Monthly Archives: October 2009

Vietnam. A very Nha Trang Halloween

Back to Hanoi Our Halloween day started early, doing our Hanoi-Catba trip in reverse (bus, ferry, minibus, bus), back to the Hanoi station. We had that great pho again for less than $1 each, and grabbed a taxi to the … Continue reading

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Vietnam. Cat-ba Island

After sleeping like a bunch of logs for the night, we rolled out of bed at 9am, only to find free breakfast had already ended. Sigh. We walked around a bit until we found a place serving omelets and other … Continue reading

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Welcome to Vietnam. Hanoi and the trip to Cat-ba

We arrived in Vietnam with little excitement, except the old woman getting onto the plane who, once her roller suitcase had to be turn on its side and carried, could not lift her heavy bag and wrestled with it for … Continue reading

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Thailand to Vietnam

Last day in Thailand I slept in late ‘til 9am, only to find Griff had been awake for a while reading.  There is something to be said about sleeping while someone else is awake next to you, a soothing calm … Continue reading

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Thailand. Chang Mai

Our travels from Krabi to Chiang Mai were rather uneventful.  We took a taxi to the Krabi airport, checked in early, and I worked more on keying out my Nepal botany photos. Since AirAsia will sell you plane tickets from … Continue reading

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Thailand. Krabi.

After a nice long night sleep we strolled out to the beach area for breakfast.  It was yet another clear and beautiful day in the tropics. Soon we were on our way to Krabi via minivan, which would take 2 … Continue reading

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Thailand. Koh Lanta

A morning on the internet finalized our plans for the next 4 days and included several plane tickets and three hotel reservations.  We had decided that it was not yet time to leave the beaches for Chiang Mai, and figured … Continue reading

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Thailand. Koh Phi Phi snorkeling and Monkey Beach

We awoke to get our complimentary breakfast and head out to meet our snorkel group, and were greeted by a very dark and omnious looking sky.  We, seeming none the worries, lazily strolled across the grass by the pool to … Continue reading

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Thailand. Koh Phi Phi

The ferry to Koh Phi Phi We awoke around 6:30am to eat breakfast and catch our van to the ferry at 7:10am.  Even though our ferry was not due to depart until 9am, we were told there was some kind … Continue reading

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Thailand. A night in Phuket.

After sleeping in we had a beautiful breakfast overlooking the water and watching the fish schools dart here and there in the gentle waves. We hung out at the pool for a bit and then around noon checked out of … Continue reading

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