VIETNAM | Wednesday, 14 Feb 2007 | Views [684]
Hanoi, Vietnam – 13 to 14 February, 2007
The flight to Hanoi from Hue was just about an hour, so we arrived about 10:00 AM. The car we had booked in Hue was waiting for us, but we found we had paid about double the price of booking a car at the airport ... Read more >
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VIETNAM | Tuesday, 13 Feb 2007 | Views [1037]
Hue, Vietnam – 11 to 13 February, 2007
Once again we were picked up early at our hotel to be shuttled to the terminal for yet another bus trip. The trip from Hoi An to Hue was only about four hours, so we thought that was bearable. The bus trip was ... Read more >
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VIETNAM | Sunday, 11 Feb 2007 | Views [704]
Hoi An, Vietnam – 8 to 11 February, 2007
After experiencing the decrepit bus from Dalat to Nha Trang, we knew we didn’t want to book with the same company on to Hoi An which was scheduled to be a 12 hour trip. There are a number of travel agents and ... Read more >
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VIETNAM | Thursday, 8 Feb 2007 | Views [1041]
Nha Trang, Vietnam – 5 to 8 February, 2007
After experiencing the packed minibus from the hotel in Dalat to the travel agents office, we boarded the big bus for our journey to Nha Trang. Fortunately it was only a six hour trip as the bus was somewhat ... Read more >
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VIETNAM | Monday, 5 Feb 2007 | Views [893]
Dalat, Vietnam – 3 to 5 February, 2007
As scheduled, we were picked up from our hotel early in the morning by a minibus. That in turn took us to the travel agents office where we waited for the big bus. While there we booked a hotel so we didn’t ... Read more >
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VIETNAM | Saturday, 3 Feb 2007 | Views [617]
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – 1 to 3 February, 2007
We caught the puddle jumper back in HCMC and made our way to the hotel we had stayed in during our first visit. After arriving at the hotel only to find our internet reservations never made it, the ... Read more >
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VIETNAM | Thursday, 1 Feb 2007 | Views [1071] | Comments [2]
Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam 27 January – 1 February, 2007
After checking out of the hotel in HCMC, the taxi driver that was to take us to the airport for our flight to Phu Quoc spoke no English, so we hoped we had communicated “airport” properly. We ... Read more >
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VIETNAM | Saturday, 27 Jan 2007 | Views [1130] | Comments [1]
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 25 – 27 January, 2007
The flight to Ho Chi Minh City was another uneventful trip. Once again we had no hotel reservations on arrival, and we saw a hotel reservation desk after clearing immigration and customs. We found what ... Read more >
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THAILAND | Thursday, 25 Jan 2007 | Views [594]
Bangkok 21 – 25 January, 2007
The flight from Phnom Penh to Bangkok was uneventful, just as we like them. We didn’t have a reservation, but on arrival we saw a hotel reservation desk and found a room near Bangkok International Hotel where we had ... Read more >
Tags: Doctors, hospitals & health
CAMBODIA | Sunday, 21 Jan 2007 | Views [818]
Phnom Penh 16 - 21 January, 2007
The bus trip from Battambang to Phnom Penh was uneventful except for what seemed to be one additional stop bus made. Normally the bus stops once during the five to six hour trip for a quick stretch and a pee, and ... Read more >
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CAMBODIA | Tuesday, 16 Jan 2007 | Views [609]
Battambang 14 – 16 January, 2007
As it came time to depart from Siem Reap, we were undecided which way to travel next. We only had a week until the 30 day window for our Vietnam visa began and we wanted to spend as much time in Vietnam as possible, ... Read more >
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CAMBODIA | Monday, 15 Jan 2007 | Views [1197]
Boat Trip Rip-off If you ask a moto, tuk-tuk, or taxi driver to take you to Tonle Sap Lake for a boat tour of the floating village, watch out the sign below. Krooked Kops 1 If you see this sign, you should immediately ... Read more >
Tags: Scams & Robberies
CAMBODIA | Sunday, 14 Jan 2007 | Views [1014]
Siem Reap 9 -14 January, 2007 After boarding the bus in Phnom Penh, it was a 6 hour trip to Siem Reap. The bus made one stop about halfway for a 15 minute stretch break, and D provided some entertainment for the locals when they pointed ... Read more >
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CAMBODIA | Monday, 8 Jan 2007 | Views [949] | Comments [1]
Sihanoukville, Cambodia - 30 December, 2006 to 8 January 2007 Again our lack of advance planning left us wondering where we would sleep when there didn’t seem to be any rooms available on our arrival to Sihanoukville. The list of possible ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
CAMBODIA | Saturday, 30 Dec 2006 | Views [817]
Pattaya, Thailand to Sihanoukville, Cambodia 28 – 30 December, 2006 We checked out of our seemingly luxury accommodations early on the 28 th and made our way to where we thought the bus stopped. Our Baht bus driver first went to the ... Read more >
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THAILAND | Thursday, 28 Dec 2006 | Views [1042]
Pattaya, Thailand 22-28 December, 2006 The last you read we were on a bus from Bangkok to Pattaya on the coast in eastern Thailand. The bus was an express with a travel time of just over two hours. We arrived in Pattaya in the early ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
CAMBODIA | Saturday, 23 Dec 2006 | Views [709]
Bangkok International Airport to Downtown .The new Bangkok Airport was opened in September 2006, but may be partially or completely closed by the time you read this as a scandal broke in December 2006 about substandard construction due to ... Read more >
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THAILAND | Friday, 22 Dec 2006 | Views [577]
Bangkok – 19 to 22 December 2006 We had booked an 11:00 AM flight from Singapore to Bangkok on Thai Asian Airways, a local discount carrier, on the internet and printed out the emailed vouchers at our hotel in Singapore. There was no ... Read more >
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SINGAPORE | Tuesday, 19 Dec 2006 | Views [321]
Changi International Airport to Downtown If you ask about transportation at the information desk you will be directed to either the express bus or the taxi stand. A taxi is about S$15, and the bus somewhat less. If you are in no hurry ... Read more >
Tags: The Planning Phase
SINGAPORE | Monday, 18 Dec 2006 | Views [554]
Singapore – 14 to 18 December 2006 After the last minute scramble to fit the last of the unpacked items into our backpacks, we put them on the scale to see how we did. Most airlines only allow 50 pounds per bag now unless you are one ... Read more >
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