April 2007
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By Carrie on April 30, 2007
While enjoying a quiet dinner on the back streets of Hanoi’s Old Quarter last night, it struck me that none of us have shared any of our expectations about our next destination, Laos. Imagine my surprise when everyone indicated that they weren’t really sure what to expect. That’s the mystery with Laos. The guidebooks seem [...]
Posted in Laos, Travel | Tagged Reflections, Travel Journal |
By Carrie on April 28, 2007
We just spent three days in Halong Bay. It was a great trip although I’ve kept saying my golden rule to myself over and over again. When traveling, always expect the unexpected. Nothing says it better than this. Our overnight train ride took us from beautiful Nha Trang to Hanoi in twenty-four hours. We made [...]
Posted in Travel, Vietnam | Tagged Travel Journal |
By Carrie on April 26, 2007
Quality Peoples After two weeks, basking in the glory that is Bali, we hopped on a plane and got off in Bangkok, Thailand. I have dreamt of Thailand for years; seen movies and photos, read travel magazines and blogs, but our experiences were quite different. We stayed in Bangkok for 5 days and then spent [...]
Posted in Travel | Tagged Link Love |
By Carrie on April 24, 2007
I think I’m quite ready for another adventure. Bilbo Baggins We’re embarking on the last leg of our journey through Vietnam tomorrow morning at 4:30am. We leave Nha Trang by train and will travel north to Hanoi, where we meet up with Vicky and Jason early on Thursday morning. We’re so excited to see them. [...]
Posted in Travel, Vietnam | Tagged Travel Journal |
By Carrie on April 23, 2007
We left Saigon last night at 8:20 and traveled by train to Nha Trang. Saigon was absolutely wonderful. We totally enjoyed our time there, in part, to Moira, who put us up in style at The Majestic and The Renaissance. Both of these five star hotels are located on the waterfront within walking distance of all the great [...]
Posted in Travel, Vietnam | Tagged Asia, Beaches, Hanoi, Hotels, Laos, People, Shopping, Travel, Travel Journal |
By Carrie on April 22, 2007
I’ve barely had time to think about our upcoming trip to Vietnam. We’re utterly exhausted by all the traveling we’ve been doing through Cambodia. It’s been hard to turn our thoughts forward. Hopefully, our entry into Vietnam won’t be as hard and time-consuming as our entry into Cambodia. I’m going to write an entry about [...]
Posted in Travel, Vietnam | Tagged Reflections, Travel Journal |
By Carrie on April 22, 2007
After exploring the temples at Siem Reap and wandering through the cities of Phnom Penh, I was really looking forward to a relaxing time on the pristine white beaches of Cambodia. Sihanoukville, also known as Kompong Som, is supposed to be Cambodia’s premier seaport and beach resort. Unfortunately, I never found the tropical paradise that [...]
Posted in Cambodia, Travel | Tagged Travel Journal |
By Carrie on April 18, 2007
Three New Year’s celebrations are a lot to handle in a few short months. In addition to our New Year’s festivities in January and our mountain retreat vacation over Chinese New Year in Taiwan, we were also able to add another New Year’s celebration to our ever-expanding repertoire this year. Over the weekend, we celebrated [...]
Posted in Cambodia, Culture, Travel | Tagged Holidays, New Year's Eve, Travel Journal |
By Carrie on April 18, 2007
We found him on the dirty streets of Phnom Penh, just off of Sisowath Quay. He was dressed in rags and sucking on discarded satay sticks from the gutter. He crouched, like a small animal, mournful brown eyes gazing hungrily as we passed by. He raised his fingers to his mouth, never uttering a word. [...]
Posted in Cambodia, Writing | Tagged Phnom Penh, Reflections, Short Stories, Travel, Travel Journal |
By Carrie on April 13, 2007
After our rather trying and sobering stay in Phnom Penh, we’ve finally made our way to the west coast of Cambodia. We left Phnom Penh yesterday and hired a taxi to bring us here. Serendipity Beach is simply lovely. We’ve rented some small bungalows on the beach and we woke up to adagio breezes and [...]
Posted in Cambodia, Travel | Tagged Beaches, Travel Journal |
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