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Monthly Archives: November 2009
China. Back to Hong Kong
We awoke in our somewhat sketchy hotel after a lovely and thoroughly restful night. We checked out and found that our awesome Thai place was not open yet. So instead we took the public trolley to the Marriott, where our … Continue reading
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China. 3 cities in 2 days – it is possible, but we ended up in a sketchy hotel as a result…
China Day 9: Bus back to Chengdu As we had a couple days ago, we awoke early for breakfast. This time, we ate at the Sheraton buffet (same as the night before), despite breakfast being free at our current hotel. … Continue reading
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China. Getting to Jiuzaighou National Park
China Day 7: Bus to Jiuzaighou Aside from everyone smoking, another problem is that everything starts at 8am (tour buses, trains, etc), but our hostel did not start serving until 7am. Thinking this would be no problem, we got to … Continue reading
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China. Guilin City and onto Chengdu
Guilin City After a rainy night we slept in a little bit and really enjoyed resting. Being cold makes getting out of bed tougher too. We had contemplated a Li River cruise, but seeing that the weather was still raw … Continue reading
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China. Guilin and Rice Paddy Field Trip
The two main reasons to go to Guilin, according to the book anyway, are to cruise the Li River and see the dragon’s backbone rice terraces. Guilin is a place where the mountains rise almost vertically out of the valley … Continue reading
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China. Hong Kong
Sunday, Nov 8th – Hong Kong Our flight from Saigon to Hong Kong was somewhat silly. Besides departing at 6am (meaning waking up at 3:45am, yuck!), we found ourselves on a 2 hour United Flight with about 500 passengers. Just … Continue reading
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Vietnam. Phu Quoc Island Adventures
We had scheduled a flight to Phu Quoc Island for this morning and headed to the airport amidst the traffic and chaos. It was a nice sunny day and we were excited to have our last couple days on the … Continue reading
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Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam Day 8: Mui Ne to Ho Chi Minh City We took a morning bus from Mui Ne to Ho Chi Minh City, also known as Saigon. The ride was pleasant except my would-never-pass-as-a-camel bladder couldn’t seem to handle the … Continue reading
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Vietnam. Weathering a Typhoon and escape to Mui Ne Beach
Monday, Nov 2, 2009 The Typhoon Hits Nha Trang A nice night sleep ‘til 8:30am (Griffin’s love for free breakfast is the ONLY thing that got me out of bed) awoke to gray skies, but no rain and not much … Continue reading
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