Thailand & Vietnam

17 Oct 06 We've had another action packed day! We both think we might actually be doing too much, though overall we know we have to make the most of our 8 days here in Vietnam. We are loving it here. 8 days really isn't long enough. We booked a ...

 

Southeast Asia

Phnom Penh Revisited We had a conversation with a very well traveled gentlemen who disagreed with my less than favorable opinions of Phnom Penh. He told me that he found the city to be developing nicely. He commented that what ever city you visit fi...

 

Hong Kong, China, Vietnam and Thailand

Travel using public transport...

 

flying north for summer

We've been reading more about the history of this place, and yesteray went to a film about Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge, so we're slowly managing to understand a bit more of the dismal past of Cambodia - although the more you learn about it the less it ...

 

Around the world...

Arriving in Dalat was a bit odd as it is right up in the Highlands and is about 10 degrees cooler than we have been used to. We had a great couple of days there. The town is pretty quiet but there are some great waterfalls and lakes in the area around ...

 

South East Asia 2006

Okay, Well we made it. After all the fuss the bus wasnt too bad. We arrived at the Vietnam-Laos border around 5am and had to wait for teh border guards to open it up at 7am. However that gave us a chance to watch teh sunrise in the mountains which w...