Vietnam & Cambodia Adventure

October - November 2023
  • Helen Buchanan
A 24-day adventure by Helen Read more
  • Helen Buchanan

List of countries

  • Cambodia Cambodia
  • Vietnam Vietnam
  • England England
Categories
Group travel, Solo travel
  • 22.1kkilometers traveled
Means of transport
  • Flight10.2kkilometers
  • Walking-kilometers
  • Hiking-kilometers
  • Bicycle-kilometers
  • Motorbike-kilometers
  • Tuk Tuk-kilometers
  • Car-kilometers
  • Train-kilometers
  • Bus-kilometers
  • Camper-kilometers
  • Caravan-kilometers
  • 4x4-kilometers
  • Swimming-kilometers
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  • Motorboat-kilometers
  • Sailing-kilometers
  • Houseboat-kilometers
  • Ferry-kilometers
  • Cruise ship-kilometers
  • Horse-kilometers
  • Skiing-kilometers
  • Hitchhiking-kilometers
  • Cable car-kilometers
  • Helicopter-kilometers
  • Barefoot-kilometers
  • 23footprints
  • 24days
  • 314photos
  • 161likes
  • Day 21 Siem Reap

    November 20, 2023 in Cambodia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

    A lovely day seeing so many interesting things . Started off stopping at a road side shack to see bamboo cake which is a local snack ( basically rice , coconut milk cooked in bamboo ) . Then on to the Tonle Sap lake . Biggest lake in SE Asia and 19th biggest in the world. Caught a boat and saw the village on stilts and the floating village . So interesting to see how these people have a living amongst the water hyacinths fishing . We had lunch at a home stay and saw such lovely little children . What is amazing is how everyone in Cambodia has such beautiful smiles . We also stopped at a Buddhist temple on way back. Then pool / relaxation and the obligatory cocktails .Read more

  • Day 22 Ankor Wat

    November 21, 2023 in Cambodia ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C

    Amazing place . Unbelievable how big , how many people there were and how long it took to build . Three million people took 35 years to build .
    The carvings are amazing and we were able to get up to the 2 nd floor . The sun was in the wrong place for some of the photos but certainly the highlight of trip .
    After a brief pause our coach broke down but within 45 mins we had a new one and off to a lovely lunch sent in the countryside.
    Final stop was Banteay Srie- even older by two centuries than Ankor War . Very pink but beautiful carvings and more in a state of ruin.
    Have developed another sore throat but last night tonight and then heading for home . Lots have got it !
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  • Day 24 Home

    November 23, 2023 in England ⋅ 🌬 13 °C

    Sorry no update yesterday but not feeling great then travelling.
    We flew from Siem Reap back to Ho Chi Minh and then on to our main flight of 14 hours home . Ho Chi Minh airport was an experience!
    Vietnam and Cambodia have been so interesting. Beautiful , bonkers and bewildering at times . Cambodia for me was very special , as a country they have been through so much , oh so recently , and they have so little , but they smile ! Will have to start planning the next adventure!
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