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Bagan – An Ancient Kingdom (Day 2)
Myanmar Day 2 As with all days on tour, it began early. I actually run into a group of 60-something Swedes over breakfast and exchanged pleasantries over the fact that we were all escaping the depths of the Swedish winter, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bagan, burmese cigar, Dhammayangyi temple, Longyi, Minnanthu village, Nyang U market, Sulaimani temple, Thanaka
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Bagan – An Ancient Kingdom (Day 1)
Day 2 – Myanmar As I was beginning to learn on this trip of SE Asia, I would have to become accustom to rising at 4am every other day in order to make my transfer flights at 6 am. While … Continue reading
Bye bye Cambodia! Hello Myanmar!
Day 4 Cambodia. By the time I woke this morning I had felt I had been here a week after the intensive past couple of days. The leg was getting better – a good sign! This morning my guide planned … Continue reading
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Tagged Burma, Cambodia, myanmar, Rangoon, rice paddies, water buffalo, Yangon
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Sunrise, Boat Trips & Lara Croft
Day 3 – Cambodia I dragged myself from my bed around 4.45am (an ungodly hour) and prepared myself as best I could at that hour for my 5.15am pickup and trip to Angkor Wat to watch the sun come up. … Continue reading
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Tagged Dawn at Angkor What, Jungle temple, Lara Croft Tomb Raider, Tonle Sap Lake
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What? Angkor Wat! No, Angkor Thom! :)
Cambodia Day 2 Day began with an 8.30 pick up at the hotel by my guide & driver! Seemed excessive that one person requires two people & a car to be a tourist but I would soon learn the benefits … Continue reading
Cambodia! Mosquitos & Tuk-tuk choas!
With Sydney 12 hours behind me and quarter of the way around the world, I arrived in the Kingdom of Cambodia. The first thing to hit you is the tropical heat and humidity. Visa collected, customs passed, I found my … Continue reading
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Tagged Mosquito bites, Psar Chass, Siem Reap, Spider bites, Tuk tuk
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Sydney and Swedish Immigrants
For the 2nd day running I had a 4am start to make my flight to Sydney and with fingers-crossed and bated breath hoping they would let me on. Anyway, happy landings in Sydney thanks to an understanding Air New Zealand … Continue reading
Hamilton, Hobbits & Travel Hell
My arrival to the North Island of NZ saw me land into Auckland and then make the journey south to friends in Hamilton (or the Southfarthing in Hobbit speak). Here I met up with old friends from university days Greg, … Continue reading
Odds & Ends
Well, my travel blog has not kept up with my travels as I now find myself in Sydney and soon about to head to Cambodia, but anyway here comes an update from New Zealand. After my busy first 2 weeks … Continue reading
My old stomping ground – Dunedin
My road trip finished in Dunedin, my old stomping ground from university days. Here I had a chance to catch up with old friends, and check out the city after all these years away. Unfortunately, the city didn’t turn on … Continue reading
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Tagged Dunedin, Otago Harbour & Peninsula, Otago University, Port Chalmers
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