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Angkor: Angkor Wat
One of the worlds crown jewels of ruins lie in the Cambodian rainforest north of Siem Reap. Angkor Wat is the main attraction of the area, but there are at least 50 temples in the region, which were all...
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Angkor: Beng Mealea
The Angkor temple complex consists of the world famous Angkor Wat, but is also consists of over 40 other temples in the region. Adjacent to this region is that of Beng Mealea, a near equally sized temple,...
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Siem Reap
Just north of this Cambodian city is the ancient mega temple ruin complex of Angkor, including Angkor Wat. We did a lot of templing in the area, and those will be their own stories. But we spent some nice...
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Phnom Penh
We said goodbye to Vietnam early in the morning, sharing the bus with Ben and Kathryn, two travelers we met the night before. The destination was Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The border crossing here was the...
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Vietnamese Food
One of the biggest reasons I wanted to go to Southeast Asia was for the food. Some of my favourite foods are noodles and dumplings so it was an easy decision. When we got to Hanoi, we were bombarded...
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Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam’s commercial centre. This city on first impression was like no other in Vietnam. And after we left, that conclusion still holds. Full of food, culture and vibrancy. It was a long and short...
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Hoi An
This lovely little river and ocean city was a delight for a few days to live in. The city of Hoi An is a tourist hub of activity. The local things to do are go to the tailors for clothes, and to do...
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Kong Collapse
This was the adventure of a lifetime. We saw some of the rarest geology on the planet, and caved through 5km of limestone underneath snakes, boars, tigers and the rest of the thick, war torn Vietnamese...
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Phong Nha
A debacle of a bus ride to get here, the land of massive caves. Cao Bang, where we were coming form, isn’t exactly on the tourist trail. It’s also not populated either. So the only bus is...
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Cao Bang
One more stop in the cold mountains for us, and that is the town and province of Cao Bang. The journey here was an adventure in itself. We took the “local bus,” which is just a 20 seat minivan...