Bangkok’s oldest and Thailand’s largest Wat (temple complex) is Wat Po. Wat Po houses a giant reclining Buddha – 46 meter long, and 15 meter high. When you walk in and see this HUGE, gold figure which completely fills up…
Bangkok ~ First impressions (and tastes!) from the Kingdom of Thailand
There are few things (for us) more exciting than being about to land in a new country… A Thai adventure is around the corner (or down the runway, more precisely). Our beaten up, written up, tagged pages of our travel…
Adam’s Iphone pics of central Viet Nam.
For years, our son Adam nurtured a twin passion for gastronomy and photography. For a while, we thought he would become a professional photographer, but the pull of the kitchen proved stronger and he became a chef. Still, Adam has…
Saigon ~ Good bye Viet Nam, for now…
We are on our last stretch, making our way toward Saigon, a.k.a. Ho Chi Minh City. Bus travel, we have found, is exceedingly easy, other than for the fact that it’s best not to look at the road ahead because…
Can Tho, Viet Nam ~ The highlight of our Mekong Delta adventure
Can Tho, the Provincial capital and commercial hub of the Mekong Delta, is our final destination before circling to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) for a few days before we fly to Bangkok. Can Tho has been on our minds…
A ferry trip to Vinh Long (Mekong Delta) where it’s all about the market ~ Viet Nam
Our entry into Vinh Long, further South into the Mekong Delta, is memorable. First is the easiest set of logistics, by local bus from Ben Tre and large ferry over one of the tributaries of the Mekong River. The ferry…
Entering the Mekong Delta ~ Ben Tre, Viet Nam… coconut territory.
After meeting in Hanoi and spending time in Central Viet Nam (Hoi An, Hue and the caves of Phong Nha), and after our motorcycle adventures through the Central Highlands of Viet Nam, we rested in cool and breezy Dalat. But…
Ho Chi Minh Trail ~ we arrive at our destination ~ Dalat, “the City of Thousands of Pine Trees” ~ Viet Nam
After taking a spill on the motorbike, Peta decides to give her body a chance to rest by taking a mini-bus to our next destination – Dalat, after a week on motorbikes and 700+ kilometers… This turns out to be…