Vietnam

Day 17- 20 Ho Chi Minh City to Siem Reap to Hanoi
July 26, 2008 - Ha Noi, Vietnam
Yes folks - its been a few days - difficult to get access in Cambodia, except from airport. So this is a retrospective journey of our last three days. Photos will follow in a couple of days when back in Singapore. Day 17 - Last day with J On our last day in Saigon - we were left to our own devices - a lazy breakfast, a little shopping, P and C...
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Clumsy in the USA...clumsy in Ha Noi
July 24, 2008 - Ha Noi, Vietnam
Some things never change...... This trip would not be complete without me having an accident....remember my ankle screw-up in Toronto?  :)  Anyway, I have had the longest and most tiresome week of my life at work (thus the reason I have been so blog-absent) this week.  Protocols that could easily be finished in four hours back home have...
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I swam the Pacific Ocean......
July 19, 2008 - Ha Noi, Vietnam
Oppppps, those prepositions are tricky aren’t they?  Should have read, I swam on/in (whichever one it is) the Pacific Ocean – but at least I got your attention.  I am sorry I am late posting this blog but I was super tired last night and it took me about four hours to upload and edit the pictures.  Once finished I HAD to go to bed since...
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Day 16 (2)- D's first experience and comments...
July 23, 2008 - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  I thought I'd wait until I experienced a squat toilet to respond, but didn't think it would take this long! On our way back from the Cu Chi tunnels, I had to get the driver to make a rather urgent toilet stop, so we pulled up to a rural gas station. Squat toilet in the back, out in the blazing sun, in a little concrete box with no running...
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Day 16 - Ho Chi Minh City
July 21, 2008 - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
It was another early breakfast, this time in the Continental Saigon Hotel's  spectacular French Colonial architecture, friendly staff and excellent service. We are living the high life here - as it is the end of the Vietnam tour ... and have treated ourselves (myself mainly) to having our laundry by the hotel service...what a life!   We met up...
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