Camiguin tour 2
January 19 on the Philippines ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Ho Chi Min
January 24 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
Food tour and Dress museum
January 26 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Siem Reap
January 29 in Cambodia ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Angkor Wat
January 30 in Cambodia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Siem Reap
February 2 in Cambodia ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
Textile and Archaeology Museums
February 5 in Cambodia ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
Last day in Siem Reap 😢
Lazy morning followed by visit to a textile and an archaeological museum.
Textile museum focusing on silk textiles from India, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia. The ThaiRead more
Siem Reap to Battambang boat ride
February 6 in Cambodia ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Leave hotel at 08:15 for shuttle to catch boat to Battambang. First a 10km ride in a remork to the landing site on the river. Then a small ferry boat.
Battambang
February 7 in Cambodia ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Breakfast and a walk round town. Bought a scarf and had my India bag repaired in the market. Then out to Mrs. Bun's house followed by Governors Residence then back to hotel via market again for TeresaRead more
Battambang Art and Bamboo Train
February 8 in Cambodia ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Disappointing breakfast but good art in an art space. Back to café near hotel for a proper breakfast. Then start our afternoon tour with a ride on the bamboo train.
Battambang Temples, Killing Caves, Bats
February 8 in Cambodia ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
And Monkeys, and Duck (crispy)
Battambang to Phnom Phen
February 9 in Cambodia ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Lazy morning packing and having breakfast. Then get picked up at the hotel and taken to bus depot to catch coach to Phnom Phen. Comfortable seats, WiFi, and a snack/coffee. Plus in seat entertainmentRead more
Saigon and on.
February 15 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
First a 7 hour Giant Ibis bus from Phnom Phen to Ho Chi Min crossing over the Mekong river on the way. Then after a 2 hour wait in Saigon station VIP waiting lounge (66 cents including free bottle ofRead more
Hoi An
February 16 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Cooking Class and Bike Ride
February 19 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Hue
February 22 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Hue
February 23 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Hanoi
February 25 in Vietnam ⋅ 🌧 24 °C
Ninh Binh
March 2 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
First a 500 stair climb to the top of a mountain 🫣
Then a 4 km bike ride to a temple where we managed to lose our guide.
Lastly an 18 km boat ride rowed by a little Vietnamese woman.
Tu Long Bay
March 3 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Sapa
March 6 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Sapa is known as the city in the mist and you can tell why. From the moment we arrived until the minute we left the cloud never lifted.
Sapa very crowded and very touristy.
Ta Van
March 7 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
We didn't know about this before we arrived in Sapa but today is annual festival in Ta Van. Very crowded with local people all dressed up in their best traditional outfits.
Not many tourists about.
Bac Ha Sunday Market
March 8 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Long day trip from SaPa to Bac Ha for the Sunday market.
Not many foreigners about.
After the market drive to Lao Cai and a look at the Chinese border. With my Belgian passport I don't need a visaRead more
Dien Bien Phû
March 9 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
War history and another annual festival.
9 am bus ride from SaPa to Dien Bien Phu. Up and over wooded mountains in the mist.
Sunny and warm when we arrived at Dien Bien Phu. Discovered our hotel isRead more
Dien Bien Phu -Muang Khau - Nong Khauw
Mar 12–13 in Laos ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Up at 5am to catch 6am bus to Muang Khau in Laos. Minibus full of freight and people, but no chickens. Other foreigners on the bus included 2 Japanese, and a German.
On the bus got a phone call viaRead more