Archive for December, 2008

Cambodia & Vietnam trip itinerary

Well, here it is. It’ll change, I’m sure!

THAILAND
Dec 28: flying from Vancouver to Bangkok, via Hong Kong
Dec 29: Bangkok (arriving late)
Dec 30: a day in Bangkok (hope to see some stuff)
Dec 31: leave Bangkok for Cambodia via the Poipet border crossing, arrive in Siem Riep

CAMBODIA
Jan 1:
New Years Day at the fabled Angkor Wat, north of Siem Riep. Oh it’s my birthday too : )
Jan 3:
6 hours by bus to Kompong Cham, a town north of Phnom Penh (look at more temples)
Jan 7
: to Chambok or Takeo for a homestay (south of Phnom Penh)
Jan 8: Sihanoukeville (relaxation on a Cambodian beach, exploring Ream National Park)
Jan 10: Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s capitol (visit the Khmer Rouge Killing Fields and the memorial museum)

VIETNAM
Jan 11: Arrive at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (I’ll spend the next day exploring the city’s markets)
Jan 12: leave Ho Chi Minh City for a two day tour of My Tho, Vinh Long, or Can Tho
Jan 14: to Dalat and possibly Nha Trang
Jan 16: leave Ho Chi Minh City to Vancouver, via Tokyo
Jan 17: meet my friend Hiroko in Tokyo for lunch (I hope!) and then *home*