Here the itinerary for day two 🙂 1. Early Sunrise (Did not rise for me) @ Angkor Wat I revisited Angkor Wat temple today since I read that the sunrise is breath-taking. I got up at 4 am and headed towards the temple, as recommended to get the sunrise view. Unfortunately, it was not my…
Category: Round The World Trip 2017
Barichara: The most beautiful town in Colombia & Frutos Conciencia Barichara Living Foods of Our Land
Barichara…where she creates a magical world, where I am blessed to be invited from time to time, even when I show up at her Barichara home with twelve members of my beautiful family! This trip, to this lovely town called Barichara, in Santander Colombia, was in July 2017 and I remember arriving anxious to see…
Cambodia: Siem Reap – Angkor Wat Temple & Angkor Thom – Day One
It has been a year since I visited Cambodia during my 2017 round the world trip, and although I aimed to write and I travel alongside, I got caught up with so many adventures that could not cope with the pace, so I write now as I can, as time allows me. I was very…
ARRIVING AND DEPARTING: Siem Reap Angkor Airport (REP)
Introduction: Siem Reap Angkor Airport (REP), is the busiest airport in Cambodia, due to being the nearest airport to the well-known Angkor World Heritage Temples. The airport managed three and a half million passengers in 2016 (growing 20% in 2017!) …, similar passenger’s quantity that Leeds airport in the UK and Cartagena in Colombia. The…
Saigon – Cuchi Tunnels – Ben Dinh Site
My last day in Saigon was the 9th June, and I wanted to do a half day activity since my flight to Cambodia was in the afternoon. So, I went to a local travel agency (plenty everywhere) and found a tour that my friends had also recommended me: Cuchi Tunnels. I found a couple of…
Out and about in Ho Chin Minh – Saigon
In need of a positive cheer up after the visit of the War Remnant Museum, I decided my next visit: I had read that Ben Thanh Market was one of the most well-known landmarks in Ho Chi Minh, as well as good place to buy local souvenirs. Since I needed to buy some sandals (as…
Ho Chi Minh – War Remnants Museum
I visited this museum five months ago during a visit to Vietnam, but I had been procrastinating writing about it simply because of the heart-breaking sentiments. While observing distressing photographic material, which was way even more horrific than the one of my previous visit to the UXO Visitor Centre in Laos, I felt livid and…
Arriving and Departing: Tan Son Nhat – Ho Chi Minh Airport (SGN)
Introduction: Tan Son Nhat airport, in Ho Chi Minh, is the busiest airport in Vietnam, currently, it’s operating over its capacity, with over 32.5 million passengers last year! A comparable number of passengers than those handled at Bogota El Dorado airport in Colombia. Hanoi – Ho Chi Minh it is amongst the top 10 busiest…
Bogota recorrido de Arte Callejero – Graffiti Tour
Me uní por primera a un tour de grafiti – arte callejero, en el verano de 2015, en Londres. Desde entonces me ha fascinado este arte y he sido bendecida de seguir apreciándolo en muchos de mis viajes. También recuerdo que, durante ese primer tour, y para mi sorpresa, nuestro guía Gregory, me contó lo…
Day Trip from Hanoi: Hoa Lu and Tam Coc: The “Halong Bay in land”.
It was at heart of the chaotic and vibrant Hanoi Old Quarter, a city with over 7.5 million inhabitants, where narrow streets blend in with hundreds of bike-occupied pavements. That city of such dynamic face, that brought me my new friend Cheryl, an enthusiastic young lady whom with I would share various adventures around Hanoi…
VIETNAM: From Hanoi to Bai Tu Long Bay: The Route Less Travelled in Halong Bay – “The Bay of the descending Dragon”
Vietnam was a great and unique experience for me, Hanoi Old Quarter is undoubtedly a vibrant zone with a lot going on! lots of people, I mean hundreds of people! It becomes sometimes a bit overwhelming. I truly enjoyed my time there despite the extremely high temperature. It was in Hanoi, where for the second…
Arriving and Departing: Hanoi Noi Bai International (HAN)
Introduction: Hanoi Noi Bai International Airport is the largest airport in northern Vietnam, serving the capital of the country. It is located 45 Km from the city centre, (40 minutes’ drive). It counts with two terminals, the T1 that handles domestic flights and the latest one, opened in 2014, which handles international ones. The airport…
Jenny Sky Is The Limit 