Cambodia
in August
Glorious temples, and unbearable heat! If Singapore has been bad,
never have we experienced greater humidity and more heat than walking through
Angkor Wat in Siem Reap.
It
was truly beautiful, ancient temples slowly being consumed by nature, man
seeking to hold back the tide.
The
fusion food we tried in Embassy, delicious! With geckos watching us through the
windows.
Eating
bugs? Turns out if you cook them and flavour them with French pastry and
sauces, then all they are is a mental block to swallowing and a photo
opportunity to share later.
The
Cambodian people, so kind and helpful, so many smiles, so much gratitude,
despite the poverty.
The
town always awake, or so it seemed; the brown dust and mud (that persists to
this day in the treads of my trainers), the poverty of the water village. A
truly beautiful place to visit.
Vietnam in October
The madness of Hanoi, crossing the street by not looking at the
cars and motorcycles, trusting they will flow around you, like water around a
rock…a rock that is slowly crossing a river, trying not to show any fear that
the water is going to kill it.
The night market, the dancing on the street around the lake; how everyone lives on the street, not just cooking and eating food, sat on what can only be described as pre-school sized plastic chairs and tables, but working, welding, selling, even having hair cuts.
And Halong Bay...
The serenity, beauty...silence, while kayaking into grottos and caves...as the junk sails further into the bay...a barbeque on a secluded beach....which changes the moment our allotted time is up, as we are suddenly swamped by tourism-overload.
Another country we will go back to in 2018, the middle and South need us to visit too.
And the other trips and events…work with a twist of fun, work just for work…Europe for weddings or wedding anniversaries, Norway for stop-overs, Singapore for the National Day….we’ve done so much that the level of tiredness we feel presently makes a lot more sense if considered in the context of travel. And 2018 threatens to be just as busy, even more so.
So how can I sum up this trip so far……….?
The night market, the dancing on the street around the lake; how everyone lives on the street, not just cooking and eating food, sat on what can only be described as pre-school sized plastic chairs and tables, but working, welding, selling, even having hair cuts.
The motorbike is king! Deliveries are made by bike, gas cylinders, hundreds of helium-filled balloons, chickens and all manner of animals and vegetables, are all transported by bike. The traffic makes it the most convenient form of transport. Even the Grab taxis that we use in Singapore (similar to Uber) offer motorbike pillion taxi travel in Hanoi. For the brave or desperate only!
The serenity of cycling and being paddled down the river in Tamcoc in Ninh Binha.
And Halong Bay...
The serenity, beauty...silence, while kayaking into grottos and caves...as the junk sails further into the bay...a barbeque on a secluded beach....which changes the moment our allotted time is up, as we are suddenly swamped by tourism-overload.
Another country we will go back to in 2018, the middle and South need us to visit too.
And the other trips and events…work with a twist of fun, work just for work…Europe for weddings or wedding anniversaries, Norway for stop-overs, Singapore for the National Day….we’ve done so much that the level of tiredness we feel presently makes a lot more sense if considered in the context of travel. And 2018 threatens to be just as busy, even more so.
So how can I sum up this trip so far……….?
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