Nha Trang, Vietnam March 21st – 23rd 2011 (Sunrise at Nha Trang.) I had originally wanted to go straight to Hoi An from Saigon thinking I would skip Nha Trang because I didn’t think there was much else there besides a beach but the lady at my guesthouse who helped me book my ticket told…
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Saigon, Vietnam
Saigon, Vietnam March 15th – 18th 2011 I used to call this place “Ho Chi Minh City” but “Saigon” just rolls off the tongue much better. It was relatively painless getting here. Caught a shared van to the border, got stamped by both Cambodian and Vietnamese immigration, then saw one of many tourist buses waiting…
Wedding crashing in Cambodia
Svay Rieng, Cambodia March 14th 2011 It was an opportunity to experience something new and unique on my travels so I had to finally say yes to an invitation to check out a Cambodian wedding. The girl sitting beside me on the bus, Li Na, asked me once or twice and each time I said…
Sihanoukville, Cambodia
Sihanoukville, Cambodia March 8th – 10th 2011 Sihanoukville is a beach-side town about 4-5 hours bus-ride South-West of Phnom Penh. (I have never fit this many hyphenated words into a sentence before.) I’d like to point out almost every bus-ride I’ve been on has been pleasant in SE Asia, unlike India/Nepal or Africa. When you’re…
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Phnom Penh, Cambodia March 4th – 7th 2011 I had bought a ticket for Battambang. I was waiting for my pick-up to arrive but it was late so I decided to walk to the bus ticket office, which was nearby. I saw a van with the travel agency’s name on it coming down the street…
Siem Reap, Cambodia (Angkor Wat)
Siem Reap, Cambodia March 3rd – 4th 2011 I made getting to Siem Reap harder than it was. I should’ve just bought a ticket directly to Siem Reap the day before for a morning bus. I had assumed that I could get one of the many local buses there but the locals wouldn’t cooperate in…
Poipet, Cambodia
Poipet, Cambodia March 1st 2011 Took a 5-hour bus from Bangkok to Aranyaprathet, a town at the border of Thailand and Cambodia. The tuk-tuk driver tried to drop me off at a “travel agency” to help us tourists get Cambodia visas but I knew immediately it was bullshit because we can get visas on-arrival at…
Bangkok, Thailand Part Deux
Bangkok Part Deux February 26th – 28th 2010 From Vientiane, I took a bus to the Laos/Thailand border and crossed into NongKhai. There were no more overnight sleeper bunks left so I had no choice but to take a 3rd-class seat on a 13-hour train ride. It was going to be a long, long night…
Vientiane, Laos
Vientiane, Laos February 23nd – 25th 2010 Left Luang Prabang early in the morning to catch a 9:30 am bus to Vientiane. Luckily for me, they still had seats on the tourist bus, which is more comfortable and takes a shorter time than a local bus, although more expensive of course. It was quite a…
Luang Prabang, Laos
Luang Prabang, Laos February 18th – 22nd 2010 I decided to leave Chiang Mai after only one night. It was a bit boring for me but to be fair, maybe I didn’t give it a fair chance. Perhaps, a day or two more might’ve changed my outlook. Regardless, I took a local bus to Chiang…