Nick Elsey
Flying to Kuala Lumpur
15 Apr 2009 Today I depart for Kuala Lumpur and after a couple of nights there, on to Hanoi. Lynn is staying on in Sydney for a few more...
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Travel Blog: South East Asia 2009
The sojourn continues - a week after returning from Western Australia, we're getting ready for a trip to Vietnam and Cambodia...just because it's there. I'm heading over to Vietnam a few days ahead of Lynn to reconnoitre and get some of the more adventurous activities out of the way...
You can also see more pictures from this trip here.
Nick Elsey
- May 3, 2009
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12 hours in KL
16 Apr 2009 On the way out I came across a piece in the in-flight magazine called “KL city tour”. Having utterly failed to do any...
Nick Elsey
- May 2, 2009
- 5 min
Hello Hanoi
17 Apr 2009 Over the next weeks these journal entries will attempt to give a slice of Vietnam and our experience of it. If you’re looking...
Nick Elsey
- May 1, 2009
- 5 min
Hanoi Round 2
18 Apr 2009 Off the a bright and early start (well, reasonably early), I launch out into the streets for the full-sized version – Reid’s...
Nick Elsey
- Apr 30, 2009
- 4 min
On the Boat
19 Apr 2009 I’m spending the next night and two days aboard the Emeraude on Halong Bay. Halong Bay is about 150 km, or 3 hours east of...
Nick Elsey
- Apr 29, 2009
- 3 min
Back to Hanoi
20 Apr 2009 In the morning we way slowly made our way back to shore after a hearty, tasty and undoubtedly cholesterol laden breakfast....
Nick Elsey
- Apr 28, 2009
- 6 min
Hoa Binh or Bust
21 Apr 2009 With my last full day in Hanoi before Lynn arrives, I toyed with the idea of a day tour out into the country to take in some...
Nick Elsey
- Apr 27, 2009
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Lynn Arrives
22 Apr 2009 This morning Lynn flies in from Kuala Lumpur, so after a lazy start I ride out with the car and driver to meet her at the...
Nick Elsey
- Apr 26, 2009
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Four nights in Hoi An
26 Apr 2009 New day, new city. Lynn has us booked on flights to Danang this morning, which is the closest airport to Hoi An, our next...
Nick Elsey
- Apr 25, 2009
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Nha Trang, briefly
27 Apr 2009 Early this morning we say a fond farewell to Hoi An and drive back up to Danang to catch a flight down to Nha Trang. Since...
Nick Elsey
- Apr 24, 2009
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Delightful Dalat
28 Apr 2009 Next stop on the grand tour is Dalat, about 100km inland and up in the hills. It was originally settled by the French in the...
Nick Elsey
- Apr 24, 2009
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The Monks of Dalat
29 Apr 2009 In the morning we jump on our moped and headed out to the Trac Lam Zen Monastery. Being up in the hills, Dalat is not only...
Nick Elsey
- Apr 23, 2009
- 2 min
Victorious Dalat
30 Apr 2009 Today is Victory Day where they celebrate the fall of Saigon in 1975 and the end of the American (aka Vietnam) war, and...
Nick Elsey
- Apr 22, 2009
- 5 min
Saigon
1 May 2009 And so we arrive at our last city in Vietnam – Saigon. Our expectations of this city are low – much of what we’ve read suggest...
Nick Elsey
- Apr 21, 2009
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Goodbye Vietnam
2 May 2009 In the morning we take a stroll down the street to check out the river (not overly pic turesque, but sporting a surprising...
Nick Elsey
- Apr 20, 2009
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Hello Cambodia
2 May 2009 I’m excited to check out Cambodia and compare it to Vietnam. Being a closeted Brit, my experience of this country is only...
Nick Elsey
- Apr 19, 2009
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Temples ‘a Plenty
3 May 2009 Dawn, as it turns out, is hideously early, so the thought of getting to a temple by sunrise is quickly put to one side. Far...
Nick Elsey
- Apr 18, 2009
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Flying Home
4 May 2009 Again, I set my alarm with the best of intentions of rousing Mr Seuen at the crack of dawn and heading back out to Angkor Wat...
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