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First full day in Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai, Day 65 So for our first full day in Chiang Mai, we are just going to take it easy today. We have nothing planned, so after...

Liz
Jan 273 min read
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Goodbye Vietnam, Hello Thailand!
Hanoi & Chiang Mai, Day 64 Now as I think I have mentioned previously, I'm not really that keen on frequent transfer days as I don't like...

Liz
Jan 265 min read
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Nooooo - you can't make me leave.....
Halong Bay, Day 63 Well as the old saying goes, "all good things must come to an end" and today we are leaving the comfort of our lovely...

Liz
Jan 256 min read
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Halong Bay - Day 2
Halong Bay, Day 62 Setting the alarm clock? Aren't we supposed to be retired? Yes, dear readers, we have had to set our alarm clock yet...

Liz
Jan 258 min read
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Halong Bay
Hanoi to Halong Bay, Day 61 So it's an early rise for us at the Hotel. A quick grab at our final buffet breakfast here, and we then get...

Liz
Jan 246 min read
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Our last full day in Hanoi...
Hanoi, Day 60 So today we plan to explore the southern area from the hotel and make our way to the Vincom Centre which we beleive is a...

Liz
Jan 245 min read
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A Cidadel, a Lake, a Pagoda, a Temple & a Mausoleum...
A second post today - someone is certainly trying to catch up on the missing blog posts ;) Hanoi, Day 59 Today's plan is to explore the...

Liz
Jan 239 min read
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The Temple of Literature (First University)
Apologies for the lack of recent posts - all will be explained in future posts but we have been pretty busy recently and also didn't have...

Liz
Jan 233 min read
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I think I might be turning into a train nerd...
Hanoi, Day 57 We had a good sleep for our first night in Hanoi. R's still feeling a bit crap with his bug thing but after all these...

Liz
Jan 185 min read
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Hanoi here we come...ready or not
Hoi An, Day 56 We've had a very enjoyable two days in Hoi An, but now it is time to move on again. We have a taxi booked (via the Hotel)...

Liz
Jan 173 min read
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A lazy day in Hoi An
Hoi An, Day 55 Well, I had some reservations about getting my beauty sleep last night, as it sounded quite noisy outside in the street...

Liz
Jan 164 min read
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Oh what a gorgeous little place Hoi An is
Hoi An, Day 54 It's moving day again! What did I say previously about us planning to do 'slow travel' in our retirement? Well I guess...

Liz
Jan 156 min read
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Lady Buddha - I need your help!
Da Nang, Day 53 Oh no, disaster has struck one of the mighty Twogotravelling duo! This time, it is R who must have been licking windows,...

Liz
Jan 147 min read
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Thailand Top Tips: Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The male Asian Koel When you ask the average person in the street what Thailand conjures up in their mind they will say things like,...
R
Jan 132 min read
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Another record breaking day in Da Nang!
Da Nang, Day 52 Now I feel I need to correct a previous statement that I made about R and his tardiness in shifting his butt at times. I...

Liz
Jan 125 min read
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What does Da Nang and Glasgow have in common?
Da Nang, Day 51 Well, it would seem that my big gub has got me into trouble yet again! No sooner have I said I think we are going to...

Liz
Jan 115 min read
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Off to a new city day....
Ho Chi Minh City & Da Nang, Day 50 So today we're on the move and it is a new city day - I stole that term from some van life YouTubers...

Liz
Jan 105 min read
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Our last full day in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City, Day 49 So this is our last full day in Ho Chi Minh City and we're not really sure what we want to do today. R has...

Liz
Jan 94 min read
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A new experience for Ho Chi Minh City...and us
Ho Chi Minh City, Day 48 After yesterday's walk, during which we discovered the location of a couple of metro stations, we thought it...

Liz
Jan 85 min read
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Another full day of walking....
Ho Chi Minh City, Day 47 Our plan for today is to visit Independence Palace, get something to eat and then walk around and see where we...

Liz
Jan 76 min read
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