I don't have as much time as I usually do to write these, so I apologise (or say "you're welcome") in advance that this blog will be a bit shorter than usual. This is also slightly helpful, as the place I am blogging about is Hawaii, and it is quite hard to keep "we went to this beech" interesting after the 6th or 7th time. Anyway, we got aboard the last two seats on the Qantas flight from Sydney to Honolulu, and arrived 12 hours before we took off (thanks to crossing the international date lie). Well rested on the flight, [View Full Entry]

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[img=http://www.destination360.com/australia-south-pacific/australia/images/s/australia-sydney-opera-house.jpg left]As I write this, I sit in a crazily expensive internet cafe in Honolulu, Hawaii, it may take a while to write therefore, as I do a bit a day, whilst also checking other websites, so I apologise for the delay. We arrived in Sydney on the 19th, early in the morning, getting to the hotel around 10, where we were told to wait until one in the afternoon before our room would be ready. To pass the time, we took a ride on the subway to the Central Quays area, which was right next to the [View Full Entry]

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[img=http://www.internationaltraveldeals.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/bangkok-attractions-the-grand-palace.jpg right]I have finally gotten time to write my blog after a busy time visiting two of the biggest cities in South East Asia - Bangkok and Hong Kong. Our first journey after leaving Phnom Penh was to fly the short trip to Thailand's capital, Bangkok. We were staying in a small, but very pleasant Guesthouse a little bit outside Bangkok, which meant we were nicely out of the hustle and bustle of the city. Our only day in Bangkok comprised of three main events. The first was a trip to the Gr [View Full Entry]

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After a long 12 hour journey to the capital, we found ourselves in Phnom Penh. The French colonial influence on the city, like in Saigon, is very clear to see, as the open spaces and picturesque sidewalks could have been in Paris itself. We had 2 full days in Phnom Penh, which meant that we were going to be very busy during our time there. The first morning, therefore, was an early one, as we had a car booked for 8am in the morning. Our first two stops that morning would give us a better understa [View Full Entry]

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Apologies for the delay in updating this, there have been a few technical issues with Travel Blog.org, but these seem to now have been fixed. Here is the blog I wrote yesterday: As promised, I am writing from Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. I have been rather remote for the last week, in the North Eastern Rattanakiri province. To get an idea of how remote it is, click this link for a map of Cambodia: http://www.circleofasia.com/maps/mapofcambodia. [View Full Entry]

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As promised, I am blogging on my last day in Siem Reap. My original intention was to write this blog this morning, watching the election results come in. I did however realise yesterday that I am a day to early, and when the election results come rolling in, I will be in a car going to the middle of nowhere, quite literally. Instead I am blogging this evening, which also allows me to give you a glimpse of some of the non-temple activities we have taken part in, in Siem Reap. Clearly, the main attraction in and around Siem Reap is [View Full Entry]

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As I write this, I sit in the foyer of our lovely hotel in Siem Reap, in Northern Cambodia. Robin did request a ‘food blog’, although I may wait until leaving Cambodia before doing so - it should be far more interesting, as if something moves, the Khmers will eat it. Therefore, I’ll try to stick to the events of the past week. We arrived in Vientiane in Laos. Which very much lives up to its billing as a ‘sleepy town’. With a population of 400,000, it is very different to the other [View Full Entry]

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As promised, I am updating my blog from Vientianne (pronounced Weing Chien). The internet here doesn’t seem to like my blog much, so I hope you can read this! The first day in Nong Khai was spent enjoying the views from the Mut Mee terrace, looking across the Meakong River. The next day was a bit more action packed, with a surprisingly long cycle to the sculpture park in Nong Khai, which is truly bizarre. Sculptures, standing 7 storeys high look over the park, dwarfing visitors. They [View Full Entry]

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Apologies for the delay in updating my blog, there have been a variety of factors affecting this, partially that I am going to make some comments on Vietnam that I couldn't really make from inside the country, partly that I've spent very little time on the internet, and partly pure laziness. Due to this, I will apologise in advance, this blog may be slightly longer than the previous two. As I type this, I am sitting in an Internet Cafe on the Meakong River, in Northern Thailand. It seems a world away from the [View Full Entry]

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After writing my last blog, we headed to the Batu caves, just North of Kuala Lumpur, a Hindu temple inside spectacular limestone caves. Despite the (272!) stair walk to the caves, it is an attreaction well worth a visit. The next day brought more travel, and after spending the morning in the markets, we headed to the airport for our flight to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. This was a relatively easy trip, and within an hour we were on the tarmack at Saigon airport. By far the biggest challenge in Saigon is [View Full Entry]

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