3 days in Cambodia, May 20-22 One of the great wonders of the world is the Angkor complex built by the Khmer kings between the 9th and 12th centuries . Most famous is Angkor Wat but there are many temples and temples cities in the area which are just as amazing. The closest town is […]
Saturday, May 13, 2000 3 blissful hours in Bangkok airport. I have never been so grateful for a stopover in my life. Geographically from Vientiane to Chiang Mai in northern Thailand is
Tuesday, May 9, Vientiane I arrived in Vientiane, the capital of Laos this afternoon and fell in love with the country immediately. As I write, I am sitting by the banks of the “mighty” Mekong River as all the guide books like to describe it. The sun is just setting throwing a shimmer over the […]
Wednesday, May 03-Sunday, May 7, Hanoi My first impression of Hanoi is of a crowded city with narrow streets and life spilling out onto the sidewalks forcing everyone to walk in the streets contributing to the chaos of the traffic. To cross the street, you boldly step into the middle of the traffic and let […]
Thursday, April 27, 2000 A 6 hour drive to Dalat 5000ft above sea-level in the mountains. For the 1st time since leaving China, I am not hot. It is blissfully cool here in the valley some 1000 metres above sea level. Dalat is the center of fruit and vegetable growing for Southern Vietnam. We also […]
Monday, April 24, 2000 I arrived in Saigon or Ho Chi Minh City to a thunderstorm but by the time I checked into my hotel, the sun had come out and it was swelteringly hot ? the water had created a sauna effect. My guide took me to visit the Museum of Vietnamese History where […]
Wednesday, April 19, 2000 Western culture has penetrated Bangkok with a vengeance. Everything from Blockbuster videos to Boots the chemist is here (Ernst in Phuket said he was so grateful when Boots arrived because he could finally buy bubble bath). I confess that I was ecstatic to see a Starbucks and immediately went in to […]
Friday/Saturday, April 14/15 I was equally sorry to leave the group and looking forward to having some time on my own and a break from constant sight-seeing and Chinese food. Everyone says you meet people when you travel alone. I hope this is true because otherwise it’s going to be a lonely couple of months. […]