Raffles Hotel - Singapore
With Sacha (living the ex-pat life!) in Singapore
Amanjaya Hotel in Phnom Penh, as recommended by the Luxe Guide!
Amanjaya in Phnom Penh - breakfast on the balcony.
View from Amanjaya Hotel balcony.
The Killing Fields Memorial Charnel which houses the skulls of some of those who were killed by the Khmer Rouge. 20,000 people were killed during 1975-1979. To say that this place was eerie would be an understatement.
Skulls in The Memorial Charnel at The Killing Fields.
Khmer Rouge S21 Prison (Tuol Sleng) at Phnom Penh. The building was formerly a high school until the Khmer Rouge took it over in 1976 and made it into a prison.
Khmer Rouge S21 Prison.
Markets at Phnom Penh.
Markets at Phnom Penh. It was unbelievably hot in here! About 35 degrees outside, and the markets operated under a tin roof with no air flow at all....hell!
At dinner in Phnom Penh.
At the Java Cafe in Phnom Penh. Yum.
View from the FCC Hotel's bar. The Luxe Guide couldn't be more accurate on this one - 'History, atmosphere and views, ruined by a sea of foul fanny-packs and their wearers. Leg it after one." And so we did.
Champagne cocktails at The Elephant Bar at Raffles Hotel in Phnom Penh.
Flooded streets of Phnom Penh as we awaited our bus trip to Saigon.
And again...
It was after just one night of rain...a lot of rain though!
Somewhere between Cambodia and Vietnam...the locals.
Taking a break from the bus trip en route to Saigon.
At the border crossing from Cambodia to Vietnam.
View from our hotel room at Saigon. A word of advice....if going to Saigon, book accommodation before you arrive!
La Fenetre Soleil Cafe in Saigon...lovely.
A bit fishy...markets at Saigon.
Markets at Saigon.
On the Cyclo in Saigon.
Mojo Bar in Saigon.
The luxurious Victoria Hotel at Hoi An....right on the beach!
Ms Lys Cafe in Hoi An...the best soup in Vietnam.
The markets at Hoi An.
At Hoi An.
Streets of Hoi An.
Breakfast at the Victoria Hotel, Hoi An.
Hoi An.
School kids at Hoi An.
The Japanese Bridge at Hoi An.
Lost.
Our trusty transport....Honda of course.
Mango Rooms at Hoi An....THE best food ever.
The lovely staff at Mango Rooms.
The Thu Bon River at Hoi An.
Hoi An...beautiful streets of the Old Town.
One of the many, many, many tailors in Hoi An.
Victoria Hotel pool. Total luxury!
The beach at the Victoria Hotel, near Hoi An.
A little less crowded than summer at Bondi.
In the pool.
In the pool, but closer to the camera this time...
View from our room at Victoria Hotel.
Our room!
The Secret Garden Gallery/Cafe in Hoi An.
Secret Garden.
Secret Garden Gallery.
Temple ruins at My Son, 40km from Hoi An.
My Son ruins. The ruins are believed to have been built around the 4th century, and are incribed on UNESCO's World Heritage list.
Look closely...
At dinner in Hoi An.
Beautiful Hanoi! The Opera House.
Cyclo's taking a break in Hanoi.
At the lake in the centre of the city at Hanoi.
Watching Hanoi's hair raising traffic from the safety of a cafe balcony.
They take their wedding car decorations seriously in Vietnam!
Street vendor in Hanoi...they are piglet heads sitting underneath the hanging ducks. I'm afraid we weren't game to sample!
Streets of Hanoi.
Hanoi.
Our cabin on board The Emeraude boat at Halong Bay.
At Halong Bay. The limestone islands are stunning, and the bay itself is very peaceful and beautiful. We spent a night out on Halong Bay, and so got a bit camera-happy...
The locals that emerged from nowhere as soon as our boat dropped anchor.
The 'houses' of the people that live on Halong Bay.
View from the Hang Sung Sot Caves at Halong Bay.
Inside the caves at Halong Bay.
Halong Bay.
The Emeraude....our boat.
Sunset on Halong Bay.
Kayakers (from our boat) on Halong Bay.
The Sofitel Metropole at Hanoi. Well worth the ridiculous price tag!
The Sofitel Metropole pool.
A Hanoi Cyclo.
Evening entertainment at The Sofitel Metropole.
