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THAILAND | Sunday, 30 Mar 2008 | Views [7870] | Comments [9]
This morning I went to the Chatuchak weekend market in the north of Bangkok using the skytrain. I got there about 7:30am to beat the crowds of people that go and save being there in the height of the heat during the middle of the day. The place is absolutely ... Read more >
Tags: animals, markets, sightseeing, walking
MALAYSIA | Thursday, 13 Mar 2008 | Views [7700] | Comments [9]
Saturday morning Andy and I met at the ferry point to go for a day of Snorkeling at one of the best dive sites in the world. Sipadan is one of a group of islands off of the south east coast of Sabah from the port town of Semporna. It had a sheer reef ... Read more >
Tags: beaches & sunshine, markets, on the road, onward planning, sightseeing, snorkeling, walking
THAILAND | Wednesday, 27 Feb 2008 | Views [8257] | Comments [4]
After a late night thanks to the three live bands in the street bars directly behind the hostel (and my rear window doesn't shut completely), I got up fairly early to eat breakfast and set off to the zoo outside the city. I made my own toast and coffee ... Read more >
Tags: animals, sightseeing, walking
THAILAND | Tuesday, 26 Feb 2008 | Views [4219] | Comments [3]
This afternoon I went for a walk around Chiang Mai old town, which is inside the moat and what is left of the old perimiter wall that marked the edge of the town many years ago. The Pae Gate is the center to the main back packers and pubs area now, ... Read more >
Tags: history, sightseeing, walking
THAILAND | Friday, 15 Feb 2008 | Views [3893] | Comments [7]
So in the afternoon, we drove up to see Hellfire pass, which is one of the deepest rock cuttings that the POW's had to make to complete the Thailand-Burma rail line in 1942-5 . Having seen the museum already, this really nailed home the mammoth task ... Read more >
Tags: history, sightseeing, walking
THAILAND | Thursday, 14 Feb 2008 | Views [1899] | Comments [2]
Today I visited the Kanchanaburi Death Railway museum and cemetery , which are within easy walking distance of my guest house (where I had the best museli, fruit & yoghurt yet for breakfast!). [ View from my room on the river ] The museum tells ... Read more >
Tags: history, sightseeing, walking
THAILAND | Tuesday, 12 Feb 2008 | Views [7006] | Comments [1]
On Tuesday morning I visited the biggest aquarium in South East Asia, Siam Ocean World in the huge Paragon Plaza in Bangkok. It was about 11 quid for entry which included a drink, 4-d film and a glass bottomed boat ride over the main aquarium. The exhibits ... Read more >
Tags: animals, sightseeing
CAMBODIA | Saturday, 9 Feb 2008 | Views [3414] | Comments [4]
On Saturday we went to see the war museum in Phnom Pehn , and the killing fields just outside. I didn't really know what to expect from this, having not used a book on Cambodia or looking into it at all before my trip, and also as this recent history ... Read more >
Tags: history, sightseeing, walking
CAMBODIA | Thursday, 7 Feb 2008 | Views [3663] | Comments [5]
Tuesday morning the four of us ( David and Bex , a couple out of Vancouver, Canada & Joanie , a lone traveler also from Canada) got a tuktuk driver for the day and set off to tour the temples. (There are clickable links in the text to my pictures, ... Read more >
Tags: history, sightseeing, walking
THAILAND | Saturday, 26 Jan 2008 | Views [1846] | Comments [1]
Went to the Rajdamnoen Stadium in Bangkok via tuktuk to see the Thai Boxing tournament on my last night in Bangkok. I had 'VIP' seats, which they basically sell to tourists, which meant I had front row seats for the event. The rough guide said it ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
THAILAND | Thursday, 24 Jan 2008 | Views [984] | Comments [5]
After a superb sleep (thanks for the earplugs Annah!!! ;-)) I got up
and had my first Metered Taxi ride to get to the Grand Palace, the guy
was a maniac and nearly crashed twice on route, trying to squeeze into
spaces that didn't exist! Muppet.... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
THAILAND | Wednesday, 23 Jan 2008 | Views [1202] | Comments [4]
Got up earlier today and went off to go to the Downtown area via the river ferry and skytrain with Chris. The river ferry was excellent, a great breeze and nice and easy to sort out, and amazing value for only 20 pence or so to go the whole length ... Read more >
Tags: sightseeing, walking
THAILAND | Tuesday, 22 Jan 2008 | Views [952] | Comments [4]
Well, the flight was delayed on the runway for an hour in Heathrow, good start. I was sat next to a young Australian guy who was going home after seeing his French girlfriend! Also sat with us was a Danish chap who was pretty sound. I actually managed ... Read more >
Tags: sightseeing, walking
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