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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 Læs mere
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    11. november 2019
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    Ready set go

    12. november 2019, England ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C

    Well all packed and leaving for the airport now,

    On the train listening to my first podcast ever, 'What's the T' Rupaul & Michelle Visage, as recommended by Megan, you know who you are

    In Stanstead all ready to lift off. Relaxing on the plane, well one of us is

    Now landed in Dubai, so half way there. And now chilling out in the Nutella cafe    Læs mere

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    Hanoi

    13. november 2019, Vietnam ⋅ 🌧 25 °C

    So now in the airport at Hanoi, in the queue waiting for the usual slog through customs

    Picked up luggage and got a transfer to the hotel which is nice so gonna have a shower and a snooze till we meet the rest of out group at 6pm

    Met the group, there 8 of us in total, now time for my first viet meal, also havi g a cocktail called 'I love you' standby for the reviews

    P. S Its raining lightly but still t-shirt & flip flops weather

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    Boat day

    14. november 2019, Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

    Early start, packed for the boat later and had a hearty breakfast, fruit, rice, spring rolls, omelette, potatoes, bacon and sausages, now ready to start the day, pictures later

    So we travelled 4 hours with a pit stop in between to Ha Long Bay, boarded the boat had a light 10 course meal and now lounging on the top deck of our boat, ready for that cat nap, chat later.

    (actually any updates will be tomorrow as no WiFi on the boat and we're here overnight

    Found some open wifi    Læs mere

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    Boat day part deux

    14. november 2019, Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

    Off kayaking next, so it was two to a kayak so I went with Tanya's cousin Antolina, and you kayak into kind of like an open cave or a lake surrounded by a cavern with no roof.

    There were loads of cute monkey's, after paddling around we went back to the boat, for some cocktails and we had an 'around the world' 5x liquor plus coke, very nice.

    We then had dinner after which we went up and chilled under the stars on the roof deck, we were supposed do some karaoke but the local were watching football, Vietnam v UAE, final score Vietnam 1 UAE nil.

    Then went to bed to get ready for the caves in the morning    Læs mere

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    Train day

    15. november 2019, Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

    Woke up this morning had breakfast, went cave exploring then had brunch. After checking off the boat we headed back to the hotel with a brief stop off at a pearl factory.

    Pearl's of wisdom gained we headed back to the hotel where are now waiting for our tour guide for the food tour.

    So completed food tour, was well nice and now on the train, everyone is grabbing last minute WiFi before we leave the station

    Also making friends with the locals, apparently my lookey likey for this holiday is snoop    Læs mere

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    Motorbike day deux

    16. november 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    Læs mere

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    Hai Van Pass & other stories

    17. november 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    Læs mere

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    oodles...

    18. november 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    Læs mere

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    Downtime in Hoi an

    19. november 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    Læs mere

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    Saigon here we come

    20. november 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    Læs mere

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    Tunnels

    21. november 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 statureLæs mere

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    Mekong Delta

    22. november 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    Læs mere

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    Before the border

    23. november 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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    After the border

    23. november 2019, Cambodja ⋅ 🌙 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 infoLæs mere

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    Killing fields

    24. november 2019, Cambodja ⋅ ☀️ 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.    Læs mere

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    Spiders & other bugs

    25. november 2019, Cambodja ⋅ ⛅ 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    Læs mere

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