Bangkok, Thailand
13. september 2006, Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
We made it safely to Bangkok after a 9hr flight which went smoothly. Bangkok is an amazing place ... very hot and sticky, add to that the crazy pace and you have a city that is a shock to the system !Læs mere
Krabi, Thailand
20. september 2006, Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
12 hours on a bus to Krabi and then a taxi down to Ao Nang. The bus cost 15 pounds !! and is government owned , there were only about six other people on the 24 seat bus which meant a lot of serviceLæs mere
Phi Phi Islands, Thailand
26. september 2006, Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Small Islands close to Ao Nang and Phuket, visited Ko Phi Phi which was devasted by the Tsumani ... the tourist trade is picking up
Ko Phangan Island, Thailand
27. september 2006, Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Took a ferry over to Ko Phangan island and hope to get another dive trip organised . this is the hut we stayed in at Bankai Beach ... lovely place , shit service ! We decided to move to another partLæs mere
Ko Samui Island, Thailand
5. oktober 2006, Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Went on a dive trip to Sail Rock ... one of the best in the Thailand bay. We were unlucky as we did not get to see any whale sharks ! other pics are from day before
Bangkok Airport, Thailand
10. oktober 2006, Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
We have traveled back up to Bangkok in the government VIP bus and should be moving on to Chaing Mai in the next few days.
Chiang Mai, Thailand
11. oktober 2006, Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Travelling up to Chiang Mai on the overnight train ... 12 hrs for 10 UK pounds each ! what a bargain :o) Stayed in a great hostel, lots of temples and went on a cooking class , food was amazing.
Chiang Khong, Thailand
20. oktober 2006, Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
visit the Mong tribe that live in this lovely location, the day before we left we rented a bike and visited a large temple overlooking Chiang Mai
Huay Xai, Laos
21. oktober 2006, Laos ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Over the border from Thailand in a small ferry boat to Huay Xai. $40 dollars for a thirty day visa. Next stop is Pak Beng ... only six hours on a slow boat down the Mekong River,
the lovely MekongLæs mere
Pak Beng, Thailand
22. oktober 2006, Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
We stayed overnight in Pak Beng .. finding a guesthouse was fun but managed to find a clean one !!
Luang Phrabang, Laos
23. oktober 2006, Laos ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Arrived at our first destination in Laos ... the peaceful Luang Prabang after another six hour drift down the river. Love the currency ... only 18,000 kip to the pound ! Interesting temples that hadLæs mere
Vientiane, Laos
28. oktober 2006, Laos ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
On the bus for 8 hrs ... to Vientiane, the capital of Laos.That Luang gives off a blinding reflection as the sun bounces off its golden surface, regilded in 1995 to commemorate the 20th anniversary ofLæs mere
Savannakhet, Laos
31. oktober 2006, Laos ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Looks like another bus ride !! only ten hours this time and hopefully not so many bends, Tiff has noticed a shop owned by Lyna
Pakse, Laos
1. november 2006, Laos
Heading for Cambodia ... a very good 5 hr bus trip to Pakse. 46 kilometers south of Pakse, you reach Wat Phou, which is situated about 1,207 meters or 750 miles above the sea. Believed to be built inLæs mere
Don Khon, Laos
6. november 2006, Laos
Visited the Island of Don Khon and Don Det ... just a little way from Cambodia and very .. very peaceful. Electric from 5:30 pm to 10:00 pm .. then candles only. Bikes are the only way to travel andLæs mere
Thaluang, Laos
10. november 2006, Laos
Back to Pakse for more money !
Pakse is the closest place to get cash from a card as the islands only exchange travel checks.
Kompong Cham, Cambodia
11. november 2006, Cambodja ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
After a long .. long (12 hrs) bumpy ride from Pakse we are in Kompong Cham. Four buses and one ferry later ... and probably our worst roads to date. This is the cambodian boder with laos ... walk upLæs mere
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
13. november 2006, Cambodja ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Travelled another three hours by bus to Phnom Penh the capital ... but this time the roads were in one piece. If you think driving is bad in London or Bangkok ... you should see this ! Who has theLæs mere
Tuol Sleng, Cambodia
14. november 2006, Cambodja ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Today we visited the Khmer Rouge interrogation center known as S21. It was very emotional so be warned as some pictures are upsetting.The most famous of these centers, codenamed S-21, was located inLæs mere
Choeung Ek, Cambodia
15. november 2006, Cambodja ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
The Killing Fields .... The best-known of these sites is Choeung Ek. Today, Choeung Ek is the site of a Buddhist memorial to the terror, and Tuol Sleng has a museum commemorating the genocide. A 1984Læs mere
Siem Reap, Cambodia
16. november 2006, Cambodja ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Traveled for another six hours but this time in a nice comfy bus. Visiting Siem Reap and the amazing Angkor Wat temples. Angkor Wat is visually, architecturally and artistically breathtaking. It is aLæs mere
Angkor Wat, Cambodia
17. november 2006, Cambodja ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
Ta Prohm was originally constructed as a Buddhist monastery and was enormously wealthy in its time, boasting of control over 3000 villages, thousands of support staff and vast stores of jewels andLæs mere
Sihanoukville, Cambodia
23. november 2006, Cambodja ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Stopped in Phnom Penh overnight before heading to Sihanoukville. (another bus journey .... this time 4 hrs but very comfortable). Nice beaches and spooky empty hotel with monkeys !
Ho Chi Minh City, Cambodia
5. december 2006, Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Headed back to Phnom Penh which took 4hrs on the bus then decided to head straight for Ho Chi Minh city ... another 6hrs. The bus ride was very smooth HCMC looks interesting.
Town hall in the centreLæs mere
Cu Chi Tunnels, Cambodia
6. december 2006, Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
Cu chi district is well-known nationwide as the base where the Vietnamese mounted their operations of the Tet Offensive in 1968.The tunnels are between 0.4 to 1m wide, parts of the tunnels have beenLæs mere