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Southeast Asia

Open-ended trip. Læs mere
  • Cambodia

    9. november 2022, Cambodja ⋅ ☁️ 88 °F

    Just crossed into Cambodia. Minivan travel is much better than any of the busses we've taken so far. UPDATE; minivan travel in Laos. Not so much when we changed vans in Cambodia.
    I found it interesting, livestock passed through immigration also. 🤣Læs mere

  • Kampong phluk

    11. november 2022, Cambodja ⋅ ⛅ 88 °F

    We had our favorite driver, Gold, take us out to this so called floating city. There are a few floating homes but most are just on stilts above the water. You take a boat out through the homes to see how they live. Hopefully the town benefits from our tourist dollars, because in hindsight we wish we hadn't gone. We were paraded around the village like we were looking at animals at the zoo. People trying to live their ordinary for them lives while a bunch of us elites gawk and take pictures. And yes I fell into the trap. But if the towns-people do benefit, then it was worth it. It was hard to tell whether the tour guides or the towns-people gained the most from our visit.Læs mere

  • Pub Street. Siem Reap

    11. november 2022, Cambodja ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F

    It seems that many of these larger tourist tiwns have set aside a street for foreigner R&R (aka party time), and Siem Reap was no different. Of course, we had to check out Pub St. in Siem Reap. There are lots of bars, fancy lights, and loud music. Don't forget the bar-b-que scorpions.Læs mere

  • Mekong Delta Tour

    18. november 2022, Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 84 °F

    Off on a 2 day tour of the Mekong Delta.
    Went to a small honey and plomelo farm. Tried the honey tea with pollen and royal jelly. Then to a place where they make 🥥 candy. Our guide showed us how they husk the coconuts amd explained a little how they make the candy. It was delicious and made without sugar so we bought some.Læs mere

  • Mui Ne

    20. november 2022, Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 79 °F

    Took the sleeper bus (during the day) to Mui Ne. Loved the room we were staying in. Went to the red sand dunes and had a great time slidding down to dunes.

  • Dalat

    22. november 2022, Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F

    Three nights in remarkably colder Da lat. Higher in elevation here, the temperature is not breaching 70 and rain everyday. We all had to go buy jackets. Good thing they have a decent market here. Took a walking tour and saw lots of cool stuff in town including literally a crazy house. We might have been there during the flower festival?Læs mere

  • Crazy House

    23.–25. nov. 2022, Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F

    This place is a tourist attraction, but it also has some boutique hotel rooms. Some of the rooms were booked, but others had a half open door. You could look inside and snap some photos

  • Danang

    24. november 2022, Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F

    Back to the beach ⛱️. After three days of cold rainy weather in Dalat, we took an airplane to Danang. Much warmer. Still a few showers but the temp made it tolerable. Loved the bridges at night. Anna made a friend, Nan, at a vegan restaurant. But best of all we got to stick our toes in the ocean and sand. Rip tides and winds kept us from getting our whole bodies in. Plus a great view from the hotel rooftop. 🏨Læs mere

  • Hue

    26. november 2022, Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F

    A 3 hour train ride to Hue. Citadel, Royal tombs, and pagodas. Lots of things to see which ment a lot of walking. From 6-10 pm they block off a few streets from vehicles so it's safe to walk without fear of beingLæs mere

  • Phong Na

    28. november 2022, Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 88 °F

    Thought we could do some hiking here on our own, but for the most part you have to pay for a tour. Ruc Mon cave and the next day The Botanical Garden. Which turned out to be quite a hike.

  • Cat ba Island

    7. december 2022, Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F

    Even still a little sick, we took the ferry and bus to Cat ba town. Beautiful day on the ferry ride over. The rest of the days overcast. Took a boat ride around the island to check out the landscape. Walked to the beach, walked around the town and walked around the island. Including a walk up to Cannon Fort. An old military base. Got a late start so really couldn't enjoy it fully.Læs mere

  • Hanoi

    11. december 2022, Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F

    Two nights so far in Hanoi and ugh! It's cold, wet the room sucks and is overpriced as is the food around here.
    Bill leaves today after 7 weeks.
    The church is cool, the closed streets in the evening are neet, maybe if we come back in the summer?Læs mere