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Back in Thailand, lovely Bangkok (after Vietnamat least). I'm so happy to be here again. There isn't much to say about what happened during these 4 days. We finally visited the floating market (and it was lovely), but mainly just arranged last things before departure, went shopping (and searching) for new backpacks for the way home (mine was in disastrous shape/state) and bought some small presents to bring home. And missed our flight. Yes. Now, after spending 27 hours at the airport (not even in the duty free zone which is really big and very nice, as we didn't have the tickets yet), not sleeping, freezing due the airconditioning, nervously imagining the worst scenarios we could (like the next flight being fully booked, the new tickets having the price of small fortune and so on...) I ... read more

Yesterday we just arrived in HCM city. (Ho Chi Minh City). The first impression wasn't so great. Even though we knew where we want to go (we had the address) but we didn't know the exact place where it is from the bus station. The first person we met was a taxi driver - seemed as really nice one, who offered to take us to the hotel. So that was a blueTAXI (there are blue and white ones). As we needed to exchange money for vietnamese dong, he to took us to money exchange (it was jeweller-shop as well), where they gave us really bad rate (16.000 dong for one dollar, instead of 21.000 they gave us at the hotel...) Not having any 5 dollars note, we were forced to exchange the 20 dollar one. First ... read more

From Thailand to Cambodia, from the quiet island of Koh Chang (see my previous entry) to lively Siem Reap. After 13 hours in bus, another bus, tuk tuk, ferry and all the other stuff you need for transportation here, it is not easy to focus on finding a hotel here - even if it's not a big deal, there are plenty of them. But better find one by your own before and show the taxi /or tuk-tuk as they call it here, but i's not the same as you probably saw in Bangkok/ the adress straight away. Our dear driver tried to take us to some other places, where he becomes some money for bringing customers - but as usuall this aren't the best one you can get - we checked in in the hotel recommended ... read more

I fell in love with the city immediately after arriving. Unfortunately I think it's only one sided love, since I spent today in bed in hotel - partially running to the bathroom as even the little I ate yesterday wanted to go back the way it came - and partially I prayed for something to eat what would stay where it belongs. (It's been only two days and I already am longing after our bread with butter!) On the other side - it was my fault to take the straw out of that ice (made of no bottled mineral water) and drink with it. Silly me. I think I'll upload the photos whenever I'll find next internet connection (and pray more in the meantime, I hope it helps...) Anyway, arrival was very lovely. Eva Air stewards ... read more