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Bangkok Sights Day 2

February 8, 2017 by hollyGS

We started our morning off with complementary breakfast before heading to the Grand Palace. Along the way, we encountered two separate people that tried to convince us that the Palace was closed, never believe this!! The walk took us about 15 minutes from Khaosan road. In order to enter the Palace, you must be dressed appropriately. The dress code here is maintained like no other temple I’ve ever been to. You must cover your legs and shoulders 100% and those […]

Categories: Asia, Thailand • Tags: Asia, Beer, grand palace, khaosan road, mbk, Thailand, travel

Bangkok Self Guided Walking Tour

February 5, 2017 by hollyGS

We arrived in Bangkok by sleeper train at roughly 6am. Our hostel check-in time wasn’t until noon, but we headed to the hostel in hopes of being able to drop our bags off. We jumped in a cab and told the driver to head to Khoasan Road (we were staying one street away). It was still dark when we arrived at Khoasan Road, but we were able to easily navigate to our hostel as the sun came up. We arrived […]

Categories: Asia, Thailand • Tags: Asia, bangkok, Thailand, travel, wat arun

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Laos to Thailand by Train!

February 1, 2017 by hollyGS

We started the day off with our complementary breakfast out on the porch again! We really enjoyed the hotel, and our secluded little porch surrounded by greenery! Could not recommend http://www.salalao.com/sala_inpeng/content/inpeng.htm Auberge Sala Inpeng enough! We then walked around the downtown portion of Vientiane again, taking in a few last sights. We stopped for three separate meals!! We took a Tuk Tuk to Thanaleng train station, which proved to be in the middle of nowhere. We had a bit of […]

Categories: Asia, Laos, Thailand • Tags: Asia, Laos, nongkhai, Thailand, train, travel, vientiane

Vientiane Laos Walking Tour

January 30, 2017 by hollyGS

We woke up, and went out to the front porch of our gorgeous hut for complementary breakfast! Sipping coffee, we decided what we wanted to do for the day. We decided to go on a self guided walking tour of Vientiane’s sights before attempting to meet up with a friend in the afternoon. We set off, firstly to Wat Si Saket or Si Saket Temple about a 15 minute walk from our hotel (Wat means temple). Our favourite feature of […]

Categories: Asia, Laos, Thailand

Danang Vietnam, Marble Mountain

January 28, 2017 by hollyGS

We woke up at 6 am to eat breakfast before we had to check out of the hotel. We had a noon flight from Danang to Hanoi then from Hanoi to Vientiane Laos. But before we headed to the airport, there was one more place in Danang was really wanted to see, Marble Mountain! Our hotel arranged a taxi ride for us from Hoi An to Danang and then from Marble Mountain to the airport. I believe we paid 20$ […]

Categories: Asia, Laos, Vietnam • Tags: Asia, beer laos, hoi an, Laos, marble mountain, travel, Việt Nam, vientiane, Vietnam

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Biking in Hoi An

January 27, 2017 by hollyGS

We started the day off with our complimentary breakfast at the home stay. After breakfast we walked into town again to purchase our tickets to see the sights in the old town area. 120 000 VND per person $6CAD? gets you a ticket to enter 5 of the 21 sites in the Old Town city centre. This ticket can be purchased from a building along the waterfront, close to the Japanese covered bridge. The sites included are a mixture of […]

Categories: Asia, Vietnam • Tags: Asia, Beer, biking, hoi an, travel, Vietnam

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Hanoi and Hoi An, Vietnam

January 26, 2017 by hollyGS

Vietnam Day 4: Hoi An First thing in the morning, right after breakfast, we were picked up by a cab and went straight to the airport. Our flight had been cancelled by JetStar the night before… and so our hatred of JetStar continued. We were unable to re schedule our flight online, so we played dumb at the airport, and were able to get on a flight that left only an hour later than our originally scheduled flight. Hopefully this […]

Categories: Asia, Vietnam • Tags: Asia, greentea homestay, hoi an, travel, Việt Nam, Vietnam

Hanoi, Vietnam: Hanoi Sights

January 25, 2017 by hollyGS

Vietnam Day 3: Hanoi, Trấn Quốc Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and self guided walking tour of Hanoi sights. We decided to go on a self guided walking tour of Hanoi’s main sites starting with Văn Miếu – Quốc Tử Giám 文廟. We walked from our hostel in the old quarter to the temple, and it took about 20 minutes. We also stopped along the way to get an irish coffee! When on vacation…! Văn Miếu – Quốc Tử Giám […]

Categories: Asia, Vietnam • Tags: Asia, Beer, Hanoi, ho chi minh mausoleum, one pillar pagoda, travel, Trấn Quốc Pagoda, Vietnam

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Caving in Halong Bay, Vietnam

January 24, 2017 by hollyGS

Vietnam Day 2: Caving in Halong Bay Our second day in Halong Bay was pretty chilly, approximately 14 degrees celsius! We bundled up and took a smaller boat to one of the islands to explore a cave there. After the cave adventure, our boat slowly made its way back to shore, signifying the end of our time in Halong. Given that the weather was so unusually cold, I would love to make a trip back to Halong bay to experience […]

Categories: Asia, Vietnam • Tags: Asia, halong bay, travel, Vietnam

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Bangkok Sights Day 2

Bangkok Self Guided Walking Tour

Laos to Thailand by Train!

Vientiane Laos Walking Tour

Danang Vietnam, Marble Mountain

Biking in Hoi An

Hanoi and Hoi An, Vietnam

Hanoi, Vietnam: Hanoi Sights

Caving in Halong Bay, Vietnam