
everything one can see on a menu – Snake, crocodile, ostrich, frog,
silk worm, spiders, crickets, dog (heartbreaking), but today on a
tour of ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Friday, 3 Jul 2009 | Views [358]
Ho Chi Minh the busy city.... If you thought that Sydney traffic was bad book yourself on a flight to Ho Chi Minh as it is literally insane... There are very relaxed traffic laws, at times it seems non-existant.. About 90% of the traffic is scooters ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Thursday, 2 Jul 2009 | Photo Gallery
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CAMBODIA | Wednesday, 1 Jul 2009 | Views [398]
Today
we began the morning with an amazing serve of orange juice, coffee
and french toast... Sometimes you just need some good home cooking,,,
Don't worry Dad, it was no where near as good as your French toast!
We ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Tuesday, 30 Jun 2009 | Views [333]
Today
we are heading to the Capital of Phenom Phen. Another 6 hour public
bus ride!!! OK, so , the journey was nothing to write about but at
our stop my goodness where to begin,,,, This time the bus was being
hassled ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Tuesday, 30 Jun 2009 | Views [439]
Today
we ventured out to experience how the Cambodian people live – we
set off to visit the floating villages. We jumped into a boat and
headed up through a river to the largest lake in Cambodia, along
both sides ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Monday, 29 Jun 2009 | Views [1751]
Our Lara Croft adventure began at 4am when watched the sun rise
over the famous Angkor Wat temple, it was amazing! We spent the best
part of the day walking thought dozens of temples, including the
temple where Lara Croft was ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Sunday, 28 Jun 2009 | Photo Gallery
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THAILAND | Sunday, 28 Jun 2009 | Views [305]
After an early 5am start Dan, I, the tour leader Imbi (or Mim for
short) and 12 other travelers where off.. Destination – Siam Riep,
Cambodia. Of the 15 in the group, there are only 3 men, so Dan is
feeling a little ... Read more >
THAILAND | Saturday, 27 Jun 2009 | Views [341]
We awoke to the beauty of bangkok.. Our last experience was
terrible however we found the second time round it to be quite
bearable. We are staying in a lovely guest house called Erawan House.
The guest house is ... Read more >
THAILAND | Friday, 26 Jun 2009 | Views [622]
So
not only did we not know what day it was, but after not watching the
news for one week we found out, in a beach bar, from a Pom that yes
MJ (Michael Jackson) was dead... It comforting to me when Dan
informed ... Read more >
THAILAND | Thursday, 25 Jun 2009 | Views [484]
After
a nice sleep in we hired individual kayaks and paddled out to the
famous Monkey Beach, where we were guaranteed to see and photo
thousands of wild monkies.... After an enormous effort, kms of
kayaking in the ... Read more >
THAILAND | Wednesday, 24 Jun 2009 | Views [471]
Today
we ventured by boat to Phi Phi island.... this was an interesting
journey – some great people watching was had, we will fill you in
when we get back LOL. The island is beautiful and much more
relaxing than ... Read more >
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