On arrival in Vancouver we checked in at Singapore Airlines. I checked to see if we could avoid the layover and plane change in Seoul. The Singapore agent made the changes and we remained on the original flight all the way to Singapore. We had not flown on Singapore before but had heard that the service was great and if the efficiency and friendliness of the gate agent was any indication we … [Read more...]
Psycho Cyclo in Ho Chi Minh City
March 29, 2007 By Leave a Comment
The guide books and other publications warn against taking the Cyclo pedicabs in Ho Chi Minh City, so we avoided them. Well, at least until we found ourselves trapped at the riverfront with multi-lanes of very heavy traffic between us and where we wanted to go. Two friendly pedi cab drivers offered their services. After a quick fare negotiation we mounted the contraptions. The drivers steered us … [Read more...]
Kuala Lumpur: Petronas Twin Towers
March 29, 2007 By Leave a Comment
When we decided to visit Kula Lumpur or KL as it's better known all I really knew about the city was it was home to the Petronas Twin Towers which until recently were the tallest buildings in the world. We were on a city tour when the towers were first spotted and they certainly are a magnificent sight. We drove to the towers and had opportunity to take a few pictures before continuing on with … [Read more...]
Home Sweet Home
March 25, 2007 By Leave a Comment
We're baaaaack! Our return from Ho Chi Minh City included a layover in Vancouver, but after all those 5-star hotels in Malaysia and Vietnam, the prospect of just one snotty check-in clerk at the Airport Comfort Inn was so unappealing that I managed to sweet talk the ticket agent at Incheon (South Korea) into booking us on an earlier flight back to Penticton. Ed and I therefore arrived at home … [Read more...]
Vietnam: Cu Chi Tunnels
March 19, 2007 By Leave a Comment
I found our visit to the Cu Chi tunnel system fascinating. It is part of a 200km network or tunnels used by the Viet Cong. The area was sprayed with Agent orange and heavily bombed by the US and several bomb craters are still evident. The displays of the traps that were set out are spine chilling. Our guide Phuong demostrated entering one of the concealed tunnel entrances, as shown in the next … [Read more...]
