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77-80 Siem Reap to Kratie

February 14, 2012 Ryan and Mel Leave a comment

See trip index here, Cambodia index here, and more photos from Cambodia here Our last chilled day in sunny Siem Reap we did research on how to get to our next destination – Kratie – on the way to Pakse in Laos.  Quite a journey with very limited options, and…

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Posted in: Asia Backpacking Filed under: Cambodia

73-77 Battambang to Siem Reap (Angkor Wat etc)

February 10, 2012 Ryan and Mel Leave a comment

See trip index here, Cambodia index here, and more photos from Cambodia here After another lovely street food meal, with some superb shakes we said goodbye to Battambang – a tatty place with a friendly feel.  Hopefully it will improve over the next few years.  Our bus journey from Battambang…

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Posted in: Asia Backpacking Filed under: Cambodia

SE Asia Trip – Map of route

February 6, 2012 Ryan and Mel Leave a comment

Below is a very very rough map of the route we’ve taken.  Doesn’t look much, but we’ve fitted in all we can!  Details of the trip index can be found here The colours are:- Blue:  Overland by bus or train Black:  Flight Red: Boat Yellow:  Combination of bus/boat   View…

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69-73 Phnom Penh to Battambang

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See trip index here, Cambodia index here, and more photos from Cambodia here On our return to Phnom Penh, we wondered if our positive views would change after our experience in Sinanoukeville, as to be fair, there are plenty of girlie bars and “hello tuktuk!” men.  But something about PP…

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66-68 Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville to Phnom Penh

February 1, 2012 Ryan and Mel 1 Comment

See trip index here, Cambodia index here, and more photos from Cambodia here Our positive view of Cambodia and Phnom Penh continued after going out for a beer at 50p a glass and then to the local night market for tea.  You can’t get more authentic than joining pretty much…

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63-65 Phnom Penh Cambodia

January 29, 2012 Ryan and Mel 1 Comment

See trip index here, Cambodia index here, and more photos from Cambodia here On day 63 we entered our fourth country on this trip – Cambodia. We have to admit, prior to this trip we knew nothing about Cambodia except the infamous Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge, and perhaps…

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Vietnam Costs and Review

January 27, 2012 Ryan and Mel 1 Comment

Vietnam Costs and Review See our general tip page here.  Note the costs here do not include external flights, vaccines and insurance etc – this will be detailed at the end of the trip.   Total per day   VND gbp VND gbp Accommodation 7,056,000 £225.49 415,059 £13.26 Trains 0 £0.00…

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59-63 Ho Chi Minh, Mekong to Cambodia

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See trip index here,Vietnam index here and additional Vietnam photos here After new year we carried on exploring Ho Chi Minh – but just as the , most things are closed at new year.  So sadly, for 2 days most of the shops were closed and the typically buzzing atmosphere…

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Backpack trip: Half Way Point Review (60/120)

January 24, 2012 Ryan and Mel Leave a comment

Well we’ve made it to the half way point, 60 days out of 120.  Sadly this means we’re slowly heading back home I guess. 🙁 As this is our first ever backpacking trip we thought we’d summarise how things are so far. Places We love Southern Thailand and are really…

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55-58 Hoi An to Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC)

January 23, 2012 Ryan and Mel Leave a comment

See trip index here,Vietnam index here and additional Vietnam photos here For our last full day in Hoi An we decided to go to the Marble Mountains which are about 30km away.  We were told the only way to get there was via a private taxi ($25) and then get…

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