I later found this was home to Somsay, the main monk I met at Vientienne… A nice day after all. Not much to if not young and/or active like me, but explored, found a bridge, two places by the river, a glimpse of kayakers and two tubers coming back. a sad girl by the river...bumped …
Category: Travel Blog 2015-16
Journal entries from my year out solo backpacking round the world August 2015-June 2016
Luscious Laos
A real mix of cultural changes in this hardly heard of country, at least for me. From cattle in the gardens on Don Det to wats galore in Vientienne and sunsets to relax in on the Mekong In Laos as it happened, in Vientienne, the capital, I got the chance to actually meet and chat …
Unexpected friends in Vientienne
My first day in Vientiene, before I met the monks, I did what I always tended to do in somewhere new - I go out to explore! I pick up a map sometimes, if I find one in the hostel or kiosk etc. or even online sometimes. Not here though. So I wandered from my …
Luang Prabang to Vang Vieng
Over the mountains ... Took on a mum and son from the roadside, hitching I guess. I entertained him with animal pictures on my iPad ... The trip over the mountains to Vang Vieng was intense! It was scary, fast and stunning views! We saw the Houy Kom river, riding besides it at times. We …
Group dinner in Siem Reap
Patrick was a handy guy to know, and Monica too who helped him become a great companion, one of those, like Monica too, who enrich your travelling on a stop over! "Up At 4am tomorrow for sunrise at Angkor Wat! Another fun night with the other travellers in Siem Reap! Patrick and Monica ate grasshoppers …
Dinner on the town Siem Reap
On Pub Street, where else! And the market, street food and more When we went 'out for dinner' we ended up at a street vendor, by the busy, bustling if dark, park with locals and tourists alike! The noodles we got were cheap and delicious, we sat at the park edge finding a seat with …
Meet ups around the world!
Siem Reap was hot in the daytime, warm at night and always busy and bustling. About a 30 minute walk from the hostel, I eventually found my way which Patrick tested me on as we walked back, because I'd said I always got lost and rarely able to get my bearings easily wherever I travelled! …
Discovering Siem Reap
Much more than just the city to visit Angkor Wat ... This, for me, is what travelling is about - meeting people, making connections, making new friends and contacts and learning about other cultures. And here I certainly have!! Some people make an impression for different reasons, some you bond with, have a deeper connection …
Tonle Sap boat trip to Siem Reap
It was a new way to travel for me here, and one again discovered on researching the internet for ideas and transport information. It wasn’t cheap but OK, and probably easier than the roads and buses! It was a long day and so hot, on a noisy, smoky boat with other tourists but we did …
A tourist in Phnom Penn
Just been on a town tour by very reasonably priced tuk tuk or remork, such a mix of old and new, rich and poor, wats more numerous here again with people, cars and bikes vying for space on the 6 lane boulevards to two lane dusty roads. Noise, colour, balcony life and street life everywhere …
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