TravBuddy.com: bluemarbletreader's Indochina travel blog Copyright 2005 TravBuddy LLC http://www.travbuddy.com/blogs/33428 Various trips throughout Indochina en-us Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PST Hoi An and My Son (Cham ruins) http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/33428/Hoi-Son-Cham-ruins-10 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PST Hoi An and My Son (Cham ruins) Hoi An, Vietnam, Jul 17, 2008

A very hot sunny day today.   Thankfully, we saw the My Son ruins early in the day.  Late morning, a stroll around the lovely town of …

]]> Danang and Marble Mountain http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/33428/Danang-Marble-Mountain-11 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:01 PST Danang and Marble Mountain Da Nang, Vietnam, Jul 17, 2008

Before flying back to Hanoi, we stopped to hike up Marble Mountain, a series of grottoes with a nice lookout over China Beach and Danang in the dista…

]]> Hue http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/33428/Hue-Hue-9 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:44:34 PST Hue Hue, Vietnam, Jul 16, 2008

Our evening flight to Hue was delayed by an hour just as we were about to board due to a torrential thunderstom.  I thought for sure we'd be wai…

]]> Halong Bay http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/33428/Halong-Bay-8 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:43:25 PST Halong Bay Halong Bay, Vietnam, Jul 14, 2008

The obligatory two-day Halong Bay junk tour.  Our junk, thankfully, was free of rodents, but small roaches were plentiful.  Gorgeous s…

]]> Modern Hanoi http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/33428/Modern-Hanoi-7 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:42:41 PST Modern Hanoi Hanoi, Vietnam, Jul 13, 2008

Lots of motorbikes now!  It's a key difference from my last extended visit in 1995.  Perplexingly, though, one thing that has not changed i…

]]> Vientiene http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/33428/Vientiene-6 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:17:48 PST Vientiene Vientiene, Laos, Feb 21, 2008

]]> Phonsavan and the Plain of Jars http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/33428/Phonsavan-Plain-Jars-5 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:15:17 PST Phonsavan and the Plain of Jars Phonsavan, Laos, Feb 19, 2008

It was far colder than either of us expected.  Bangkok is quite warm in February, but here is it barely above freezing at night.  Our tour …

]]> Luang Prabang http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/33428/Luang-Prabang-4 Thu, 10 May 2007 21:28:49 PST Luang Prabang Luang Prabang, Laos, May 10, 2007

]]> Angkor Wat http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/33428/Angkor-Wat-3 Mon, 20 Nov 2006 21:35:51 PST Angkor Wat Siem Reap, Cambodia, Nov 20, 2006

Two days spend roaming these fantastic ruins with a friend.  Linked up with a Swiss couple who just opened a hotel and cooled off in their pool.…

]]> Cuc Phuong Park http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/33428/Cuc-Phuong-Park-2 Mon, 10 Jul 1995 21:39:34 PST Cuc Phuong Park Cuc Phuong, Vietnam, Jul 10, 1995

Being neither perfume nor a pagoda, this cave altar is the end destination of today's day trip.  The karst scenery is fantastic....sort of …

]]> Hanoi http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/33428/Hanoi-Hanoi-1 Sat, 08 Jul 1995 21:38:38 PST Hanoi Hanoi, Vietnam, Jul 08, 1995

A visit to Hanoi when the bicycle was king.   Our country only this year normalized relations, so I'm one of the first Americans to visit&n…

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