Category Archives: Trips

It is still the rainy season in Cambodia, and last night proved it! We had very heavy rain and thunderstorms throughout the night and into most of the morning. Our room is a bungalow located in some wooded area so … Continue reading →

OK, so I am running out of titles, all may become clear later! There was no great rush to get moving today as we weren’t being met until 1045. Needless to say we didn’t rush. Once at the airport it … Continue reading →

After breakfast we left the hotel around 0820. I wasn’t too sure about this mornings tour as it was a cookery class!! As we left breakfast, the pool area was empty, as you can see there are no German tourists … Continue reading →

OK, the title relates to the temple we saw today, but I guess applies equally well to us! We had a good local meal in the hotel restaurant last night and hit the sack at at a more reasonable time … Continue reading →

Today we were met at a respectable hour (1000) by our guide and driver and driven to the Hanoi Airport. This time we had no issues with check-in! After about an hours flight we landed at Da Nang, about 400 … Continue reading →

Before we get on with today’s adventures, let’s fast rewind to yesterday. All started out fine, we boarded the high speed train, we were collected from the station and taken to the airport. At check in we had a problem. … Continue reading →

Of course a busy day had to be followed by an early start. 😊 Up at 5AM, finally I realise there really are two 5 o’clocks per day. Today we were off to see / participate in a daily routine, … Continue reading →

We headed down for breakfast around 0745 for an 0830 pick up. Today was a mixed bag of visits with our first stop being the Royal Palace Museum. It was built in 1904 during the French colonial era for the King … Continue reading →

We almost made it #1 at breakfast again, but had to settle for #2 this morning. It was then a quick 10 minute trip into the airport. It was during this trip that we discovered our guide made jewellery and … Continue reading →

Ok, I know you’re all suffering withdrawal symptoms after missing yesterdays blog!! There were a couple of reasons, it was a long day with not too much time to write and I was suffering from a cough/cold which seemed to … Continue reading →