Angkor Wat is simply amazing. It’s unlike any ruins that I have visited before. Huge towering citadels surrounded by dense jungle convey a real mystery. The largest citadel is about 3km across surrounded by a huge moat where the course of a river was diverted to form the moat. Smiling Buddha faces adorn many of [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Driving'
Siem Reap, Angkor Wat to Phnom Pen
July 21st, 2007 · 1 Comment
Tags: Blogroll · Cambodia · Driving · Siem Reap · Travel
Chicken Buses in Vietnam
July 10th, 2007 · No Comments
Yesterday we took a bus from Hue to Hoi An. It is about a 5 hour trip b bus for the incredible amount of $5.00 US per person. How bad could it be? You always read about travelling with the locals, getting the flavour of the countryside, stopping in little towns along the way. Charming [...]
Tags: Blogroll · Driving · Travel · Vietnam
Bon Matin, Vietnam!
July 2nd, 2007 · No Comments
We have arrived in hot, sweaty and rainy Vietnam. Our flight yesterday took us from Bangkok to Hanoi where we found a great little guest house called Heart Hotel. Our “concierge” has booked us up now until the 13th of July so we have actually planned more than a day into the future. This is [...]