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Day 28 - Hong Kong - Up, Down and Side to Side
We got up a bit later this morning and went back to the same cafe we had for breakfast yesterday. It was nice just having a familiar spot to start the day. Our big plan for the morning was hitting Victoria Peak. Figuring out the MTR (the main subway train) to get there was a bit of an effort. The stations are massive and we couldn't figure out exactly which station we needed to get to. Finding the right exit from the train station wasn't too easy, but in the end figured it d
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Day 27 - Hong Kong
This morning I set out for a walk towards the water with Mike, Gill, and James. The city was already in full motion, people moving with that steady Hong Kong pace that never really slows down. As I crossed one of the roads, I got shoulder checked by an older woman who didn’t even glance back. I'm sure it wasn’t meant to be aggressive, but man I kind of felt like she was thinking to herself "Get out of my way you damn tourist". We wandered along the shore, it was around 10am a
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Day 26 - Farewell Vietnam, Hello Hong Kong
I awoke this morning at about 4am, not ideal, I knew I would be waking at around 5:30am in order to get ready to head to the airport, I ended up just watching some shows until wake up time and then had a shower before heading downstairs for breakfast. After breakfast it was a drive to the Airport of about an hour, and then about an hour getting our ticket and passing through immigration. After borading the plane ai sat down and waited until whoever my seat neighbour was going
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Day 25 - Hanoi
My parents begin their trip back home today, so we had breakfast after a little sleep in and then we made our way our for a walk with the...
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Day 24 - Ha Long Bay back to Hanoi
What the heck was that? That was my first thought when I woke to a loud boom of thunder this morning. It was the loudest thunder I’ve...
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Day 23 - Ha Long Bay
After breakfast we jumped in our luxury van for the 3 hour trip to our cruise departure point, along the way stopping at a "rest stop" by...
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Day 22 - More Temples and off to Hanoi
Checking out today and heading to Hanoi, thankfully we were able to arrange a late checkout at 1pm, meaning this morning we got to go see...
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Day 21 - Ride and Relax
While Siam Reap is known mainly for Angkor Wat and a number of the other temples, today was more about relaxing ans getting away from the...
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Day 20 - Angkor Wat and Other Temples
I don’t even know where to start with today’s post, there was just so much to see. We were up before sunrise to head out to Angkor Wat,...
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Day 19 - Mekong Cruise Day 8 - Off to Siem Reap
A slightly earlier rise this morning to get up and bid farewell to our home for the last 7 days, I had a quick shower and headed up on to...
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Day 18 - Mekong Cruise Day 7
Today was a rather quiet day, a day to get packed and relax a bit before we disembark Serenity for the last time tomorrow. While it was a...
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Day 17 - Mekong Cruise Day 6
Woke this morning at 6am, probably a little earlier than needed today as today our ship left dock at 6am to make its way onto our next...
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Day 16 - Mekong Cruise Day 5
This mornings activities started with a trip along the road to Oudong, Cambodia's former royal capital from the early 17th century until...
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Day 15 - Mekong Cruise Day 4
Today I woke rather early at about 2:30am, after I struggled to get to sleep I finally started to doze off just after 5am. I finally...
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Day 14 - Mekong Cruise Day 3
After a night of poor sleep, I got up early and headed out of deck to do a few laps of their 106m track, just walking as I would not...
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Day 13 - Mekong Cruise Day 2
After a buffet breakfast this morning we boarded a traditional sampan boat for our first excursion on the banks of the Mekong. Your first...
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Day 12 - Mekong Cruise Day 1
Disappointing breakfast this morning, but I guess 1 day out of 12 isn't too bad, today is the start of our Mekong River Cruise, 7 days...
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Day 11 - Casual Day in Ho Chi Minh with lots of rain
An easy day today, nothing really planned apart from breakfast at 8am so we could eat and try and get some idea of what we wanted to do...
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Day 10 - Cu Chi Tunnels
Woke a little before 6am this morning to get ready for today's trip. James and I headed off to the Cu Chi Tunnels to get an idea of what...
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Day 9 - Travel day to Ho Chi Minh
Today headed to Ho Chi Minh City where we will spend the next few days until we start our Boat Cruise. An hours drive to the Airport from...
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