Author: Oliver
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What’s a Wat?
Read more: What’s a Wat?Imagine a place frozen in time, with mysterious faces looking out at you from the rock. Sound creepy? What if you could find the most divine sculptures and bas relief carvings right out in the open, not behind glass, and could practically reach out and touch any one of them (though you should not!). This…
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Siem Reap – More than just Temples!
Read more: Siem Reap – More than just Temples!It may sound weird, but nine months into our RTW trip and we are running out of time! After an “unplanned extension” in Hoi An, Vietnam, we actually discussed whether to visit Cambodia, or to bypass it “until next time”. In the end we decided that since we were in the region we should visit…
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Row, row, row your boat…
Read more: Row, row, row your boat…It used to be that the men of Hoi An would row, row, row their boats, gently down the stream…to the ocean! Hoi An’s proximity to the ocean, and the fact that it is a well protected harbour on the river made it an ideal trading port. Since it is so well preserved it makes the…
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Hello, Hoi An!
Read more: Hello, Hoi An!It was time to escape the hustle and bustle of Hanoi, so we hopped onto a local flight and headed 1/2 way down the country to the lovely town of Hoi An. We stayed at a lovely, brand new guesthouse called the Phuc Thao Villa. It was an easy walk or bike ride to the ancient…
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The Streets of Hanoi
Read more: The Streets of HanoiAfter a short 2 hour flight from Bangkok, we arrived in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam which is located in the north of the country. With a population of 6.3 million people, it is the second largest city in Vietnam after Ho Chi Minh City in the south (population: 7.3 million). Although a big city, Hanoi…