Sun Rise in Angkor Wat

Day 199
March 2, 2013
Today because we’ve arranged to do what’s described in guide book as an enchanting sunrise tour, we meet our taxi driver and a tour guide in the hotel lobby at 5:00 a.m. [Read more…]
Day 199
March 2, 2013
Today because we’ve arranged to do what’s described in guide book as an enchanting sunrise tour, we meet our taxi driver and a tour guide in the hotel lobby at 5:00 a.m. [Read more…]
Day 198
March 1, 2013
Christof was unhappy with our hotel last night where, because it was hot and humid and without air-conditioning due to the power shortage, he was unable to sleep. [Read more…]
Day 197
February 28, 2013
When the alarm rings at 4:45 we can barely climb out of bed [Read more…]
Day 196
February 27, 2013
The Chao Phraya Tourist Boat offers passengers a convenient hop-on-hop-off ferry service along the Chao Phraya River where, from its front deck, we watch the city floating past before we exit at the palace stop, squeezing through tiny market stalls crowded with morning shoppers, and arriving at the imposing palace walls, where an official-looking man tells us we won’t gain admittance, dressed so scantily. [Read more…]
Day 195
February 26, 2013
We book a cycling tour called ‘The Colors of Bangkok’, recommended by Alice and Theo – Days 186 and 187 – which from the description on the Recreational Bangkok Biking website sounds like the perfect way to kick off our time in Thailand: [Read more…]