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May
24
2010
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Change of plans…


Plans are made to be changed, right ? The journey would be so boring if everything would follow the plans… More seriously, after many stomach issues that follow us since Cambodia, we took a very hard decision: go back to France for ...
Written by Ariane et Vincent in: 7-Malaysia |
May
18
2010
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Diving on Koh Tao


Everything is calm. Your slow and deep breath is the only thing you can hear. No need to move fast: you are underwater, however, you “float” as astronauts in their space ship. The only difference is that you are underwater, ...
Written by Ariane et Vincent in: 6-Thailand |
May
14
2010
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Lucky day in Bangkok


In Chiang Mai and around, we spent more time than initially planned and we decide not to travel further north and to head south instead. Therefore we agree on a tiring but efficient strategy : first, we take a night bus from ...
Written by Ariane et Vincent in: 6-Thailand |
May
12
2010
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Northern Thailand, authentic Thailand !


From the « hot » Pattaya, no problem to get a bus to a bus terminal in the north of Bangkok, from which we take another bus to Sukhothai, midway between Bangkok and Chiang mai.  In the XIVth century, the powerful Sukhothai ...
Written by Ariane et Vincent in: 6-Thailand |
Apr
30
2010
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First Thai clichés


On the 19th of April, we leave Cambodia from Siem Reap, taking a direct bus to Koh Chang, an island on the south east coast of the country. By “direct” bus, we mean “without travelling through Bangkok”: first, to avoid ...
Written by Ariane et Vincent in: 6-Thailand |
Apr
24
2010
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Time runs fast at Angkor


The city of Siem Reap is located few kilometers from the Angkor temples. This town has been entirely built for tourism: ten years ago, there was not even a market. After some “stomach issues” in Phnom Penh, we take a ...
Written by Ariane et Vincent in: 5-Cambodia |
Apr
21
2010
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Phnom Penh, the Pearl of Southeast Asia


On the 6th of April, we take a minivan from Prey VEng to Phnom Penh where we stay few days for visiting before heading to the Angkor temples, in the north west of Cambodia. Some 30 km before Phnom Penh, ...
Written by Ariane et Vincent in: 5-Cambodia |
Apr
17
2010
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Joy and Happiness in Prey Veng


« You arrived in Phnom Penh ? No problem, I will pick you up tomorrow morning at 8. - But, it is a 3 hours ride from your place ! - ...
Written by Ariane et Vincent in: 5-Cambodia |
Apr
15
2010
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Ups and downs in Vietnam


While drinking a fresh sugarcane juice in a small Cambodian village (on the 04.04.10), we think back to the 21 days spent in Vietnam, what we enjoyed and what we did not. So we just present here some thoughts that ...
Written by Ariane et Vincent in: 4-Vietnam |
Apr
07
2010
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On the Mekong


From Mui Ne, where we rested most of the time, a bus drives us to the 3rd part of our vietnamese journey, starting in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), ex-Saigon. Let’s be frank, the arrival in Saigon is overcrowded, ugly, ...
Written by Ariane et Vincent in: 4-Vietnam |

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