On our third and final day of formal touring in the kingdom of Cambodia, we turned our backs to the ancient temples and boarded a boat to visit a floating village. To get there we drove in a car past the neighboring villages. I was captivated by the housing and the people. It is all […]
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Floating Village
November 2nd, 2000 · Comments Off on Floating Village
Ta Prohm
November 2nd, 2000 · Comments Off on Ta Prohm
Out of all the temples at Angkor, this one is by far my favorite. It is spooky and amazing at the same time. Built in 1186 by Jayavarman VII, it was dedicated to his mother. The temple was discovered in this condition and left much the same way. The jungle has taken over, with the […]
Hue
November 1st, 2000 · Comments Off on Hue
Hanoi to Hue via Vietnam Airlines Day 306 No sooner did I walk away from the Airlines counter did a gentleman approach me. He asked it I was going to Hue, of course he already knew that since I just gave them my baggage while standing under the Destination Hue sign. He then introduced himself, […]
Hanoi
October 30th, 2000 · Comments Off on Hanoi
Departing from “the group” Hanoi to Hue Day 304 – 305 After spending the first night in Vietnam in the safety of the TK&A chosen hotel, I set out with my backpack to find a place in the “old quarter” of Hanoi. I shared a cab with friends and was dropped off at Handspan Adventure […]
Vietnam
October 29th, 2000 · Comments Off on Vietnam
China to Vietnam Day 302 I loaded a bus for a 4 hour ride to the Friendship Gate, the land border crossing between China and Vietnam. It was one of those memorable crossings that made me think, “I can’t believe this is happening!” Our group occupied 5 buses and several trucks. When we got to […]
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The Train
October 29th, 2000 · Comments Off on The Train
Avoiding Pain on the Train Day 303 TK&A scheduled the group to ride on the train, it was an all night ride leaving at 10 p.m. After sitting on a bus for 12 hours the day before, I decided more torture was not in my future. In retrospect, reading and hearing about the horrors of […]
Liuzhou
October 25th, 2000 · Comments Off on Liuzhou
Rong’an to Liuzhou Day 299 The DRG warned us today the first 53 kilometers were through construction. TK&A would be busing the cyclists through this area, because it was that bad. We loaded up the Kristal buses and set out. We hit construction shortly before getting out of the city. It was a mess. The […]
Rong’an
October 24th, 2000 · Comments Off on Rong’an
Longsheng to Rong’an Day 298 It was the first day of the Kristal buses riding the road. Since the weather was lovely, most of the “Kristal Customers” were cycling, so the buses to Marco’s dismay were barely half full. I reminded him had already been paid and he need not worry about it! Good grief, […]
Longsheng
October 22nd, 2000 · Comments Off on Longsheng
Guilin to Longsheng Day 296 After a rainy day off and a miserable rainy riding day the day before, I was not thrilled at the aspect of riding yet another day in the rain. I took a poll of a few folks and determined I could fill a bus with people who agreed with me. […]
Wuzwou
October 15th, 2000 · Comments Off on Wuzwou
Hong Kong to Wuzhou Day 289 One last day of travel took us up the Xun Jiang River to Zhaoquing, where we got on buses to take us an additional 4 hours to the town Of Wuzhou. The ferry ride started very early in the morning from Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong. The ferry terminal […]
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