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Jaipur, India... Optional Rum

d9dga wrote 9 months ago: The day we’d spent in Agra had been the wettest of my trip so far. It turned out however, that … more →

Tags: India, Fort, Jaipur, City Walls, Bollywood, ek tha tiger, tandoori, Rum, rooftop

Agra, India... A Small Town With A Large Attraction

d9dga wrote 9 months ago: The journey from Delhi to Agra started at a familiar location for me. Having trekked over to the new … more →

Tags: rain, Agra, Fort, Taj Mahal, moghul, tomb

Delhi, India pt 3... One Last Individual Effort

d9dga wrote 9 months ago: After a comparatively early night and a spritely early morning, it was time for perhaps the easiest … more →

Tags: karol bagh

Delhi, India pt 2... A Continous Overhaul Of Sensation

d9dga wrote 9 months ago: Day 2 in Delhi had a similar look about it to day 1: a healthy abuse of the metro system to infuse a … more →

Tags: Akshardham, qutab minar, moghul, 5 Senses, Dilli Haat, New Delhi, red fort, chandni chowk, Punjabi

Delhi, India pt 1... A Whole New Onslaught, All Together

d9dga wrote 9 months ago: Delhi is a large city. It is not the largest in India, but comparatively speaking, it is a large cit … more →

Tags: Delhi, India, Tughlaqabad, lotus temple, india gate, Gandhi, Akshardham, commonwealth games, smyle

Negogmbo, Sri Lanka... All Inclusivity

d9dga wrote 9 months ago: With 5 days left in Sri Lanka, I had the idea of rationing out the beach time along side some cheeky … more →

Tags: beach, Sunshine, Negombo, All Inclusive, goldi sands, Pool, Coconut Oil

Pinnawala, Sri Lanka... Elephants & Llamas

d9dga wrote 9 months ago: Koh Tao to Sri Lanka is not a beaten path, as far as I’m aware. Overnight ferries and long bus … more →

Tags: Pinnawala, Colombo, Mount Lavinia, Elephant Orphanage, sun tan

Koh Tao, Thai Islands... R&R (Revitalised and Revelling)

d9dga wrote 9 months ago: My heady weekend easing into island lifestyle was over and I was now settled into the rhythm. Diving … more →

Tags: Sunshine, islands, koh tao, SCUBA, big blue diving resort, Wind Beach Resort, Lótus Bar, Fizz Bar, vespa martini

Vientiane, Laos... The Flavour Returns To Asia

d9dga wrote 10 months ago: Laos, pronounced l-ow, is slightly different to the other Asian countries we’ve visited. It is … more →

Tags: Capitol, Laos, lao, Arch, Food, chilli, laap

Hanoi, Vietnam... La Ville Capitale

d9dga wrote 10 months ago: It was a refreshing change arriving into a new place at a reasonable hour, having had a good night … more →

Tags: Hanoi, French, Chinese, Prison, b52, water puppets

Ha Long Bay, Vietnam... THE Islands

d9dga wrote 10 months ago: It was a long trip to Ha Long, complicated by the fact that it has no train station. Our train to Ha … more →

Tags: Vietnam, Ha Long, islands, UNESCO, Sea, cave

Hue, Vietnam... Imperial Formalities

d9dga wrote 10 months ago: The bus to Hue (h-wey) made a nice change to the sleeper trains, both in time and scenery. The train … more →

Tags: Vietnam, Hue, Perfume, scooter, imperial city

Hoi An, Vietnam... Tailor Made For Travel

d9dga wrote 10 months ago: Sunshine and tiredness seems to ease sleeper trains. For a 13hr ride, I’m sure almost everyone … more →

Tags: Vietnam, Hoi An, tailors, suit, jackets, Cooking course

Nha Trang, Vietnam... A Russian Marbella

d9dga wrote 10 months ago: Our first sleeper train of the trip, my first ever I believe, was not the most comfortable night. We … more →

Tags: beach, BBQ, Vietnam, nha trang, Russians, pickpocket

Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam... Saigon, The Eastside Story

d9dga wrote 10 months ago: Truckstops were becoming more and more familiar on our long journeys. Clearly our drivers liked them … more →

Tags: Vietnam, Saigon, Ho Chi Minh, Cu Chi Tunnels, Monsoon, Agent Orange, vietnam war

Chau Doc, Vietnam... A Communist Welcome

d9dga wrote 10 months ago: I was not the only one looking forward to Vietnam. The majority of the group were excited about this … more →

Tags: cold, rain, Communist, communism, Vietnam, chau doc, crab

Sihanouk Ville, Cambodia... Beach BBQ Bonanza

d9dga wrote 10 months ago: And here it was, the first beach of Asia. I’d had my couple of days soaking in the sun in Daha … more →

Tags: Cambodia, beach, BBQ, Sihanouk Ville, Sunshine, utopia, baracude, private beach, pedicure

Phnom Penh, Cambodia... Education of a Nation

d9dga wrote 10 months ago: It was an 8 (or so) hr bus ride to Phnom Penh. On the way, during intervals of our German pirate of … more →

Tags: Cambodia, Killing fields, Phnom Penh, polpot, khymer curry

Siem Reap, Cambodia... What what? Angkor Wat1 comment

d9dga wrote 10 months ago: The bus left early in the morning, our first big trip as a group. In the coming years, SE Asia will … more →

Tags: Siem Reap, Cambodia, Angkor, Angkor Wat, orphanage, Tomb Raider, ta phrom


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