Trip: Floating Down The Mekong
There are [11] stories from my trip: Floating Down The Mekong
VIETNAM | Tuesday, 16 Aug 2011 | Views [324] | Comments [1]
Where were we.... we have travelled from Ho Chi Minh (#1) to Hue. Hue: There is not much to say about this little stop off on our way to Hanoi, then again we didnt spend much time there other than checking out the demilitirized zone, just to add to ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Sunday, 7 Aug 2011 | Views [285]
So we arived in Nha Trang, a little town on the coast of Vietnam, truely beautiful with a beach that was as far as the eye could see, over the cove was an island called Vinpearl Land. Vinpearl Land is Vietnams Version of WonderLand. Our first day was ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Sunday, 7 Aug 2011 | Views [456] | Comments [2]
So we left Saigon or Ho Chi Minh depending on who you spoke to and headed for Dalat. We arrived and soon realised that they werent lying when they said this was the rebel city! It was cold! Not just a cool summer breeze but shivering, jumper requiring ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Wednesday, 27 Jul 2011 | Views [426]
We arrived safely in Saigon aka Ho Chi Minh city and soon found that the taxi drivers are absolute cocks with one taking us for a 25 minute tour of the city when all we needed was to go around 3 corners and we would have been where we wanted to go, but ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Wednesday, 27 Jul 2011 | Views [471]
If there is one thing that can get you stranded, whether because its been stolen, misplaced or you simply read the validity date wrong its your visa to a foreign country! But since its been a while since the last update we will have to leave that story ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Sunday, 17 Jul 2011 | Views [433] | Comments [1]
So after leaving Stung Treng we headed for Siem Reap, where we met up with the gang again for the last night together in SE Asia :( We wont seem our English friends till we get there late September. Siem Reap was the first place in what seemed like forever ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Sunday, 17 Jul 2011 | Views [351]
So after an acumulative 90+ hours on our trip so far we have learnt a few things about buses. We have been in minivans, VIP buses, local buses - where everyone stares, buses without toilets, buses with karaoke, bus with excessive air con and buses with ... Read more >
LAOS | Saturday, 9 Jul 2011 | Views [755] | Comments [3]
So we are now in Vientiane the capital of Laos (i don't know why they spell it with the "S" it pronounced Lao) one of the most unimpressive Cities i think i have been to yet baring Phonsavan, Phonsavan had about three streets and 90% of the ... Read more >
LAOS | Thursday, 7 Jul 2011 | Views [645] | Comments [3]
We apologise that it has been a while since we last updated you of our travels but internet seems few and far between. We enjoyed our last night in Luang Prabang and bestowed a beautiful gift to Sophie for her 21st birthday - Cobra Whiskey. Essentially ... Read more >
LAOS | Sunday, 3 Jul 2011 | Views [327]
8 apparently! So there we were enjoying the scenic trip to Pak Ou caves when our accompaying tuk-tuk filled with all our travel buddies got bogged and slowly started tipping into the Mekong! Thats the beauty of wet season though - the mud! Ray did a ... Read more >
LAOS | Friday, 1 Jul 2011 | Views [459] | Comments [2]
So we made it to Chiang Mai safe and sound, sat around in the airport for a while and then jumped on a bus to start the journey to the Laos border... The bus ride was rather uneventful, although the roads the further we got out became more and more ... Read more >
