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2011- Entry 2: Malaysia– Kuala Lumpur to Melaka (Malacca)

Posted on August 2, 2011 by paquettepaul

I got to the airport in Bangkok quickly and cheaply enough on the new airport link. From the hotel to the airport in less than an hour and for about a fifth of the price of a taxi! This is … Continue reading →

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2011- Entry 1: Bangkok

Posted on August 1, 2011 by paquettepaul

 Well, this trip started out interestingly enough… Got here and developed the usual rash on my leg. Get this every year within a few days of arrival and then it just as quickly disappears. And it never returns until the … Continue reading →

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2010- Entry 4: Cambodia Revisited

Posted on August 4, 2010 by paquettepaul

Cambodia……. I am on my perch– a balcony on the fourth floor of the Mekong Palace Hotel watching what seems to be half the city at play on the newly and beautifully renovated river promenade below. Last year, it was a mess … Continue reading →

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2010- Entry 3: Yogya to Bandung, Indonesia

Posted on August 3, 2010 by paquettepaul

I spent the whole first day in Yogya acquainting myself with the city. I walked the entire day from one end to the other and back again! It was fun wandering the back streets. I realized that if man’s best … Continue reading →

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2010- Entry 2: From Jakarta to Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Posted on August 2, 2010 by paquettepaul

Had an incredibly wonderful flight from Bangkok to Kuala Lampur, Malaysia and then on to Jakarta. Love the Malaysian Airlines! The day does not start out that way, however. The sign at the concierge desk at my hotel says that a … Continue reading →

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2010- Entry 1: Here and There and All Around

Posted on August 1, 2010 by paquettepaul

I got to JFK and the atendant said, “I’m sorry, Mr. Paquette, but this flight is overbooked!” Before I could say, “And this affects me how?” she smiled and said, “So we have to upgrade you to business class.”   OHHHHHHHHHH! … Continue reading →

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2009- Entry 6: Northern Thailand

Posted on August 6, 2009 by paquettepaul

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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2009- Entry 5: Phenom Penh, Cambodia

Posted on August 5, 2009 by paquettepaul

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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2009- Entry 4: Saigon (HCMC), Vietnam

Posted on August 4, 2009 by paquettepaul

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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2009- Entry 3: Danang > Hoi An > My Son, Vietnam

Posted on August 3, 2009 by paquettepaul

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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