(All photos for this entry can be found here) (Monday May 1st, 2006) After dropping $40 each on three-day passes to the temples, we headed to the biggest, Angkor Wat. Since we started late we were assuming most of the tour groups would be gone by that time. It turned out to be a good …
Monthly Archives: May 2006
Day 1 in Cambodia
I’ll be posting some more writing and photos from our trip to Cambodia and Vietnam. Expect my slacker work ethic to dictate a slow speed. (Sunday, April 30th) Thanks to Paul performing cabbie duties, we left for LAX on Amtrak at 6PM on Friday. We arrived at Siem Reap, Cambodia at 4 PM on Sunday, …
Back home
The last spot we traveled to before heading home was Halong Bay, part of the Gulf of Tonkin. A green ocean spotted with tall limestone islands, Halong Bay is an amazing destination. We did a two day tour through Ocean Tours on the Hai Au Star, and loved it. It was the perfect blend of …
Bia Hoi
Only have time for a quick post before the tour bus gets here… We had wanted to try out Bia Hoi (fresh beer) in Saigon, but didn’t get around to finding a watering hole near our hotel. When went looking for one in Hanoi when we arrived, but they were all closed (11pm). Everything seemed …
Random Ha Noi
We arrived in Ha Noi around 10 PM last night. Our singing cabbie with a musical horn provided us with an adrenaline filled drive from the airport. Once the traffic opens up, everyone takes the opportunity to drive as fast as they can, regardless of lanes or the potential for smearing the scooter driver beside …