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Vietnam and Cambodia


Day 16 - The End of An Adventure
Today we leave Cambodia. Our flight wasn’t until this afternoon so, in the morning, I had a last swim in the pool. After lunch we were...


Day 15 - Sunrises, Temples and More Rain!
Today was our last full day in Cambodia and we were up early, really early, 4:30am early. The reason for this was to go and see the...


Day 14 - Kung Fu Panda's, Dragons and Lara Croft
We left the ship this morning for the last time and got onto coaches to travel to Siem Reap. On the way we stopped at a service station....


Day 13 - Recycling, Dragons Firefighting and the Zodiac
It made us laugh to see the fire extinguishers on the ship – labelled “Dragon Powder”. This morning we started with a walking tour of...


Day 12 - Giant Fish, Silk Worms and a Menagerie of Towels
This morning we visited the small town of Oknatay. This village is referred to as the Silk Village. When we disembarked we boarded...


Day 11 - Silversmiths, a Buddhist Blessing and Deep-Fried Tarantulas
This morning was an early start for our tour to Koh Chen and Oudong. We took a bus to Koh Chen and then transferred onto tuktuks to ride...


Day 10 - Learning from the Past, Silver Pagodas and New Friends
This morning, after breakfast, we had a passport check by the Cambodian Border Control. I think this was just to check that we matched...


Day 09 - Silk Weaving and All Seeing Boats..."What's up Doc?"
Today was an early start for our tour to Tan Chau. This town is famous for its silk weaving. Once we reached the shore via tender boat,...


Day 08 - Snake Wine, Markets and Friendly Dragons
We awoke this morning moored in the river by Cai Be. The Mekong River is the longest river in South East Asia, originating in Tibet and...


Day 07 - The Voyage Commences...
Today is the day that we embarked on our cruise along the Mekong river. We left just before lunchtime for our bus ride to My Tho port,...


Day 06 - Tunnels, Iced Coffee and Millions of Scooters!
Today is our first, and only, full day in Ho Chi Minh City. I continued with Tai Chi this morning - I’m trying to get in a habit for when...


Day 05 - Sampans, Monkeys and the RAIN!
This was our last day in Ha Long Bay. Two nights was the best length of time to visit for, we seem to have done everything but haven’t...


Day 04 - Sampans, Oysters, Mooncakes and....Koalas??
Today is our second day in Ha Long Bay. Mum and I got up early and went to the sun deck to partake in some early morning Tai Chi. This...


Day 03 - Dragons, Junks and Spring Roll Rolling
I was adventurous this morning and had Pho Bo for breakfast, beef noodle soup. The chef cooked the noodles in front of me before adding...


Day 02 - Rain, Presidential Palaces and Paddling Golden Tortoises
Today is our first day in Vietnam! We had breakfast in the hotel – they had a wide spread from exotic (to us at least) fruit, Danish...


Day 01 - A Long Day of Travelling, but With Some Pretty Gardens on the Way....
We left London yesterday morning and started on our journey halfway around the world for our holiday in Vietnam and Cambodia. We arrived...
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