Archive for the ‘Cambodia and Vietnam trip 2012’ Category

Final day: RV Mekong Pandaw – and a day in Ho Chi Minh City

My final morning on the RV Mekong Pandaw and last day in Vietnam. This carefree cruise existence was beginning to fade away. Unwanted thoughts of work and the daily routine I’d so easily temporarily left behind were quickly creeping back into my head. I was determined to enjoy what was left of this trip down […]

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Day 7: River cruise on RV Mekong Pandaw

This trip was hosted (what does this mean?) – I travelled to Cambodia and Vietnam and experienced the RV Mekong Pandaw cruise as a guest of Vietnam Airlines. Brick factory After breakfast on our second-last day in Vietnam, we visited a brick factory. I always approach everything with an open mind, but this turned out […]

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Day 5 and 6: River cruise on RV Mekong Pandaw

This trip was hosted (what does this mean?) – I travelled to Cambodia and Vietnam and experienced the RV Mekong Pandaw cruise as a guest of Vietnam Airlines. Day 5: Border crossing into Vietnam After a couple of mornings on the ship, I began getting up early to jump on the exercise bike in an […]

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Day 4: River cruise on RV Mekong Pandaw

This trip was hosted (what does this mean?) – I travelled to Cambodia and Vietnam and experienced the RV Mekong Pandaw cruise as a guest of Vietnam Airlines. Phnom Penh When I emerged from my cabin in the morning, we were moored at Phnom Penh, the capital city of Cambodia. Moored at Phnom Penh. The […]

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Day 3: River cruise on RV Mekong Pandaw

This trip was hosted (what does this mean?) – I travelled to Cambodia and Vietnam and experienced the RV Mekong Pandaw cruise as a guest of Vietnam Airlines. Also in this post: what I did for internet access while overseas. Day 3: Kampong Tralach and Kampong Chhnang On Day 3 of the Mekong river cruise […]

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Day 1 and 2: River cruise on RV Mekong Pandaw

This trip was hosted (what does this mean?) – I travelled to Cambodia and Vietnam and experienced the RV Mekong Pandaw cruise as a guest of Vietnam Airlines. Breakfast at Victoria Angkor Resort & Spa, Siem Reap Next time I visit Cambodia, I’d like to spend longer at the Victoria Angkor Resort & Spa. Our […]

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A night out in Siem Reap, Cambodia

This trip was hosted (what does this mean?) – I travelled to Cambodia and Vietnam and experienced the RV Mekong Pandaw cruise as a guest of Vietnam Airlines. Koulen II Restaurant buffet and traditional dance show On our second night in Siem Reap, after a day exploring the temples at Angkor Archaeological Park, our driver […]

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Flying business class with Vietnam Airlines

This trip was hosted (what does this mean?) I recently went on a trip to Cambodia and Vietnam courtesy of Vietnam Airlines, the lone blogger with a group of travel writers/journalists. As Vietnam Airlines only offers flights out of Sydney and Melbourne, I chose to fly Perth to Sydney at my own expense and stay […]

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Back from my trip

I’m back from my trip cruising the Mekong River from Cambodia to Vietnam. If you followed along on Facebook and/or Twitter, you’ll have seen some of what I ate and did, but there’s so much more to tell you, in words as well as pictures – here’s another tiny taste: Clockwise starting top left: Our […]

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