March 26-28, 2010 – Days 456-458 – Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam
Well, the time has finally come. With our arrival in HCMC we have fully realized the ending of our trip…and the necessity to immediately being seeking gainful employment. Yikes!
Street side Pho
March 17-20, 2010 – Day 447-450 – Hoi An, Vietnam
The past few days we have been shopping and walking around in Hoi An’s seemingly endless array of shops.
Through the streets of Hoi an
March 7-8, 2010 – Days 437-438 – Hanoi, Vietnam
Though it isn’t much to write home about, we spent a couple of days wandering the streets of Hanoi, doing a spot of shopping along the way. Hanoi is a great place for cheap shopping ranging from handbags to fake watches to decent western clothing and plenty more. Not a great deal of the goods are extremely high quality but depending on what you are looking for it works out alright. Plus, it is fun to have a look anyway.
Hanging out around the lake
March 7, 2010 – Day 436 – Hanoi, Vietnam
A market in Hanoi is a unique place. Like a whirling planet of activity all happening within the confines of a thimble. The aisles are so cramped that a single person can barely squeeze through, and just imagine what happens when someone stops to look at something in one of those tiny aisle shops.
The eye of the storm
February 22, 2010 – Day 424 – Luang Prabang, Laos
Luang Prabang is a whirling haven of tourists. All kinds come here and plague this unremarkable town. But regardless, there is a pretty awesome night market here because of them. Right around sunset, you can buy all manner of Lao souvenirs.
Fabric in the night market
February 13-14, 2010 – Day 415-416 – Chiang Mai, Thailand
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Happy Lunar New Year!
As with most holidays on the road, it can be pretty tough to have a proper celebration. For Valentine’s Day, we splurged on chocolate covered almonds from the 711 down the street and a couple cans of Fanta. Romance at it’s finest!
Soap flower in the market
February 2, 2010 – Day 404 – Phnom Penh, Cambodia
If you are looking for an entertaining way to spend most of a day, take a stroll through the maze of stalls and shops at Phnom Penh’s famous Russian Market. There is nothing distinctly Russian about the place today besides the name of course. Cambodians call it “Psar Toul Tom Poung” and you can find just about anything you might like there.
Russian Market
January 2-3, 2010 – Day 373-374 – Bangkok, Thailand
Well, the time came for us to go back to Bangkok and sad as we were to leave beautiful Samet, we made the drive back. We made another visit to the Chatuchak Weekend Market to pick up any last minute souvenirs before we send Lin’s backpack home with Latham stuffed full of goodies. (Note: in place of Lin’s 35L backpack listed on the packing list, Lin will be downsizing to a 24L pack. Seems small but we have learned to travel with very little).
Musicians in the market
December 27, 2009 – Day 367 – Bangkok, Thailand
After a stout breakfast of eggs and toast, we set out for a walking tour of the city’s main attractions. We left Khao San district and headed for the sizable Democracy Monument.
Democracy Monument
December 26, 2009 – Day 366 – Bangkok, Thailand
With our one year mark and a new travel mate in hand, we set out to start out Thailand sightseeing right. We hopped on the public ferry and rode the river to the skytrain.
View down the river
Taxi Rides = 123
Boat Rides = 35
Motorcycle Rides = 10
Plane Rides = 16
Bus Rides =330
Train Rides = 124
Rickshaw Rides = 98
Truck Bed Rides = 25
Rainy Days = 42
Current Rummy Score
Lin 10950, Saben 12435
