http://blogs.bootsnall.com/laurapopturtle Laura and Emily are off to new continents Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:18:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ho Chi Minh City - Nha Trang - Hoi An - Hue - Hanoi Days 84 -89 With not very much time left until we fly home from Hong Kong, unfortunatly the last week seems to have been taken up by a lot of time on coaches making a speedy journey north.  The ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/laurapopturtle/heading-north-in-vietnam.html to be edited  Day 79 - 83 We were lured to stay longer in a city once again...Phnom Penh didnt feel entirely like a city, so it had been a long time since a Bangkok scale of things  We busied ourselves in between a lot of chill out cafe time seeing the ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/laurapopturtle/ho-chi-minh-city.html Day 72 - 78 Phnom Penh - Siem Reap - Battambang - Pursat - Kompong Luong - Kompong Chhnang - Phnom Penh Firstly, this route was going to be done in reverse but the buses from Phnom Penh towards Kompong Chhnang only go early in the morning so we ended up going to the ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/laurapopturtle/siem-reap-and-a-dusty-town-tour.html Days 66 - 71 Phnom Penh, Cambodia The journey from Don Det to Phnom Penh was certainly memorable.  We were so closely packed, uncomfortable and so sweaty it was impossible not to make friends on that trip and boost morale.  There was the mutiny-bonding early on when we intitally refused to squeeze another person onto the ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/laurapopturtle/phnom-penh-from-bed-bugs-to-luxury.html Day 55 - 65 Luang Prabang / Vang Vieng / Vientiane / Ba Na Hin / Pakse / Don Det It has been a long time since i wrote this so ill recall the most memorable event... The Buddha Park an hour outside Vientiane (Bus 14 from the local bus st.) was really worth ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/laurapopturtle/southbound-in-laos.html Day 50 - 54 Chiang Mai/Chiang Kong/Huay Xai/Pak Beng/Luang Prabang There is a  direct bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Kong, which prior to arriving at the station we didnt know (we were expecting to change in Chiang Rai).  If you do want to go via Chiang Rai, book the day before ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/laurapopturtle/into-laos.html Day 49 - Wat U Mong I took a pick-up truck/bus to this Wat which is about 5km out of town and explored this temple nestled in the jungle woodland landscape. Walking through to the temple there are painted signs in Thai, some with English translations, of what i assume to ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/laurapopturtle/a-wat-in-the-woods-chiang-mai.html Days 43 - 46 - Chiang Mai We got the night train from Bangkok, which was a different night train experience from anything else i've used before - there is an open carriage with bunk beds and curtains rather than cabins. It was on the whole a very comfortable experience. Book ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/laurapopturtle/chiang-mai.html Days 39 - 43 Our coach from Phuket went to the Bangkok Southern Bus Terminal and from there we got a bus straight to Damnoen Saduak, where the floating market is.  We thought it might be a good idea to stay the night in the town so we could get an ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/laurapopturtle/damnoen-saduak-to-kanchanaburi.html Days 30 - 38 We were only 5 mins into our Krabi experience when i told a rude man that he was ripping us off as he refused any kind of bartering.  He then proceeded to lecture me on how it as cheap for me, i stopped listening.  He, off ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/laurapopturtle/krabi-to-ko-phi-phi-to-phuket.html