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Part 2 – Fishing!

Posted on September 18, 2017 by kath1961

With  laundry done, groceries (including 2 bottles of Gravol), and beer in the camper  we were ready for the next half of this adventure, Fishing.  We left Prince Rupert in, you guessed it,  the rain.   I will admit, I had a little anxiety about our fishing trip.  We’ve been with our  friends … Continue reading →

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Part 1 – Haida Gwaii

Posted on September 14, 2017 by kath1961

Off on another adventure, this time through our home province of BC. It’s very easy to see how we adopted the theme “Beautiful British Columbia” when you travel across it, and then onto the enchanting islands off the north coast,  … Continue reading →

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The Trip Home

Posted on April 7, 2017 by kath1961

March 10th, and time to leave this beautiful city, and adventure and head home. It has been such an experience from start to finish. We left the hotel for Suvarnabhumi Airport  relatively early, due to potential traffic problems we thought better early than late.  No … Continue reading →

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Bangkok – Grand Palace

Posted on April 6, 2017 by kath1961

Once again, keeping fit while exploring another part of the world, we walked the 4 km to the Grand Palace.  I realize its not that far,  but in the heat and continually dodging around street venders it is exhausting.  Nearing the Palace we came across the … Continue reading →

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Last days in Bangkok

Posted on April 5, 2017 by kath1961

Wednesday March 8th – another relaxing day for us, once we were able to get Gary’s debit card out of the ATM!  The ATM kept it yesterday,  and so it sat there overnight as we were not able to contact anyone … Continue reading →

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River Kwai & Burma Railway

Posted on April 5, 2017 by kath1961

We had made arrangements for a tour to the River Kwai and the Burma Railway (Death Railway) which is located in Kanchanabur.  We had to catch a van at 7:30 in the morning, which then took us to the tour companies main transfer … Continue reading →

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Days in Bangkok

Posted on April 4, 2017 by kath1961

 March 5, Day 17 of our tour, our first day to travel on our own.  The holiday has been great in terms of time,  but we took advantage of no plans and just lazed around for the morning.   It was going … Continue reading →

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Cambodia/Thailand Boarder & Bangkok

Posted on March 28, 2017 by kath1961

Again, we walked across the boarder from Cambodia into Thailand.  It was  busy, noisy, very hot and dirty, but we got through without a hitch.   There were the usual markets set up on both sides selling everything from fruit to spiced spiders, clothing and tools,but we … Continue reading →

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Seim Reap – Silk, Quads & Food

Posted on March 28, 2017 by kath1961

Day 15 already.  The tour is coming to an end too quickly.  Today is a day of leisure in Seim Reap, and with a full day of looking around temples yesterday,  several of us decided to head out to the Silk farm about 20 minutes out … Continue reading →

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Angkor Wat & Other Temples

Posted on March 27, 2017 by kath1961

Three o’clock in the morning is early where ever you are in the world, and there are few things I will get up to do at that hour, but visiting Angkor Wat is one of them.  It was a short drive, only 5.5 km … Continue reading →

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