Salt Lake Airport
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First leg of a very long journey- short flight to LAX, then 18 hours to Singapore, followed by the last flight to Ho Chi Minh City. It will certainly be an adventure! We're fortifying with dinner andLeia mais
First leg of a very long journey- short flight to LAX, then 18 hours to Singapore, followed by the last flight to Ho Chi Minh City. It will certainly be an adventure! We're fortifying with dinner andLeia mais
Well, I'm definitely spoiled after our wonderful flight. The upgrade was worth every penny. Arrived here feeling refreshed after a good 8 hours of sleep, delicious food and great service. The airportLeia mais
Arrived yesterday, checked into our hotel and spent the rest of the day relaxing and acclimating to the 13 hour time difference.
Today we did a very interesting tour of the local markets with ourLeia mais
We started the day with a lecture on Vietnam history and culture at a local university, and afterwards had time to meet and talk with one of the students. It was interesting to learn how contemporaryLeia mais
We started the day with an optional walking tour. I particularly enjoyed visiting a local park and seeing how the people spend a Sunday morning. A delightful little 10 year old girl who spoke amazingLeia mais
We used a tender to go ashore, where we visited 2 temples in My Thou. The first was Vin Trang Pagoda Buddhist temple where we saw the monks in procession. The 2nd was a Cao Dai temple. Cao Dai is aLeia mais
We left the boat at 6am to visit the local market at Sa Dec, where we watched the locals doing their morning shopping. Lots of fruits and vegetables, fish, live chickens, etc. One lady was skinningLeia mais
Today we spent the whole day on the river, crossing from Vietnam into Cambodia. We were supposed to sail on to Phnom Pen, but due to the Asian Summit the river was closed and we had to dock at theLeia mais
We had a somber morning devoted to the Khmer Rouge genocide of 1975 - 1978, when 2 million Cambodians were murdered or starved to death by the Pol Pot regime. We visited the Choeung Ek killing fieldsLeia mais
Martin Vifian Have a good flight! 👍
Viajante Bon voyage!
Viajante Thanks. Definitely off to a good start!