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Travel Blog: South East Asia 2009
The sojourn continues - a week after returning from Western Australia, we're getting ready for a trip to Vietnam and Cambodia...just because it's there. I'm heading over to Vietnam a few days ahead of Lynn to reconnoitre and get some of the more adventurous activities out of the way...
You can also see more pictures from this trip here.
Flying to Kuala Lumpur
15 Apr 2009 Today I depart for Kuala Lumpur and after a couple of nights there, on to Hanoi. Lynn is staying on in Sydney for a few more...
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May 4, 20092 min read
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12 hours in KL
16 Apr 2009 On the way out I came across a piece in the in-flight magazine called “KL city tour”. Having utterly failed to do any...
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May 3, 20096 min read
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Hello Hanoi
17 Apr 2009 Over the next weeks these journal entries will attempt to give a slice of Vietnam and our experience of it. If you’re looking...
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May 2, 20095 min read
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Hanoi Round 2
18 Apr 2009 Off the a bright and early start (well, reasonably early), I launch out into the streets for the full-sized version – Reid’s...
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May 1, 20095 min read
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On the Boat
19 Apr 2009 I’m spending the next night and two days aboard the Emeraude on Halong Bay. Halong Bay is about 150 km, or 3 hours east of...
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Apr 30, 20094 min read
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Back to Hanoi
20 Apr 2009 In the morning we way slowly made our way back to shore after a hearty, tasty and undoubtedly cholesterol laden breakfast....
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Apr 29, 20093 min read
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Hoa Binh or Bust
21 Apr 2009 With my last full day in Hanoi before Lynn arrives, I toyed with the idea of a day tour out into the country to take in some...
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Apr 28, 20096 min read
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Lynn Arrives
22 Apr 2009 This morning Lynn flies in from Kuala Lumpur, so after a lazy start I ride out with the car and driver to meet her at the...
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Apr 27, 20091 min read
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Four nights in Hoi An
26 Apr 2009 New day, new city. Lynn has us booked on flights to Danang this morning, which is the closest airport to Hoi An, our next...
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Apr 26, 20095 min read
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Nha Trang, briefly
27 Apr 2009 Early this morning we say a fond farewell to Hoi An and drive back up to Danang to catch a flight down to Nha Trang. Since...
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Apr 25, 20092 min read
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Delightful Dalat
28 Apr 2009 Next stop on the grand tour is Dalat, about 100km inland and up in the hills. It was originally settled by the French in the...
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Apr 24, 20093 min read
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The Monks of Dalat
29 Apr 2009 In the morning we jump on our moped and headed out to the Trac Lam Zen Monastery. Being up in the hills, Dalat is not only...
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Apr 24, 20091 min read
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Victorious Dalat
30 Apr 2009 Today is Victory Day where they celebrate the fall of Saigon in 1975 and the end of the American (aka Vietnam) war, and...
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Apr 23, 20092 min read
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Saigon
1 May 2009 And so we arrive at our last city in Vietnam – Saigon. Our expectations of this city are low – much of what we’ve read suggest...
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Apr 22, 20095 min read
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Goodbye Vietnam
2 May 2009 In the morning we take a stroll down the street to check out the river (not overly pic turesque, but sporting a surprising...
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Apr 21, 20093 min read
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Hello Cambodia
2 May 2009 I’m excited to check out Cambodia and compare it to Vietnam. Being a closeted Brit, my experience of this country is only...
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Apr 20, 20092 min read
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Temples ‘a Plenty
3 May 2009 Dawn, as it turns out, is hideously early, so the thought of getting to a temple by sunrise is quickly put to one side. Far...
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Apr 19, 20098 min read
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Flying Home
4 May 2009 Again, I set my alarm with the best of intentions of rousing Mr Seuen at the crack of dawn and heading back out to Angkor Wat...
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Apr 18, 20091 min read
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