http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/BenChrista/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from BenChrista en-us Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:04:58 +0000 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:04:58 +0000 Wow we had an amazing holiday in Krabi NOW I know why people go to Thailand I have to admit that I am partial to Cambodia Vietnam It was absolutely one of the most beautiful beach areas we have been to. The rock formations the lush landscapes the mangrove forests the beautiful beaches and water...all incredibly gorgeous. I've been really slow putting up these photos...we actually went http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Krabi/blog-434636.html The end of March is a good time to visit Siem Reap...the weather is not too hot yet the tourists have just left and hotels are starting to offer great discounts So off we went This was Ben's first adventure north of Phnom Penh we tend to head south to the beach. He ended up loving Siem Reap and we had a great time. The weather was perfect Angkor was magnificent we met the most aweso http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Angkor/blog-201445.html For a multitude of reasons we decided we needed a relaxing weekend at the beach So we called our local Cambodian rental car agency and ordered up the 20 Toyota Camry special. We also decided we wanted a touristfree weekend so instead of heading to popular Sihanoukville we headed to beautiful and peaceful Kep Kep is a three hour drive Southeast of Phnom Penh and is less than an hours fro http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/South/Kep/blog-197383.html Greetings friends This is Part 2 of our travel blog. Go back to Part 1 to read about the start of our trip and our time in Cairo Nile Cruise When we first arrived in Luxor we brought all our bags to our Nile cruise boat We slept on the boat for the 2 days we were in port at Luxor. The boats are 3 and 4 stories tall with about 4050 rooms. Our room was just like a typical hotel r http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Egypt/blog-189950.html You know you had a good trip to Egypt when once you return home you can't stop looking at your photos you pledge to learn Arabic you romanticize every aspect of your trip conveniently forgetting about the crazy tour schedule the baksheesh obsession and the horrible plane rides and you start scheming to see how fast you can get back We have been doing all of these things...we h http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Egypt/blog-189319.html