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Hue – November 21, 2013
We got into the Hue train station at about 8AM. Got checked into our hotel and spent the rest of the afternoon wandering about in central market area of Hue. We were in Hue so, we couldn’t pass up the … Continue reading
Hanoi – November 19 and 20, 2010
November 19, 2010 Today, we did the whole tourist-thing and spent the day wandering from site to site in Hanoi. First, we visited the Ho Chi Minh Museum (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ho_Chi_Minh_Museum): Next, was the One Pillar Pagoda (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Pillar_Pagoda): Then, it was on … Continue reading
Hanoi plus Bat Trang and Van Phuc – November 18, 2010
We started the morning off with breakfast at our hotel; beef Pho and Vietnamese coffee. The breakfast was even included – a clean room with a queen-sized bed, air conditioning, in-room satellite TV, a private bathroom, Wi-Fi, lobby computers, and … Continue reading
Ha Long Bay and back to Hanoi – November 17, 2010
Up early, breakfast, check out of our hotel, and on board another junk for our cruise back into Ha Long City. We had lunch at a large restaurant complex before making the 2 hour drive back into Hanoi. The restaurant … Continue reading
Ha Long Bay and Cat Ba Island – November 16, 2010
A hearty breakfast, a little time to relax, a quick pump-out of the black-water, and off to Cat Ba Island (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A1t_B%C3%A0_Island). Once we reach Cat Ba Island, we’re quickly hustled onto a minibus. Apparently there’s a special cave that we have … Continue reading
Posted in Vietnam 2010
Tagged Cat Ba Island, Ha Long Bay, Monkey Island, Thien Long Cave
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Hanoi to Ha Long Bay – November 15, 2010
We left Hanoi early in the morning to go to Ha Long Bay (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ha_Long_Bay). However, this meant we had to drive through Hanoi’s morning traffic in a mini-van… We arrive safely at dockside in Ha Long City – we didn’t … Continue reading
Our Month in Vietnam – 2010
In the fall of 2010, Eron and I spent almost a month travelling through Vietnam. We left Vancouver via YVR on November 12, 2010 transiting through the Seoul-Inchon International Airport and landing in Hanoi. On December 9, 2010, we left Ho Chi … Continue reading
July 11: Nairobi, Kenya – Our last day in Africa
We started this morning at a much more civilized hour; we didn’t have to leave for our first stop until 10 AM… YEEAAAH! The first place we visited was the, David Sheldrick Wildlife Trusts’ Orphans’ Project (http://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/). This project is … Continue reading
July 10: Nairobi, Kenya – Lake Nakuru National Park
Before leaving Diani Beach, we had discussed a possible day-safari to Lake Nakuru National Park (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Nakuru) with Julius (JT Safaris). JT Safaris did not have anyone in the Nairobi area for July 10. However, Julius was able to arrange for an associate-company to … Continue reading
Posted in Africa 2012, Cigars
Tagged Baboons, Cape Buffalo, Cigars, East Africa, Giraffe, Great Rift Valley Escarpment, Greater Flamingo, Impala, Kenya, Lake Nakuru National Park, safari, Travel, Waterbuck, White Rhino
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July 9: Diani Beach, Kenya to Nairobi, Kenya
Breakfast, then checked out. We were picked up by a driver from JT Safaris for the ride to Mombasa’s airport. The security line-up and check-in at the airport was fairly uneventful; we didn’t even get dinged for over-weight luggage, woohoo! However, … Continue reading
Posted in Africa 2012
Tagged East Africa, Kenya, Nairobi, Travel, Upper Hill Country Lodge
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East to Hedon
East to Hedon 