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December 13, 2003

Sapa

Tuan, our guide, chartered a clunky Russian jeep to take us a few kilometres out of Sapa to the starting point of the trek. Despite his earlier reassurances, the trails down to Ban Ho village were treacherous. Going down was...

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Posted by Steve on December 13, 2003 10:31 AM
Category: Vietnam

December 12, 2003

Hanoi, and the frozen north

Every time I arrive in a new country, it seems to be in the middle of some kind of national celebration. In Kathmandu it was Dasain, the rather bloodthirsty festival of the goddess Durga; in Bangkok I walked straight into...

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Posted by Steve on December 12, 2003 10:08 AM
Category: Vietnam

December 10, 2003

Down-time

Earplug time again. The night bus from Bangkok to Trat boasted a state-of-the-art onboard entertainment system, which played movies and appalling Thai pop music all night. Trat is the jumping-off point for the island of Ko Chang, where I intended...

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Posted by Steve on December 10, 2003 11:20 AM
Category: Thailand

December 05, 2003

Around Mae Hong Son

The day after the Loy Kratong celebrations in Bangkok, Anna and I headed north, stopping at Ayutthaya then taking the night train up to Chiang Mai. From there, a short flight across the mountains brought us to Mae Hong Son,...

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Posted by Steve on December 5, 2003 12:31 PM
Category: Thailand
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