The main attraction for us to visit Hanoi was Ha Long Bay. We booked a tour from Canada but we noticed tons of locals offering the same tours for various prices. Talk about shopping around. They all basically do the…
Welcome to Hanoi Vietnam
We decided to stay in an AirBnb in Hanoi as they had laundry facilities and way more space, 2 bedrooms. First thing we did was a load of laundry. That is what happens when you travel with a backpack and…
Free day in Siem Reap
The main reason for going to Cambodia was to see the sunrise at Angkor Wat so I booked a evening flight out of Siem Reap so in case the weather on the first day wasn’t so good, we would have…
What did I miss?
After going to Angkor Wat, we all came back to the hotel and went swimming to cool down. After the swim we sat down to watch TV, thinking that we would wait for it to cool down before heading out…
Sunrise at Angkor Wat
Going to Angkor Wat was a surreal experience. We were up at 3:30am to get ready for out 4am bus pick up. After a half hour tour of the town in the dark, picking up other passengers from the various…
Arrived in Siem Reap cambodia
One of the highlights of our trip is Cambodia. After a short 2 hr flight compared to the 16 hours across the pacific, we arrived in Cambodia. Everyone slept on the plane, not surprising and no one was terribly grumpy…
Transit in Singapore Airport
I found out that Changi Airport offered free tours if you are on transit for certain number of hours. Unfortunately we were delayed leaving San Francisco so by the time we arrived in Singapore the tour was full. So we…
1st stop – San Francisco
While booking our tickets for SE Asia, one of the flight options was to have a 12 hour layover in SAN Francisco. As this was during the day, we thought that it would be a great opportunity for the family…
Starting our flight
We are on our way. Our big trip. Graduation trip for Matthew before he heads off to Uni. Everyone is excited.