April 18-19 Hi All, More on Pol Pot/Khmer Rouge: We had some friends email us: “…..you missed out the never mentioned aspect of the UK and US propping up Khmer Rouge to help bankrupt the USSR. A despicable point in our nations joint histories.” Sean and Ry did not mention that fact but we did … Read More →
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Captain’s Log: Siem Reap Cambodia Day 11-12; Angkor Thom and Angkor Wat
April 17-18 Hi All, Ah……Angkor, the City and all the Temples……Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom and Ta Prohm. We have had many Wow’s on this trip……War Remnant Museum in Saigon, Tunnels and the Killing Fields all gruesome historical war Wow’s, the opulent Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Oudong Temple…….but the temples at Angkor are just stunning. … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Mekong Delta Cambodia, Day 8-10
April 14-16 Hi All, Here is a really good article on the history of Cambodia and a decent explanation of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/cambodia/history: “The good, the bad and the ugly is a simple way to sum up Cambodian history. Things were good in the early years, culminating in the vast Angkor … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Phnom Penh Cambodia, Day 7&8
April 13-14 Hi All, After cruising all night we arrived at the docks in Phnom Penh around 7am in time for our 8:30am tour to the Killing Fields. The night before we watched a documentary on the Khmer Rouge and Pol Pot…….ugh, this is going to be a very emotional day in the Killing Fields. … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Mekong Delta Vietnam, Day 5&6
April 10-12 Hi All, We left the Sheraton hotel and took a 1.5 hour bus ride through Saigon to the Mekong Delta to meet our ship, RV AmaLotus. Thang, our guide for the next 3 days, told us many stories and facts about the Mekong Delta. We have now been told by several people they … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Saigon Day 3&4
April 9-10 Hi All, Ok…..staying busy…..and Internet sucks on the boat…..at least their advertised wifi…..ok, let’s use our own iPhone hotspot and the data we bought…..sure…..turns out my Sim card hiccuped…….we don’t know why……arghhhhhh….so Thang, our guide, added more Dong (Vietnam money) to see if that was the issue……..USD1.5 for 1.5 G…..still not work…so took … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) Vietnam
April 7-10, It was up early, buttoned up Mystic and out the door by 7:30am…..we were not sure of the traffic or the lines at Thai Airlines so we left in plenty of time…..11am flight. The traffic was not bad…..took 30 min and had been told 45-60min…..and there was no line at Thai Airline……so, without … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Doing Repairs in Exotic Places
March 2-April 5 Hi All, I describe cruising as a lifestyle……the good, the bad and the ugly. Well, hauling Mystic for maintenance is certainly not the fun part of cruising at all and this time around was no different…….it’s NOT LIVING THE DREAM…..but, we were in an exotic place…..Ao Po Phuket Thailand!!!! We had a … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Paro Bhutan and Last Thoughts on Nepal/Bhutan
March 22-24 Hi All, Ok…..the last blog on the Nepal/Bhutan 18-day trip!!!!! We left the last blog at lunch in Paro on Day 16. We first visited the National Museum……a small museum but a lot on culture, over 3000 works of art covering more than 1500 years of Bhutanese culture heritage and the environment……again no … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Punakha Bhutan
March 21-22, Hi All, We are off for Punakha around 9am….it will be about a 3 hour drive. Once again you do not measure travel by distance but by time…yikes. It looks like a beautiful day and we are going over Dochula pass with hopefully great views of the Himalayas….Pratap had told us to dress … Read More →
