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Day 103 – Battambang
After the minor accident yesterday during our tour on the Remork Moto, we were planning to continue the rest of the tour today. However my better half was not feeling well so we decided to postpone the tour until tomorrow. We also extended our stay in Battambang at Lucky Hostel. When we called DJ from […]
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Day 102 – Battambang
Today we had breakfast at Lucky Hostel, which was very large for the price. The Remork Moto (Tuk Tuk) driver was waiting outside for us. His company was called DJ Tuk Tuk. When we greeted him, he was super friendly and told us about the full day tour, we had organised over the phone last […]
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Day 100 – Siem Reap
100 Days of travel! Last day in Siem Reap checking out the less travelled temples around Angkor Wat
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Day 99 – Siem Reap
Today we woke up at 4:30am so we could go to Angkor Wat to see the sunrise. When we were dropped off by our tuk tuk driver and had to walk to the gate. We actually had no idea where to go. Luckily a friendly guide told us to cross the bridge. We then realised […]
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Day 98 – Siem Reap
Today we had our group tour of Angkor Wat. The bus picked us up in the morning. We were the first to be picked up, and when getting onto the bus, I realised that my water bottle was leaking in my bag. As we picked up the rest of the tourists for the tour, I […]
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Day 97 – Siem Reap
After breakfast, we left Golden Square Villa Hotel, and walked 2km to the Angkor National Museum. Here we shared an audio guide between us. We were glad to have gone to the museum before checking our Angkor Wat, as it gives heaps of insight and history. The information at the exhibits were in both Cambodian […]
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Day 96 – Hong Kong to Siem Reap, CAMBODIA
Today we caught a bus to the airport saying goodbye to the excellent staff at the Mahjong Hostel. We also returned the Public Transport T-Money Cards back to the train station for a refund, which was easy to do. A few hours later, our plane landed in a rainy runway in Cambodia. We then took […]
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Day 94 – Hong Kong
Today we woke up early and went to check out the Po Lin Monastery and the Tian Tan Buddha on Lantau Island. The Monastery is a large structure, in typical Chinese architecture. Certain areas are closed off to tourists, but were nice to view from outside. One of the impressive things at the temple are […]
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Day 93 – Hong Kong
Today we left our hostel, The Mahjong and took the bus to Lantau Island. This involved two buses. The first was the standard double decker bus, you see around town, but the second was a fully packed single decker bus. We had to stand up with all our luggage. And to make things worse, the […]
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Day 92 – Hong Kong
Today we caught Bus 85 to Tai Wai Subway Station. From here we walked to a bicycle rental shop call Extreme Bikes. The owner David was very chill. It was $60 HKD / $10.60 AUD to hire a bike for the entire day with a $300 HKD / $53.02 AUD deposit. The only down side […]
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Day 91 – Hong Kong
Today was our first day to explore Hong Kong. We decided to go to Victoria Peak, via the Peak Tram. After catching the 101 Bus we arrived at the lower Peak Tram Station. Here we waited one hour in line to buy tickets. I recommend pre booking tickets or getting there early to beat the […]
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Day 90 – Seoul to Hong Kong
Seoul Today we left Air Hostel in Seoul, which was a really good Hostel. I highly recommend it. Upon leaving the Manager, David gave us some biscuits and chocolate saying it was a good bye gift. I am such a cheap recommendation! We went to the airport, looking to top up our T-Money card with […]
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Day 89 – Seoul
Today we had a to get to the City Hall Station at 7:30am which was a bit of a struggle as the temperature when we woke up was zero degrees! After buying some food from CU (convenience store) we got to the City Hall Station and awaited pick up. On time a large bus arrived […]
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