http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/nuclearali/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from nuclearali en-us Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:20:22 +0000 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:20:22 +0000 Well only a few more days until I get home I'll be in London for a couple of days later this week as well more shoppingWe had a two day1 night boat ride this is just the very beginning of tourist season in Turkey as it is still a bit cold here The boat did not have ANY inside part it was completely open and we had to sleep on the deck when it was cold and windy The first day was okay b http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/blog-396510.html Since I'm on an Intrepid tour we've done tons of stuff the last few days Saw the Roman ruins at Ephesus went wine tasting fruit wines I'll be enjoying my bottle of peach wine next to the harbour tonight and we had a really cool day at Kayakoy. We went for a 3 hour hike through a ghost village it belonged to the Greeks that were depoted in the 1920s and all that is left is their stone ho http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/blog-395634.html So far Turkey is great I'm really enjoying the group that I'm with and we are doing lots of interesting things. The first day here I went by myself to the grand bazaar where I just wanted to buy a few items but ended up with many offers from men to take me out on the town that evening including guitar playing dinner drinks dancing..... Men also love to talk to travellers about their cous http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/blog-394106.html So continuing on to victoria falls....Victoria Falls has two sides one in Zambia and one in Zimbabwe. Lots of people and tour companies are avoiding the Zimbabwe side right now but we went there because our guide said that they could drive us quickly out if need be. The town was obviously once quite prosperous but is now sort of a ghost town We were told that things are improving now and the http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/blog-393017.html So going in no particular order this post is about two places in Botswana we visited. In Chobe we did a sleepout inside the park which was another of the best parts of the trip. We started by doing an afternoonsunset game drive through the park to the campsite and saw a female lion that had tried to kill a buffalo but did not succeed. She walked down the road in front of us and then lay down http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/blog-392515.html Hello I'm actually writing this from London since this is the first time I've had free wifi in almost a month This set of photos is from Kruger National Park and Blythe River Canyon in South Africa. In Kruger we got an awesome surprise upgrade to these tentlike cabins that apparently cost 250USD a night Much better than tents. The Kruger night drive was one of the highlights of the tr http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/blog-392446.html Just a quick FYI in case you're here looking for trip updates...I leave Saturday May 21 make a quick one night stop in London and then fly to Johannesburg. The tour I'm doing is found lta hrefhttpwww.africatravelco.comdetails.phptripid000019gthereltagt. I'll have internet access at some stops so I may do a quick update but no photos After the tour I'm in Cape Town for a few http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/blog-382270.html Well I think this will be my last update...for a few weeks anyways Havent been doing a ton of stuff since I am in Hanoi for 4 days just shopping and eating edible food Wednesday In the morning we left our boat on Halong Bay and took a bus to Hanoi which took about 4 hours. After checking in to the hotel I went to Koto for lunch which is a restaurant similar to Friends in Phnom Penh http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Red-River-Delta/Hanoi/blog-375408.html I've been without internet for a few days now since boats and stilt houses in Vietnam don't have wifi. They should really get it I wrote this entry over the course of a few days so all the tenses are off and I can't be bothered to fix them.Sunday Train ride on the Reunification Express from Hue to Ninh Binh. The train was a long ride over 10 hours. There were compartments with 4 people i http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Red-River-Delta/Hanoi/blog-374768.html More HueI haven't slept as well as I am on this trip since I got Daisy. Who knew a cat could be so disruptiveToday was a motorbike trip day which I plan on buying when I get back to Canada.... First we took them to the boat pier and got on a boat for a short trip down the Perfume River to a pagoda. Of course on the boat there was a lady trying to sell us all kinds of things but she mostly i http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/North-Central-Coast/Hue/blog-373576.html Finally a shorter bus day It was actually a lovely drive from Hoi An to Hue. Along the way we passed through Danag a super modern looking city thanks to it being completely destroyed during the war and had some very scenic views through a mountain pass. I can't believe how many mountains there are in Vietnam We also saw marble mountain which is one of 5 mountains made of marble. That http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/North-Central-Coast/Hue/blog-373294.html I'm currently staring at the pile of stuff I bought on my bed and trying to figure out how I'll transport it around Vietnam and also get it on the plane back home. Hm...this may take all evening.Sunday Had another lovely supper thanks to lonely planet This time pasta at a restaurant with an Italian chef. May try Vietnamese again next time now that I'm properly fed. After supper we found a http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/South-Central-Coast/Hoi-An/blog-372965.html Saturday Yet another looong bus drive from Dalat to Nha Trang a beachside resort. So lots of hotels restaurants beaches and touristy stuff We left the mountains which made for some scenic views. Stopped at a temple that looked like a mini angkor wat. More than any country I've been to so far people are really trying to rip us off by shortchanging us. So far I much prefer the Cambodian http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/South-Central-Coast/Nha-Trang/blog-371483.html Thursday A long long bus day We went about 300 km in EIGHT HOURS. Ahhh. The traffic wasn't bad and no other bus has been this slow Makes me wonder if there's something going on or something wrong with the bus Cause that's like...30 kmhr. The whole trip including stops was supposed to be 8 hours but it was more like 10. Uneventful day with lots of gross food. I want some Pho No 1 http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Central-Highlands/Da-Lat/blog-370939.html Hello from SaigonHo Chi Minh City I'm well on my way for my last portion of my trip the three week long tour of Vietnam We've spent the last few days exploring Saigon and the Mekong Delta.Monday Another city tour on cyclos. These cyclo drivers were much less friendly than the Cambodian ones Saw all the sites not super interesting but fun to drive around on cyclos. Went to the war muse http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Southeast/Ho-Chi-Minh-City/blog-370349.html Tuesday 2nd day in Siem Reap. Got up at 430 AM to watch the sun rise over Angkor Wat. Not exactly the most amazing thing I've ever seen but I'm not too into sunrises saw too many over them working overnight. There were tons of people there too so it's a pretty popular way to start the day. It was pitch black when we got there no lights and also no safety railings on the bridge you had http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Southeast/Ho-Chi-Minh-City/blog-369068.html Well I spent 30 minutes typing a huge entry and it got deleted. So I reufse to retype it now so all you get is pictures. Oh and go here httpwww.beatrichner.chSorry blame travelblog http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/blog-367959.html Photo post Enjoy. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Siem-Reap/blog-367635.html NOt typing on the greatest keyboard so excuse the mistakesIm in Siem REap right now the LAs VEgas of Cambodia SEriously. When you think of Cambodia do you think of trendy bars and restaurants free wifi in all the cafes and a million tourists Well thats what it is like here GOing back...Friday night got back from the airport and MArg had plans for the evening so I had the apartment to http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Siem-Reap/blog-367329.html Edited Somehow I added the same pics as the previous entry to this entry but the new ones are just further down the page after the older pics. Make sure you take a look because there's cute monkeys and fish in themSo today was my big boat trip to the Phi Phi Islands after you say their name you must then say that's where the movie 'The Beach' was filled with Leonardo Dicaprio. The tour http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Phuket/blog-366037.html