Backpacking 2006 - 2007

We have decided to take a year out & backpack through a few countries. We hope to learn how to scuba, especially as some of the locations are once in a lifetime! When travelling we will book a couple of nights at each location and then wing it. Meer informatie

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Dag 211
woensdag 13 september 2006 om 18:00
⛅ 30 °C
Hoogte: 11 m
Thailand Democracy Monument 13.756331, 100.50176513°45’23” N 100°30’6” E
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 ! The main river (Chao Phraya) runs through bangkok and is used by everyone .... looks dirty but you should see the fish they catch, Wat Phra Kaew which houses the Emerald BuddhaMeer informatie
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Dag 218
woensdag 20 september 2006 om 12:00
⛅ 26 °C
Hoogte: 28 m
Thailand Krabi 8.0863, 98.9062848°5’11” N 98°54’23” E
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 service from the waitress - not! The seats were very good surprisingly .. a lot better than the Ghan railway in OZ. This is the view of Ao Nang beach from our roomMeer informatie
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Dag 224
dinsdag 26 september 2006 om 12:00
⛅ 27 °C
Hoogte: 57 m
Thailand Sa Nam Ban Ko Phi Phi 7.740738, 98.778417°44’27” N 98°46’42” E
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
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Dag 225
woensdag 27 september 2006 om 12:00
⛅ 30 °C
Hoogte: 76 m
Thailand Phaeng Waterfall 9.731875, 100.0135939°43’55” N 100°0’49” E
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 part of the Island and this is our current hut at Aow PlaayLaem ... only 10 UK pounds a night !
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Dag 233
donderdag 5 oktober 2006 om 12:00
⛅ 30 °C
Hoogte: 454 m
Thailand Ban Chaweng Noi 9.512017, 100.0135939°30’43” N 100°0’49” E
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
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Dag 238
dinsdag 10 oktober 2006 om 12:00
⛅ 28 °C
Hoogte: 8 m
Thailand Suvarnabhumi Airport 13.689999, 100.75011213°41’24” N 100°45’0” E
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.
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Dag 239
woensdag 11 oktober 2006 om 12:00
⛅ 30 °C
Hoogte: 289 m
Thailand Ban Wang Sing Kham 18.706064, 98.98171618°42’22” N 98°58’54” E
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.
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Dag 248
vrijdag 20 oktober 2006 om 12:00
⛅ 25 °C
Hoogte: 361 m
Thailand Chiang Khong 20.26467, 100.40461420°15’53” N 100°24’17” E
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
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Dag 249
zaterdag 21 oktober 2006 om 12:00
⛅ 25 °C
Hoogte: 390 m
Laos Ban Houayxay Airport 20.262817, 100.43403720°15’46” N 100°26’3” E
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 Mekong River ... a little muddy and very fast moving. This is the view on the boat, four across with a nice little toilet at the back.Meer informatie
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Dag 250
zondag 22 oktober 2006 om 12:00
⛅ 27 °C
Hoogte: 85 m
Thailand Huai Lam Phuen Thong 15.870032, 100.99254115°52’12” N 100°59’33” E
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 !!
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Dag 251
maandag 23 oktober 2006 om 12:00
⛅ 22 °C
Hoogte: 940 m
Laos Ban Lassa 20.065623, 102.62162120°3’56” N 102°37’18” E
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 had gory pornographic images !Meer informatie
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Dag 256
zaterdag 28 oktober 2006 om 12:00
⛅ 29 °C
Hoogte: 166 m
Laos Ban Phônthan 17.975706, 102.63310417°58’33” N 102°37’59” E
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 of the Pathet Lao's proclamation of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Wat Sisaket (Wat Sisaketsata Sahatsaham), Vientiane's oldest Buddhist monastery, was built by King Chao Anouvong in 1818. Its Siamese style perhaps saved it from the Siamese armies who sacked Vientiane in 1828. The inner sanctuary contains a large number of Buddha statues dating back to the 16th to 19th centuriesMeer informatie
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Dag 259
dinsdag 31 oktober 2006 om 12:00
⛅ 28 °C
Hoogte: 161 m
Laos Ban Phônsavang-Tai 16.572246, 104.77055116°34’20” N 104°46’14” E
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
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Dag 260
woensdag 1 november 2006 om 12:00
Hoogte: 128 m
Laos Ban Kè 15.110507, 105.81728815°6’38” N 105°49’2” E
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 in the 6th century as a tribute to the Hindu god Shiva. This Hindu temple is believed to be the blueprint of Angkor Wat and other temples in CambodiaMeer informatie
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Dag 265
maandag 6 november 2006 om 12:00
Hoogte: 72 m
Laos Don Khon 13.952972, 105.92592713°57’11” N 105°55’33” E
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 and the scenery is stunning. Si Pan Don or the Four Thousands Islands where thousands of isles and sandbars rise from the Mekhong River ・this is the widest part of the river breadth, expanding about 14 kilometers or nine miles. The locomotive the french left behind ... looks more like british rail to me !Meer informatie
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Dag 269
vrijdag 10 november 2006 om 12:00
Hoogte: 105 m
Laos Pakse 15.123232, 105.80297915°7’24” N 105°48’11” E
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.
