http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/chrishen/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from chrishen en-us Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:40:03 +0000 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:40:03 +0000 Enjoy http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Krabi/blog-349515.html Hey allIt's been a while since my last post but I've been having so much fun lately that I have just not been able to write to you. The last I wrote about was Houay Xai and me getting on the slowboat to Luang Prabang.Luang Prabang.I had heard good and bad stories about the slowboat. The bad ones were usually about the wooden benches and the fact that there is very little to do. On the first day I http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Krabi/blog-349505.html See for yourselvesps there is another movie of me zipping on my hyves. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Laos/West/Bokeo-Nature-Reserve/blog-345256.html Hi everyonePaiSo the next day we headed off to Pai. The minibus took 35 hours to get there but the road was really nice as it was thru a beautiful mountainious terrain. We got some advice about where to stay and so booked ourselves into a small bamboo hut along the Pai river. After we had some dinner we explored the town centre and settled down for some Cupa Libres at a place where they were pla http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Laos/West/Bokeo-Nature-Reserve/blog-345261.html Allright some more pics. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/North-West-Thailand/Chiang-Mai/blog-342794.html Hello everyoneHere is another update about how I am doingPhitsanulok and Sukothai.The last thing I think I wrote about was Loburi. I left Loburi on the same day I got there at about 17.00h. It was a 5 hour train ride to Phitsanulok where I planned to spend two nights to be able to see the ancient capital of Sukothai. So I arrived in Phitsanulok at about 22.00h and tried to find a guesthouse. By http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/North-West-Thailand/Chiang-Mai/blog-342786.html Here some pics to go with my last post. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Lopburi/blog-339888.html Hi everyoneHere is my first post on Thailand enjoyBangkokAfter a long day in the bus and waiting for the bus at the border we finally got into Bangkok in the early evening. We booked ourselves into a cheap hotel in the 'backpacker area' called Kosan road. The plan as I mentioned before was to get to Vientiane as soon as possible. So the next day we went to a Tourism Authority Thailand TAT http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Lopburi/blog-339882.html With pics. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Siem-Reap/blog-336826.html Allright I will try to get you guys up to date now so the comments on what I have been doing might be a bit more brief then before. There might also be some typo's in the text because the keyboard is quite shitty here.Pnom Phen.When I got into Cambodia and Pnom Phen so many people already told me that it would probably be a pleasant surprise. Although I didn't have any particulair expectations it http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/blog-336814.html I sorry for the delay but due to the lack of fast internet connections I have not been able to upload any pictures in the last couple of weeks. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/South-Central-Coast/Hoi-An/blog-336795.html Hey everyoneIt has been a while since my last post but here it is HOI AN.My first day in Hoi An started off with what might have been the best breakfast I have had so far in Vietnam. After breakfast I walked around and explored the town. Although I had heard that there are lot's of tailors in Hoi An I didn't expect anything like this. Every second store is a tailor and you can literally get any http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/South/Phnom-Penh/blog-330343.html Sorry fore the delay but here are the pictures http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/South-Central-Coast/Hoi-An/blog-326657.html Ninh BinhAs I arrived at the Haiphong bus station I found out that there was no bus leaving in the next 2 hours. This is something that could have upset me if I was home but here in Vietnam it is just the way it is and there is no point in getting upset because it won't change anything it's part of the deal. So during the two hours of waiting I again met with the GermanAustrian couple who wer http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/South-Central-Coast/Hoi-An/blog-324819.html Here are the pictures belonging to my last post. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Red-River-Delta/Halong-Bay/blog-322323.html Hi everyoneWednesday afternoon I booked a trip to Sapa. This is a small town up in the mountains in Northwestern Vietnam. 5 Other people booked the same trip so there was 6 of us travelling together. We took the night train from Hanoi to Lau Cai whitch is one of the border towns with China. In Lau Cai we were picked up by a minibus and brought to a tour agency in Sapa. There we had breakfast and http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Red-River-Delta/blog-321239.html Hi everyoneThese are the pictures belonging to the post Goodmorning Vietnam. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Red-River-Delta/Cat-Ba-Island/blog-321226.html Hi GuysHere are the pictures that belong to the text 'Bye Bye Beijing'. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/blog-319190.html Hey everyoneMonday night after a pleasant flight from Beijing I arrived in Hanoi the capital of the socialist republic of Vietnam. In my lonely planet I had already found a couple of hostels that received positive comments and after taking a minibus from the airport towards the old city center I bumped right into the Hanoi Backpackers Hostel. For 5 euro's a night I have a bed in a dorm room with http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Red-River-Delta/Hanoi/blog-319199.html So the last entry from Beijing.The last couple of nights at the Holland Heineken House were amazing. We closed our doors on Sunday at 11pm only to have a crew party from 12pm onwards. A great party it was with the Heinkenrandstad management team operating the bar all the crew members were going crazy. I actually traded my Ajax shirt which I bought that day for 5 euro's for a uniform and hat of http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/blog-318781.html