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CAMBODIA | Monday, 10 Mar 2008 | Views [3465]
Wed 5th Mar - Woke to the sound from the local buddhist temple that seemed to carry a long way. Early breakfast on the top floor of the hotel as the sun rose. Nice start to the day. Booked on a Capitol bus to Phnom Penh leaving at 7am which turned ... Read more >
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CAMBODIA | Tuesday, 4 Mar 2008 | Views [4129]
Sat 1st Mar - Had a nice meal at the 'Dead Fish Tower' restaurant in the evening. Buil almost like a warehouse inside, with platforms on many levels. Food and drinks are delivered between levels using trays, pulleys and ropes. A central platform ... Read more >
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CAMBODIA | Saturday, 1 Mar 2008 | Views [6508]
Wed 27th Feb - Picked up by Sawngthaew from hotel at 8am to go to meeting point for VIP bus. What a joke....turned out to be an 18 seater minibus that was almost full when I got there, so I ended up with one of the fold-up seats in the aisle. Would ... Read more >
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LAOS | Tuesday, 26 Feb 2008 | Views [6414]
Mon 18th Feb - Moving on to Vang Vieng today and Victoria and I had booked space on a minivan last night. Worked out the same price as a public bus and a great choice as the transport was a plush black toyota SPV wih comfy leather interior and movies ... Read more >
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LAOS | Sunday, 24 Feb 2008 | Views [1608]
Mon 18th Feb - Moving on to Vang Vieng today and Victoria and I had booked space on a minivan last night. Worked out the same price as a public bus and a great choice as the transport was a plush black toyota SPV wih comfy leather interior and movies ... Read more >
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LAOS | Monday, 18 Feb 2008 | Views [1907]
Sun 17th Feb - We had booked a tour of the 3 sites of the plain of Jars this morning, joined by three other people. The plain of jars is a collection of sites with three of the main groups being within 25 km of Ponsavan. The purpose of the ... Read more >
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LAOS | Monday, 18 Feb 2008 | Views [4031] | Comments [2]
Today is the start of a three day trek into the hills north east of Luang Prabang. Just myself, Victoria (from Australia), and our guide Lue Yang, who is from the 'Hmong' tribe of people. A brief recap of the events of yesterday...... I wanted ... Read more >
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LAOS | Sunday, 10 Feb 2008 | Views [1522]
Wed 6th Feb - After settling went walkabout in Hauy Xia. The main road through the town is geared up for the passing tourist trade with shops and guest houses. Getting off the main road though, is rewarding as the old village is full of traditional ... Read more >
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THAILAND | Wednesday, 6 Feb 2008 | Views [7017]
Tue 29th Jan - It rained heavily last night, which was a relief. The first rain i've seen in over 4 months. Something about warmth and rain is very refreshing. I like the feel of Sukhothai and could spend more time here, but I have to move out into ... Read more >
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THAILAND | Friday, 25 Jan 2008 | Views [1832]
Tue 22nd Jan - Escaping the madness of the city and heading for Ayathuya, 86km to the north east of Bangkok. Regular trains so a leisurely walk to Hua Lampong station. As usual, met by an assistant who asks where you want to go, points you to the ... Read more >
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THAILAND | Monday, 21 Jan 2008 | Views [1106]
Sun 20th Jan - It's sunday, and after a day like yesterday, it's time to relax for a change. Walk to Hua Lampong station to pick up train timetables and then onto the Metro to head for Lumphini park. Best off at Silom station for this as it exits ... Read more >
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THAILAND | Monday, 14 Jan 2008 | Views [4364]
Wed 9th Jan - Arrived at the new Bangkok airport (Suvarnhabumi Internaional) aboard Srilankan airways flight UL888 that stopped off on its way to Beijing. Thailand is GMT+7hrs. 30 days free visa on arrival. This airport is ultra modern and ... Read more >
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MALDIVES | Monday, 7 Jan 2008 | Views [1730]
Thu 3rd Jan - Arrived at Malé airport aboard Srilankan airways flight UL105 later than scheduled at 2am . Silly time to arrive, but there are limited options with flights and there was a delay leaving Colombo . The Maldives are half an hour ... Read more >
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SRI LANKA | Wednesday, 2 Jan 2008 | Views [3073] | Comments [2]
Sat 22nd Dec - Rapid south Indian breakfast at the hotel and free drop-off at the airport international terminal. Sri Lankan Airlines Flight UL122 due to leave at 10:30am for Sri Lanka, so straight to check-in via the usual baggage screening at ... Read more >
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INDIA | Friday, 21 Dec 2007 | Views [1730]
Wed 19th Nov - had a good night's sleep and needed it after the day I had yesteray. Also feeling better whi ch helps. Off to catch bus at the UP bus station, which is only 20 minutes walk away. The bus station is the usual mess of buses with not ... Read more >
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INDIA | Wednesday, 19 Dec 2007 | Views [2353] | Comments [1]
Fri 14th Dec - I fancied a break from temples and the noise of the city, and so booked myself onto a 2 night/3 day package trip to Royal Chitwan National park leaving this morning. Will be staying at the 'Maruni Sanctuary Lodge' which is inside ... Read more >
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INDIA | Tuesday, 18 Dec 2007 | Views [9053] | Comments [2]
Mon 10th Dec - Checked my bank account last night and noticed that when I was in Varanasi, a void ATM transaction had actually been charged to my account. So, armed with a print-out I headed off to the State Bank of India to sort it out. Straight ... Read more >
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INDIA | Sunday, 9 Dec 2007 | Views [7034] | Comments [1]
Thu 6th Dec - Making my escape today upto the cold north again. This time to Darjeeling in West Bengal...a very long way from Varanasi! To get there involve a very bumpy rickshaw ride about 18km to the Mughal Sarai train station, south of Varanasi.... Read more >
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INDIA | Sunday, 9 Dec 2007 | Views [3221] | Comments [4]
Fri Nov 30th - Picked up train 2644 (Swarna Jayanti) from Mathura junction to Jhansi, but this is just a mid point for getting to Khajuraho. Could do more from Jhansi, but I ' m a bit tired and want to take a break and go somewhere chilled for a ... Read more >
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INDIA | Thursday, 29 Nov 2007 | Views [1777] | Comments [1]
Sun 18th Nov - first day of the tour and off around Delhi. Started in old Delhi at the enormous 'Lal Qila' Red Fort. With a perimeter of 3.5km this would take a whole day just to see it. Not much time so only a quick look at the outside. Built ... Read more >
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