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Trip: Around the world 07-08

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Geckos Tour - Day 1

CHINA | Thursday, 19 Jul 2007 | Views [695]

We rolled out of bed refreshed after a good long sleep in Shanghai. We meet all of our tour group and headed on our way to Yvyuan Gardens. (the authintic chinese garden) It was really nice to see the old chinese buildings around. After the gardens, ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing


Arriving in China

CHINA | Wednesday, 18 Jul 2007 | Views [761] | Comments [2]

Well we arrived in China on the 18th after a hassel in Vietnam with Candice's tickets. One of the coupons on Candice's tickets was missing and she could not get on the flight to Shanghai. Jamie has both coupons and he was alright to go the whole way, ... Read more >

Tags: Airports


Vietnam - Hanoi to Sapa

VIETNAM | Monday, 16 Jul 2007 | Views [1560] | Comments [2]

Hanoi : We got back to Hanoi after a long Bus trip back from Ha Long City. Our hostel was kind enough to let us shower before we got on the overnight train to Sapa. Not that it mattered because it was still hot outside when we left for the train ... Read more >

Tags: planes trains & automobiles


Vietnam - Hanoi to Ha Long Bay

VIETNAM | Thursday, 12 Jul 2007 | Views [1022] | Comments [1]

Hanoi: After our long sleep, we woke up refreshed ready to explore. Brett (Jamie's brother) had told us about this place called Tamarind. It's all vego food and it's the BEST place in the whole world! Jamie had the crispy mushrooms that Brett ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors


Vietnam - Hoi An, Hue, Hanoi

VIETNAM | Saturday, 7 Jul 2007 | Views [1492] | Comments [3]

We are in Hue at the moment, waiting for our bus to leave to go to Hanoi (Capital of Vietnam). It seems to be taking forever to come around. We have booked a sleeper bus to take us through the night. Due to our last experience with the overnight bus, ... Read more >

Tags: Scams & Robberies


Gallery: Dalat

VIETNAM | Friday, 29 Jun 2007 | Photo Gallery


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Vietnam - Mui Ni, Dalat & Nah Trang

VIETNAM | Friday, 29 Jun 2007 | Views [2649] | Comments [2]

Long entry this time! We left Ho Chi Min City on 23rd and caught the bus to Mui Ne. We asked how long the bus would take and all of the travel places will tell you 4 hours...they lie, put another (at least) 2 hours on top. We got to Mui Ne ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing


Gallery: Ho Chi Minh

VIETNAM | Friday, 22 Jun 2007 | Photo Gallery


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Cambodia - Vietnam

VIETNAM | Sunday, 17 Jun 2007 | Views [1069] | Comments [4]

Well we arrived in Vietnam on Sunday and both of us have been so sick! Just before our flight from Cambodia, Jamie started having dizzy spells, heart was racing and looked really pale. So me being the worry wart I am, called for some medical assistance ... Read more >

Tags: Doctors, hospitals & health


Gallery: Phnom Penh to Siem Reap

CAMBODIA | Saturday, 16 Jun 2007 | Photo Gallery

Terror, Temples & Tanked
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CAMBODIA - Gecko Tour - Fourth Day

CAMBODIA | Thursday, 14 Jun 2007 | Views [2246] | Comments [5]

Fourth Day Today we had a free day with our tour group, to decide on somewhere to go together or split up. As we where all getting along so well, we decided to stay as a group and check out some more sites. We decided to go to the Cambodian Landmine ... Read more >

Tags: Culture


CAMBODIA - Gecko Tour - Third Day

CAMBODIA | Wednesday, 13 Jun 2007 | Views [853]

Third Day Today was dedicated to the temples. We first went and saw Angkor Wat the largest religious temple. This was amazing it's an architectural and engineering feat of how they build this place. We were so overwhelmed by the carvings that are ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing


CAMBODIA - Gecko Tour - Second Day

CAMBODIA | Tuesday, 12 Jun 2007 | Views [1114]

Second Day We traveled from Phnom Pehn to Siem Reap (Angkor) it was around 350km but it took us 7hrs. We called into this little servo type place where they only sell food. Here we ate Spider and Cricket...we know what your saying, geww! However ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing


CAMBODIA - Gecko Tour - First Day

CAMBODIA | Monday, 11 Jun 2007 | Views [764]

Well where to start! Cambodia for us has been amazing. The amount of culture and heritage is unbelievable. There are some things we have seen here that will haunt us forever but still leave us impressed. We highly suggest coming here. First ... Read more >

Tags: Culture


Hong Kong to Ho Chi Minh City to Phnom Phen

CAMBODIA | Sunday, 10 Jun 2007 | Views [1132]

We got up really early on Sunday morning to catch our transfer from the hotel to the airport. We left at 5:30, we both haven't been up that early for a while so it was a little tiring. We got to the airport and checked in 2hours prior so we where early ... Read more >

Tags: planes trains & automobiles


DISNEYLAND Hong Kong

HONG KONG | Saturday, 9 Jun 2007 | Views [732]

We went to Disneyland in Hong Kong. We caught the train from our hotel to connect to the Disneyland express train. IT WAS AWESOME. The train carriage had Mickey Mouse on the side and inside they had the characters in bronze. Then when you get off the ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing


Gallery: DISNEYLAND!!!

HONG KONG | Saturday, 9 Jun 2007 | Photo Gallery


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Chiang Mai - Bangkok

THAILAND | Wednesday, 6 Jun 2007 | Views [811] | Comments [3]

We returned back to 'Barfy' Bangkok via overnight train. If we could bottle the smell of Bangkok i'm sure the lid wouldn't come off and it is sure to make you Barf. We got in around 10am, and checked into a nice hotel for our last night in Thailand.... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing


Bangkok to Hong Kong

HONG KONG | Wednesday, 6 Jun 2007 | Views [853] | Comments [1]

We caugh our flight from Bangkok to Hong Kong, wih plenty of time o spare. The airport in Bangkok is new and is HUGE, but really cold cause of the aircon being pumped up so high. We got into Hong Kong and caught a transfer bus from the airport to the ... Read more >

Tags: Shopping


Gallery: Phuket

THAILAND | Monday, 4 Jun 2007 | Photo Gallery


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