http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/abelmore/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from abelmore en-us Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:23:35 +0000 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:23:35 +0000 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 http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Oahu/Waikiki/blog-415202.html 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 http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/blog-412995.html 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. Ou http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Bangkok/blog-410405.html 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 http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/South/Phnom-Penh/blog-408443.html 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 yesterdayAs 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 Ca http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/East/Banlung/blog-407788.html 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 gl http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Siem-Reap/blog-405217.html As I write this I sit in the foyer of our lovely hotel in Siem Reap in Northern Cambodia. Robin did request a lsquofood blogrsquo 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 Irsquoll try to stick to the events of the past week. We arrived in Vientiane in Laos. Which very much live http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Laos/West/Vientiane/blog-404188.html As promised I am updating my blog from Vientianne pronounced Weing Chien. The internet here doesnrsquot 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 http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/North-East-Thailand/Nong-Khai/blog-402592.html 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 http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Red-River-Delta/Hanoi/blog-401611.html 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 http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Southeast/Ho-Chi-Minh-City/blog-399378.html Having recently arrived in Kuala Lumpur I can assure you it is a long way from the UK. Reciving approximately zero hours of sleep on the flight out I got to enjoy the whole 12 hour flight inluding some pretty hefty turbulance somewhere over India. Not only that but it is the first time I have ever done such a significant flight in economy. However all that aside Malaysian airlines were real http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-398516.html Hi guys this is my blog which hopefully I will keep updated on my travels. In order to avoid expensive postage on postcards as well as writing the same thing several times my main method of communication will be through this blog and internet speeds permitting I will also be able to upload a few photos Please click Subscribe above now so that I can make sure you are getting these messag http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/West-Sussex/Horsham/blog-395405.html