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* Penang by bus -sun at last
* Towers and trees in KL * Got a bit wet * and goodbye Ko Samui too * Music en route * Is this the monsoon? * Good bye Vietnam * The orphans * Very little bottoms too... * Overnight sleeper * Why the long finger nails? * This is a difficult city to love * Or a black dog either.... * Better not be a pig in Cambodia * River Kwai and back * Rail to Railway Museum, Kwai * Balancing in the train
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November 30, 2004Penang by bus -sun at lastThe young man who seems to be the manager of the Jewel of the North Tandoori Restaurant here, in Penang, at Feringghi (not sure of spelling), was explaining the tax system here, which really puts extras onto your bill. We...Read this update November 28, 2004Towers and trees in KLAfter the fright in the boat from Ao Nang, the arrival at KL airport was a step into 2004. Architecturally impressive and impersonal, with vast empty spaces, I was unable to fine an information booth or tourist help desk. Neither...Read this update November 27, 2004Got a bit wetThe memorable day our luggage, and us too, nearly ended in the drink! Sitting in the boat, engine cut off, absolutely soaking wet in the pouring rain, watching the boatman bailing like mad, I wondered if I should discard my...Read this update November 24, 2004and goodbye Ko Samui tooLeft Ko Samui from the nice little airport,with its palm roof sheds and where I had the best food from any airport I have tried - Tom Yam soup. There is a hefty departure tax of Baht 500 but the...Read this update Music en routeSitting near Da Nang beach, in Vietnam, which was completely deserted, a familiar tune blasted across from the hotel, which also seemed completely empty except for the staff. Unchained Melody - sung originally by Jimmy Young and countless others later....Read this update November 19, 2004Is this the monsoon?Weather was wet in Hoi An, Vietnam for the last two days and people cycled around in wide plastic capes or holding umbrellas over their heads on the bikes. Now here in Ko Samui the rain has followed us....Read this update Good bye VietnamTuan works in the hotel in Hoi An and has the most wonderful smile - a very slight young man, with the longest, most elegant fingernails. I asked him about them. He told me he had been growing them while...Read this update November 16, 2004The orphansMet someone in the hotel lobby who has been working as a volunteer in Vietnam for about three months, at an orphanage several hours drive from Hoi An. She is a friendly, cheeful New Zealander who is obviously devoted to...Read this update November 14, 2004Very little bottoms too...If you want to stop off by the side of the road, or in the market, or just about anywhere in fact, you will have to sit in a tiny plastic chair. The obvious is that people in Vietnam have...Read this update November 12, 2004Overnight sleeperI have lost all sense of days of the week, here in Vietnam. It was a Monday, late in the day, when we left Hanoi. The disadvantage of the sleeper, (there are three Express per day to Ho Chi Minh...Read this update Why the long finger nails?While in Vietnam, I am intrigued to see so many men with beautifully manicured finger nails, in an elegant oval shape, some of the nails quite long and impractical! Presumably this is partly to show they do not have to...Read this update November 07, 2004This is a difficult city to loveArrived here on Thursday. Obviously absolutely bewildering at first. The taxi at the airport took a devious route back to the city, which involved bumping along dirt roads some of the time, and doubling back, doing U turns. This was...Read this update November 04, 2004Or a black dog either....If you go to the temples here, as everybody does, you will meet the local children, and young women. Or rather, you will be the target of their concerted sales effort. They speak English quite well, and told me that...Read this update Posted by Pauli on November 4, 2004 04:51 AM
Category: Temples, people and politics, a view from Siem Reap Better not be a pig in CambodiaThe roads going from Siem Reap to Angkor Wat, except for one in the centre of town, seem to be red, dusty and partly pot-holed. View image The guide we hired is such an excellent person, I feel I must...Read this update Posted by Pauli on November 4, 2004 04:45 AM
Category: Temples, people and politics, a view from Siem Reap River Kwai and backIt took about three and a quarter hours to get to the river side station. The site of the bridge over the Kwai is very beautiful. The river is green and fast flowing, quite wide with tree covered banks. There...Read this update Rail to Railway Museum, KwaiWent by rail to see the famour river brige over the Kwai. This is my second attempt to describe the journey, as I did not selected the necessary Save button after my last masterpiece. So here goes.......Read this update November 02, 2004Balancing in the trainJust remembered an important piece of information if you are likely to go from Thonburi to see the River Kwai. View image The windowless train at Thonburi...Read this update |
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