Saigon and Phnom Penh

Asia
February 26th 2011

Published: March 15th 2011

Sorry everybody, the tenses in this one are all wrong, but I thought it's about time to post this! Also, its kind of long and depressing at times 😞 The night train pulls in at about 7am, the air is hot hot hot and sticky. I'm instantly sweating. We must be in Saigon. The station is relatively shiney and new, compared to everywhere else in Vietnam. We met an Aussie/Chinese guy on the train,... Read Full Entry

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Andy Sharpe

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The last few months of travel have been beautiful, frustrating, exhilarating, funny and generally the time of my life. A man once said that time slows down while you travel. That has been true of my time on the road. It feels like years ago I was packing and saying goodbye to my friends in Ottawa, Canada. After seeing such a small part of the Earth and her cultures and religions I've come to a few general realizations. First and foremost is that despite our differences, the human race is largely the same. People are shockingly similar around the world and share the same hopes and dreams. It... full info

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16th March 2011

Michael Bisson
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Opera?
Thats the Hotel de Ville, the communist parties offices, not the theatre! :-)

16th March 2011

asharpe
Andy Sharpe

Opera?
Lol, you're right! Travelblog doesn't let you SEE the photo you're captioning, other than a minuscule thumbnail. You can see in a later photo that I got it right ;)

16th March 2011

Brenda
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Oh boy, you left me speachless....
Goodness - what an experience.... so thankful to see it through your eyes... don't know if I could have taken all the sadness at man's inhumanity towards man. But this is all part of your travels, so I'm glad you've captured it, so very tastefully. Your writing is excellent Andy and you will have such a wonderful book of travel documentary and gorgeous pictures when you return home. I'm so glad that you are having joyous experiences with new-made friends and beautiful scenery as well, so as not to become overwhelmed by the harsh realities you've seen. By contrast, our Florida trip was child's play! But playing golf in the sunshine among the palm trees was refreshing nonetheless - and the bonus is that Spring is slowly arriving in Ontario. Think of you often and pray for your safety. xoxo P.S. Don't forget to wear green tomorrow to celebrate your Irish heritage.

26th March 2011

Jan
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Now that I have stopped crying I am speechless.

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