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Continue reading →: Cambodia: Day 12 – Angkor Wat & Siem Reap
Hello and welcome back to Cambodia for more stories from the other side of the world. Today we will be checking out the ancient temples of Angkor Wat (unofficially voted the 8th wonder of the world) and the surrounding area. It’s pretty much the reason most people come to Cambodia,…
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Continue reading →: Cambodia: Day 11 – Phnom Penh & Siem Reap
After a pretty hectic first ten days of this trip, today was quite chill and uneventful – giving a welcome chance to recharge batteries for the next few days. I never thought I’d say this, but I’m actually finding these long bus rides quite cathartic in our busy schedule. Today…
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Continue reading →: Cambodia: Day 10 – Phnom Penh
Today is Sunday 10th November, and a day we’ve been looking forward to for a long time. We’ll be meeting up with a family friend Sophie Moore who works as a missionary for Elim Church here in Phnom Penh. We meet Sophie in our hotel foyer at 9am, and head…
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Continue reading →: Cambodia: Day 9 – Phnom Penh
Oosh that 6am alarm doesn’t get any easier 🥱. Today we are saying tạm biệt to Ho Chi Minh City and Vietnam and សួស្តី (suostei) to Phnom Penh and Cambodia (joking of course… we never made it past Cảm ơn in Vietnam and I took one look at the Cambodian…
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Continue reading →: Vietnam: Day 8 – Mekong Delta & Ho Chi Minh City
It’s the start of week 2 in South East Asia, and our last full day in Vietnam, but (as with every other) our schedule is jam packed for today. We meet tour guide Kevin in our hotel lobby after breakfast and wait for the bus to arrive. Today we will…
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Continue reading →: Vietnam: Day 7 – Ho Chi Minh City
Coming up to the end of first week on this trip and I can’t believe how fast it’s going. Today a guide is taking us round ago Ho Chi Minh City – his name is Kevin. From the hotel we drive out to district 1, passing the US embassy on…
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Continue reading →: Vietnam: Day 6 – Hanoi & Ho Chi Minh City
Morning. Didn’t get a great night’s sleep last night. Was convinced I heard voices and music coming from the hotel hallway at 3am. No one else heard it, so I’m not so sure. This morning we leave Hanoi to head to Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon). The bus taking…
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Continue reading →: Vietnam: Day 5 – Halong Bay & Hanoi
It’s the fifth day of our holiday and the lack of sleep is really starting to catch up with me. A 5:45am alarm call is the third 6am or earlier wake up in a row. However this morning is for good reason. Still aboard the Hera cruise somewhere in Ha…
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Continue reading →: Vietnam: Day 4 – Ha Long Bay
…alas today was indeed the day. We saw our first McDonald’s at an out of town shopping centre. Didn’t get a chance to stop though. Anyway, today was the long awaited and much anticipated trip out to Ha Long bay. Unfortunately that meant a 6am start 🥱 We were told…
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Continue reading →: Vietnam: Day 3 – Ninh Binh & Hanoi
After two days of intense city sightseeing in Hanoi, today’s plan was to head out to the province of Ninh Binh. It’s about 100km away from Hanoi and known for its green rolling mountains and slower pace of life. Last night was a late night, and the 7am alarm clock…
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