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12th Feb 2010

I thought I could beat the sunrise, but I was greeted by a bright, cloudy and someone hazy morning in Hanoi. I checked out of my hotel and boarded a taxi to the bus terminal where the bus to Lang Son departed. The obviously underaged driver was unsure, but he agreed to take me for [...]

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14th Feb 2010

Joining a tour group has always been the last thing on my mind, but I had little
time and no choice. So on the first day of Chinese New Year, I paid Y150 for a
Yangshuo and Li Jiang cruise and boarded a tour bus with Chinese tourists from
all over the country. Our guide was a young, [...]

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Things To See In Hanoi & Guangxi

I’ll be leaving for Hanoi on the 11th of February 2010 for a very short Chinese New Year holiday. I’ll be heading for Guangxi and then I’ll be returning to Hanoi to fly back to Singapore on 19th February.
Given the limited time, I need to be very selective with where I’ll go and what I’ll [...]

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Yesterday Once More

I’m leaving for Bangkok tomorrow, 8th Aug 2009. On the morning of the 9th, I’ll be taking an early morning bus to Kanchanaburi.
Kanchanaburi was the first place I visited on my first visit to Thailand some 25 years ago. I don’t think I’ll remember anything. It’s been a long time and I’ve come a long [...]

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