Hanoi’s Old Quarter
Hanoi is a very old place. It has been inhabited since 3000BC and the city just celebrated it’s 1000th year of existence in 2010. The Old Quarter is the original…
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Angkor Wat
Incredible as it seems we woke up 6 minutes before our wakeup call at 3:54am and in swift order got ready for our driver. We also had arranged for a…
Park Hyatt Siem Reap
We arrived in Siem Reap after dark and were picked up by our pre-arranged Park Hyatt driver. The drive from the airport to town is only about 4km but takes…
Bangkok Flower Market
After our wonderful stops at the Amphawa Floating Market and the Maeklong Railway Market we headed back to Bangkok to get to the Flower Market. We wanted to take advantage…
Maeklong Railway Market
This market was high on our list because it is so unique. The entire market straddles the train tracks that the passenger train travels to Maeklong. We the train slows…
Amphawa Floating Market
This is what you get when you order a “roomy vehicle with a driver” in Thailand: Oh well, it had nice air conditioning, it was comfortable, and we were going…
Bangkok is not for beginners
We’ve been all over Asia including some of the world’s largest cities, among people that don’t speak a word of English, navigated trains and taxis and even boats but nothing…