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Dag 270
zaterdag 11 november 2006 om 12:00
⛅ 29 °C
Hoogte: 20 m
Cambodja Kampong Cham 11.992429, 105.46454111°59’33” N 105°27’52” E
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 up to one hut to get stamped out .... then walk 200m to this checkpoint to get your visa , a little scaryMeer informatie
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Dag 272
maandag 13 november 2006 om 12:00
☀️ 29 °C
Hoogte: Zeeniveau
Cambodja Phnom Penh 11.556374, 104.9282111°33’23” N 104°55’42” E
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 the right of way ? anyone it seemsMeer informatie
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Dag 273
dinsdag 14 november 2006 om 12:00
☀️ 30 °C
Hoogte: Zeeniveau
Cambodja S-21 11.549449, 104.91764511°32’58” N 104°55’4” E
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 in the abandoned suburban Phnom Penh high school of Tuol Sleng ("hill of the poison tree"). To the Tuol Sleng neighborhood, S-21 was known simply as konlaenh choul min dael chenh - "the place where people go in but never come outMeer informatie
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Dag 274
woensdag 15 november 2006 om 12:00
⛅ 30 °C
Hoogte: 10 m
Cambodja Choeung Ek 11.484399, 104.90198911°29’4” N 104°54’7” E
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 1984 motion picture, The Killing Fields, depicts the events that led to and occurred during this time. The film tells the story of Cambodian journalist Dith Pran, played by Cambodian actor Haing S. Ngor, and his journey to escape the death campsMeer informatie
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Dag 275
donderdag 16 november 2006 om 12:00
⛅ 31 °C
Hoogte: 22 m
Cambodja Phum Spéan Thmei 13.355009, 103.85517313°21’18” N 103°51’19” E
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 a massive three-tiered pyramid crowned by five beehive-like towers rising 65 meters from ground level. Angkor Wat is the centerpiece of any visit to the temples of Angkor.Meer informatie
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Dag 276
vrijdag 17 november 2006 om 12:00
⛅ 32 °C
Hoogte: 24 m
Cambodja Angkor Wat 13.412469, 103.86698613°24’45” N 103°52’1” E
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 and gold. The giant stone faces of Bayon have become one of the most recognizable images connected to classic Khmer art and architecture. There are 37 standing towers, most but not all sporting four carved faces oriented toward the cardinal points.Meer informatie
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Dag 282
donderdag 23 november 2006 om 12:00
⛅ 28 °C
Hoogte: 36 m
Cambodja Sangkat Pir 10.625302, 103.52339610°37’31” N 103°31’24” E
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 !
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Dag 294
dinsdag 5 december 2006 om 12:00
⛅ 24 °C
Hoogte: 12 m
Vietnam Chí Hòa 10.793433, 106.66937410°47’36” N 106°40’10” E
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 centre of HCMC (Saigon), copy of Notre Dame, Reunification Palace and the old Post Office.Meer informatie
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Dag 295
woensdag 6 december 2006 om 12:00
⛅ 33 °C
Hoogte: 6 m
Vietnam Xóm Phú Hiệp 11.006668, 106.51319711°0’24” N 106°30’48” E
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 been modified to accommodate visitors. The underground network provided meeting rooms, sleeping quarters, commanding rooms, hospitals, and other social rooms. By visiting the Cu Chi tunnels provides a better understanding of the prolonged resistance war of the Vietnamese people and also of the persistent and clever character of the Vietnamese nation. The tunnels are 250km in total length over three levels.Meer informatie
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