2026 Vietnam and Cambodia Adventure (Part 3)

Of the 20 people in our group, 

only four of us continued onto 

Seim Reap in Cambodia.

It was great with only four people 

as it was like having a private tour. 

 

Stephen and Christine are from Victoria 

and it turns out we have mutual friends.

We spent a fabulous few hours at Angkor Wat 

and the areas around it.

  

Angkor Wat.

Angkor Wat.

Angkor Wat.

Angkor Wat.

Angkor Wat.

There are 36 different hair styles on 

the carvings around Angkor Wat.

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Angkor Wat.

Ta Prohm Temple.

There are enormous fig trees and 

gigantic creepers growing through the ruins.

Ta Prohm Temple.

Ta Prohm Temple.

 

Angkor Thom.

Angkor Thom.

Can you see the three faces? 

Angkor Thom.

This young couple were having 

pre-wedding photos.

Banyon Temple, Angkor Thom.

Banyon Temple, Angkor Thom.

 

 Banyon Temple, Angkor Thom.

Banyon Temple, Angkor Thom.

Banyon Temple, Angkor Thom.

It's tiring hanging around the temple!

 

 We visited the Wat Tepothivong Memorial Site 

also known as The Killing Fields.

 

 It was very sad reading about everything.

The Killing Fields. 

  

Young monks in class at the Killing Fields.

 

 Apopo, where they train rats to find 

unexploded land mines from the war.

There are still a lot to be found, 

especially in rural areas. 

  

This is Jessie who demonstrated 

how the rats find the mines.

 

 This is Jordan.

 

 Jordan loves sleeping and getting cuddles!

 

 Preah Prohm Roath Monastery, Seim Reap.

 Preah Prohm Roath Monastery, Seim Reap.

Preah Prohm Roath Monastery, Seim Reap.

  

Lotus plants, Preah Prohm Roath Monastery, Seim Reap.

We went to a traditional Cambodian buffet for dinner

and enjoyed an Apsara dance performance.

 For our last night, the four of us 

headed to the famous Pub Street.

There were so many restaurants to choose from. 

We enjoyed another delicious meal.

Cheers to the end of our big adventure!

 

We had the best time. 

Saw so many wonderful things, 

ate the most amazing food 

and met lots of people. 

  

I hope you've enjoyed reading about our trip. 

It is only a snapshot and of course, 

we took hundreds of photos!

2026 Vietnam and Cambodia Adventure (Part 2)

We headed back in the ancient city 

of Hoi An to see the floating lanterns.

 

You make a wish as you place 

the lanterns in the water. 

 

There were hundreds of lanterns and they 

were very pretty floating on the water. 

 

Night market at Hoi An.

  

From Hoi An, we went to Sunworld in Ba Na Hills 

on the outskirts of Danang. 

It was like the Disneyland of Vietnam. 

There were 7 cable cars to get around. 

This was the one from the bottom and was 7kms long!

  Arriving at the top.

  

We were up in the clouds.

  

Golden Bridge, Ba Na Hills.

 

 Golden Bridge, Ba Na Hills.

  

We climbed to the summit

on God Mountain.

This is the highest peak in Central Vietnam. 

This section was the Heaven garden.   

 

 Heaven Garden.

 

 Heaven Garden.

  

Temple, Heaven Garden. 

Temple, Heaven Garden. 

The monk hit the bell every 60 seconds. 

 

 The gardens were beautiful.

 

 Heaven Garden.

  

We were there for the beer festival

 Everyone got 2 free beers to try. 

Noel was given a third while waiting for his chips 

to be cooked as it was taking a while!

 

Another year, another country celebrating our anniversary. 

Last year we spent it climbing 

Sigiriya Rock Fortress in Sri Lanka. 

 

 Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon).

 

 Cu Chi Tunnel National Monument 

from the Vietnamese war.

 Noel couldn't fit down the hole but Vincent could. 

This shows you how small the hole was. 

 

 We both went down this tunnel. 

Noel had to crawl through. It is now 

actually about 20% bigger than during the war.

 

 Found a quilt shop!

  

These are all made by local women.

Headed to the Meekong Delta. 

Cruised along the river to Xep Canal. 

Got into sampans to go through the smaller canals and 

got off on Unicorn Island. Stopped at a local 

family’s home to enjoy tropical fruit, honey tea and wine 

and listened to traditional Vietnamese music 

performed by the villagers. 

 Sampan ride along the canal.

 It was very pleasant going down the canals. 

Had lunch prepared by a local family. 

It was quite an interesting menu.

 This is the deep-fried elephant ear fish. 

Doesn't look very appetising but was delicious.

 

 The fish was eaten in rice paper.

Traffic in Saigon is chaotic. 

When crossing the road here, 

you give a wave and start crossing. 

People slow down for you or go around. 

Didn't take us too long to get the hang of it.

 

There are more motor bikes than cars. 

They carry all sorts of things on them.

  

A family of six on the bike! 

The funny thing is it is law for adults to

 wear a helmet but not kids!

For our last meal in Vietnam, we went to a 

Michelin restaurant. The food was amazing.

 

My crab and shrimp fried netted spring rolls. 

They were amazing and the best I 

spring rolls I had on the whole trip.

Crispy flat rice noodles with beef. 

Delicious! 

All too soon it was time to say 

goodbye to everyone before heading to Cambodia.

We had a fabulous group and made lots of friends.