Tag: Asia 2014

  • Nha Trang Temples – Vietnam

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    In Asia the number of temples can sometimes be overwhelming but with not much else to do we went to see a few in Nha Trang. This temple was quite different to the others being built from brick, and for some reason completely invaded by bus loads of Russian tourists… The city seems to be…

  • Mekong Delta – Vietnam

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    Having left the village huts we were staying in we got a boat nearby to travel up river to the floating markets. People from around the whole Mekong Delta bring their produce here by boat and sell it on the river. There were amazing colours and textures all along the river banks, the buildings looking…

  • Cambodia into Vietnam

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    After a week in Cambodia it was time to cross the border into Vietnam. The roads in Cambodia are of varying quality, mostly bad being fondly refered to as ‘rock and roll’ out here. The roads are slightly wider than your average single carriage way British road, but not wide enough for the wild over…

  • Sihanoukville beach – Cambodia

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    An early start and a long drive to Sihanoukville, a beach resort on the Cambodian coast. I really didn’t know what to expect from here, I had been told it is very beautiful. The road were pretty good on the way, long and straight and overtaking manoeuvres were pretty sketchy, often best not to look! On…

  • Phnom Penh streets – Cambodia

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    One of the many delights/horrors of Cambodia is the street food. You can an assortment of insects and other strange creepy crawlies to snack on. This was one of the selections on the way into Phnom Penh. There are BBQs everywhere and almost everything looks amazing. Locals playing chess in the street outside a monastery   Many men…

  • S-21 and the Killing Fields Phnom Penh – Cambodia

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    It’s pretty hard to write anything meaningful about a place where such awful things happened, but I will ry and write a little, some might want to skip the writing in the post. S-21 was the interrogation centre for the Pol Pot regime where political prisoners and anyone suspected have having an education would be…

  • Siem Reap Countryside – Cambodia

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    We all went out into the countryside around Siem Reap to visit a few small villages and the rice fields. Again just a quick post as we are about to leave.

  • Angkor Wat – Cambodia

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    Angkor Wat is one of those places I saw in photographs before I went, but only half believed it wasn’t a Hollywood set. The scale of the place is pretty hard to put into pictures. I don’t have much time to write today, but enjoy the photos and a few sparse comments. Some local wild…

  • Siem Reap, Cambodia – Day 1

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    After setting off early from Bangkok we had a long drive to cross the border into Cambodia. The border crossing point is utter chaos with throngs of people selling things, casinos, overloaded trucks and of course endless motor bikes. After a relatively easy crossing we were into into Cambodia. The first thing to do was…

  • Bangkok – Thailand

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    This is my first post of my trip, I am away for 3 weeks in Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. I have been to Thailand before, but had always wanted to come back and experience Vietnam and Cambodia, much smaller and less developed nations. After a few problems leaving London; leaving my debit card at my…