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Monthly Archives: August 2009
2009- Entry 6: Northern Thailand
Early morning silhouettes of teak, palm, rock, and the as yet definable race past my window of the train heading north. They dance like shadow puppets across a wakening sky of pale gray promising rain to start the day. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Bangkok, Burma, Chiangmai, Chieng Mai, Taksin, Thai cuisine, Thailand
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2009- Entry 5: Phenom Penh, Cambodia
I was told by several people in Vietnam that Phnom Penh is a small city and not much happens. I disagree! It is a small city as cities go to be sure, but it is also full of surprises! There is a hum … Continue reading
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Tagged Cambodia, Independence Plaza, Khmer Rouge, Mekong, Phnom Penh, Pol Pot, Saigon, Toul Seng Prison, Udong, Wat Phnom
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2009- Entry 4: Saigon (HCMC), Vietnam
I was glad that I had the time in Hue and Danang to get used to negotiating through traffic as a pedestrian! It trained me somewhat for Saigon. When I arrived, I took a taxi to the hotel. At one … Continue reading
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Tagged Bến Thành Market, China Beach, Danang, Ho Chi Minh City, Mekong Delta, My Tho, Saigon, Vietnam, Vietnam War
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2009- Entry 3: Danang > Hoi An > My Son, Vietnam
From my ninth floor perch, I’m looking out on one of the meanest storms I have ever witnessed. I can’t imagine that there can be so much water in the heavens that can fall in one storm here. The thunder … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, Cham, Cham people, Danang, Ho Chi Minh City, Hoi An, Marble Mountain, My Son, Vietnam, Vietnam War
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2009- Entry 2: Hue, Vietnam
The last night in Savanakhet was amazing. I went to the Sayaphom Temple at night for “wien tian,” where the people led by the monks walk with incense, flowers and lighted candles around the temple. All to the slow beat … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, Dong Ha, Hue, Khai Dinh, Lao, Perfume River, Qing Dynasty, Vietnam
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2009-Entry 1: Return to Savanakhet, Laos
When the afternoon sun starts to fry your brain to the point where you can’t think, it is time to get yourself to an airconditioned anyplace! That is where I am now.. well, airconditioned meaning it is marginally cooler than … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, Bangkok, Hue, Lao, Laos, Savanakhet, Thai language, Thailand, Vietnam
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