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Well on the eve of another far flung trip the tension is building and I am getting quite excited, looking forward to sharing my trip with you Leggi altro
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    Homebound

    28 novembre 2019, Cambogia ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

    Packed, checked out and having toast

    Passed through thr Cambodian border to Thailand and now 4 hours to the city of Bangkok and the hotel

    Swanky hotel quick turn around dinner then off to airport

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    Last full day

    27 novembre 2019, Cambogia ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C

    So we decided to take it easy, breakfast then back to bed, went out in the afternoon for a footrub, while the ladies got massages and facials.

    Got a coconut smoothie on the way back and someone got a gigantic smoothie.

    Then back to lay by the pool and do a spot of ready, another snooze then out for dinner and more cocktails    Leggi altro

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    Following the Tomb Raider

    26 novembre 2019, Cambogia ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C

    So we're all up bright and early (0400),to see the sunrise and the Temples.

    We are off to Angkor Wat to see the temples so should be a great day

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    So we went to Angkor Wat, the Mai temple and waited to watch the sunrise after which we had breakfast.

    We the went to Tomb Raider Temple and took some great photos, trees growing out of buildings too    Leggi altro

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    Spiders & other bugs

    25 novembre 2019, Cambogia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

    Today we are enroute to Siam Reap, 6 hour journey in the bus but will. Be broken up by breaks.

    On the first break we might meet some spiders

    So the first break introduced us to the Cambodian delicacies, namely Big Big spiders and bugs.

    And in case your wondering spiders taste like pork and silk worms and small crickets taste swishy

    Next stop was for lunch at a restaurant on stilts, I had beef with red ants in the Lotus leaf with avocado smoothie, it was lovely    Leggi altro

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    Killing fields

    24 novembre 2019, Cambogia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

    A bit of a sombre trip today to see the killing fields where the people of Cambodia were killed during the was followed by the museum which is a former detention center.

    Dentention center used to be a school and prisoners were tortured there before being sent to the killing fields.

    There were two men there who were actual survivors of the detention center and hearing their story was hard but I believe sometimes this is necessary so we don't fall into complacency and repeat the same horrors all over again.

    Obviously not many pictures from this morning.    Leggi altro

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    After the border

    23 novembre 2019, Cambogia ⋅ 🌙 28 °C

    Yay managed to cross the border no incidents apart from a $1 bride on the Vietnamese side to leave and the grumpiest official ever on the Cambodian side to get in

    Got to the hotel had a little break then took a great trip on the bike tuk tuk stopping off at random places for tourist infoLeggi altro

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    Before the border

    23 novembre 2019, Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

    Today we're checking out and waiting for the public bus that is going to take us across the border to Cambodia.

    So now we're on the bus for the first part of the journey this side of the border

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    Mekong Delta

    22 novembre 2019, Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

    So we have had breakfast and now have 6 new people join the group, now on the bus on the way to the river to get on a boat and try a lot of fruit from the tropical fruit garden

    So we saw how the different tropical fruits were grown, and then had a taste. After this we went to the bee farm, checked out the bees, tasted some honey from the hive followed by some honey tea.

    We then got back on the boat to go to the coconut farm/factory and saw how the coconut was farmed and opened and stripped.

    Also watched the woman making the candy (very nimble fingers).

    We then went on to taste the coconut wine, banana wine and rice wine which just happened to have cobras and scorpions in the bottle's    Leggi altro

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    Tunnels

    21 novembre 2019, Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C

    So had a quick breckki in the morning before heading off to see the tunnels the Vietnamese resistance used to hide from the Americans during the war.

    Was taken round the area by the guide and saw the lifestyle of the Vietnamese during the war and got to go down the tunnels which were very claustrophobic being built for men of a tiny statureLeggi altro

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    Saigon here we come

    20 novembre 2019, Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

    So we've had breakfast and now busy compressing our essentials into our luggage for take off.

    Now in the Da nang airport waiting to board, asked fir a small black coffee and got the smallest coffee in the world, literally

    Arrived lovely hotel with a mechanised toilet, all singing all dancing

    So we've been out for a light lunch, quick walk around and been to the bakery and now out having dinner, I know it's all about the food    Leggi altro

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    Downtime in Hoi an

    19 novembre 2019, Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

    Had a nice leisurely breakfast and just going to take it easy today, chillax do a bit of shopping, go for final fitting at tailors and see where the wind blows us

    Had a little dip in the pool too.

    Now getting the double whammy, a pedicure and reflexology, boy it's painful but in a good way

    Had second fitting at tailors and now sitting down for a spot of lunch.

    So pretty much had an easy day, pottering round the shops, went back to hotel and finished reading my book, had a lovely dinner with Moroccan Mint tea and honey, but of a sore throat from all the a/c and back for and early night.

    Tomorrow Saigon here we come    Leggi altro

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    oodles...

    18 novembre 2019, Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

    Yesterday was a late one, up this morning had a nice breakfast and then went to get measured for a suit, had a coconut ice-cream coffee and now a quick snooze before riding off into the country and learning to make noodles

    Having a quick iced tea before noodle making and cycling in the countryside

    So learnt how to make a type of noodles and then ate them, then served a delicious meal.

    Then went cycling in the countryside, met a lovely old man and learnt about farming, drank tea, and banana wine as well as taking a trip in a small round boat followed by a bigger one down the river    Leggi altro

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    Hai Van Pass & other stories

    17 novembre 2019, Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

    So having breakfast then checking out and following in the top gear footsteps

    First pit stop on the way to the pass for coffee and a break at the Lagoon.

    Checked in, lovely hotel, went on a walking tour of the village (we're in Hoi An), now having a Ban mi, which is a Vietnamese sandwich.

    Also met some of the wildlife earlier back at the pass    Leggi altro

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    Motorbike day deux

    16 novembre 2019, Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C

    So the motorbike tour that I swore I was not going to go on was amazing. After the Citadel we went to the temple which had an amazing pagoda followed by a vegan lunch at a nunnery and then to a mausoleum after which we went to a village where they made incense.

    After that we went to bunker Hill where the view was stunning and we finished off with a trip to the country side.

    Came back to the hotel, snoozed, had a long long awaited shower, and now sat down with my Cuba libre waiting for dinner 😁

    Dinner was amazing, followed by a game of jenga. Loser had to buy shots, then had a green tea ice cream and now in a bar having a cucumber mojito.

    Tomorrow we are doing the hai van pass, bring it on    Leggi altro

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