A collection of Travel & Gaming & “What’s On My Mind” posts
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My goal for today was to leave the hostel, and I managed it. Travel days often mess me up & leave me exhausted, so I tend to plan for that. Slept until 10, so I’m going to assume that the…
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Hoi An to Siem Reap
Mercifully light on photos for this one. Spoiler Warning: I do make it to Siem Reap.
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Last Day In Hoi An, Last Day In Vietnam
A chance conversation with another guest & with Khoa, the owner of the place I’m staying at revealed that at least one Vietnamese family doesn’t think much of the sleeper train either, and that above a certain height the sleeper…
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Maybe A Sick Day In Hoi An? Not Sure
The train trip took more out of me than I expected, or maybe I’m a bit unwell, but I didn’t feel great today. Doesn’t feel like anything to worry about, and I don’t think it’s any of the “don’t drink…
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Tam Coc to Hoi An
My train wasn’t until 5:46 pm , so I had a chunk of the day to kill in Tam Coc. The homestay very nicely offered to organise a taxi for me, so I essentially had until 4 pm to wander…
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Last Day In Tam Coc
This turned out to be a walking day; 9.1 km according to the smart watch. I’d initially thought about hiring a bike again, but in the end decided in a less active day, though I’m not sure how “less active”…
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Where We’re Going, We Don’t Need Brakes. Which Is Fortunate, Because You Don’t Really Have Them
Spent the afternoon cycling around Tam Coc on an otherwise good bicycle with sod-all happening in the brake department, rented from the homestay. But first, some morning coffee.
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A Chill Day In Tam Cốc
Yes, I did have to copy-paste that last word. My phone refused to believe that you could put that number of modifiers on one letter. Biggest discovery of today is that I’ve probably been drinking Vietnamese Condensed Milk Coffee wrong.…
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Cat Ba to Ninh Binh by a plethora of means
As a spoiler alert, yes, I did make it to Ninh Binh.
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Walking In Cat Ba
I was wondering when I’d see the first one of these signs. The toilets are fitted with the delightfully named “bum guns”, but … I’m going to let you Google that for yourself. And I think you should. It’s educational.…
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