December 2008

Some Temple Pics

December 28, 2008
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Boxing Day Cycle Frenzy

December 27, 2008

Boxing Day is the big day for sport back home, so even though I’m zillions of miles away I thought I’d show some willing and decided to cycle out to the temples around Angkor Wat. It was a nice ride but the traffic was a bit heavy despite the fact it was only 8.15am – […]

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Christmas Day

December 27, 2008

Dave Perkes, the English guy who runs the Peace of Angkor Guesthouse (my current home in Siem Reap) organises a Christmas Day party every year for guests, ex-pats, his staff and assorted locals. There’s plenty of free food and drink and music is supplied by by a band of local Cambodians, all of whom have […]

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Ho Chi Mihn City Airport

December 24, 2008

At last! Free, fast wifi at HCMC Airport. 11am on Christmas Eve and then outside temp is a pretty mild 27 degrees C. Just flown here from Hoi An where it was absolutely peeing down. I’m off again in about an hour to Cambodia and Siem Reap. I was last here 5 years ago and […]

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Hoi An

December 23, 2008

DOH! Can’t upload pictures! Will try again later Come to Hoi An! It’s a total tonic after Hanoi – the sea air is fresh and breathable and you can cross the road in relative safety. The weather has ben a bit mixed but tat least the sun’s shone between showers and the rain’s been warm. […]

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Hanoi

December 23, 2008

Hanoi’s not without charm, the Old Quarter is very, er, old and full of narrow streets and mysterious alleyways. The area around St. Joseph’s cathedral is quieter and has some great shops selling jewellery, paintings and ceramics and brilliant old Communict propoganda posters. And of course, Hoikem Lake is an inner city jewel. Wandering the […]

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Holed up in Hanoi

December 17, 2008

Hanoi – noisy, polluted, expensive.  Struggling to keep the blog up to date because of lack of high speed internet.  Hopefully I’ll find a decent connection soon and start posting interesting stuff.

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Bangkok to Hanoi – Pt 1

December 14, 2008

Yes, I have been busy today updating this millstone of a blog.  Still, it’s waaaay too hot for a fair skinned European like me to be outside this afternoon.  Much more comfortable to be in my air conned room writing this stuff  –  I do hope someone out there is reading it. <!– @page { […]

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Bangkok – Where is everyone…?

December 14, 2008

<!– @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } –> There was no sign of the recent trouble at Bangkok airport but there were far fewer travellers there than you normally see. The temperature is ok though, mid 20’s and not very humid. An early evening stroll along Sukhumvit Road […]

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Air France to Bangkok

December 14, 2008

Been in Bangkok a few days now and finally feel able to write and think coherently. 12 hour flights in cattle class plus the sudden exposure to high temperature and humidity (plus cheap, cold beer) lead to a definite mushiness of thinking. The flight with Air France was ok except that my in-seat video screen […]

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