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Poem Mountain
April 4, 2018 - We made it to the coast. This is the top of Poem Mountain which offers this spectacular view of the bay. It was very...
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Glenn Dobbs
Apr 3, 20191 min read
The "Train Street"
April 3, 2018 - It was our last full day in Hanoi. We wanted to just go for a walk and immerse ourselves in another neighborhood. We read...
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Glenn Dobbs
Apr 3, 20191 min read
A full day
April 2, 2018 - Kind of a full day. Started off getting scammed for $20 dollars- so that was fun. Visited a pagoda where Zen Buddhism...
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Glenn Dobbs
Apr 2, 20191 min read
Hanoi Hilton
April 2, 2018 - This is the gate to the infamous prison in Hanoi - "The Hanoi Hilton". About one half of the original complex is gone...
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Glenn Dobbs
Apr 2, 20191 min read
Easter in Hanoi
April 1, 2018 - Happy Easter from Hanoi. We celebrated the day here at St Joesph’s Cathedral this morning. It is a Neo-gothic style...
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Glenn Dobbs
Apr 2, 20191 min read
A first walk in Hanoi
March 31, 2018 - We took a walk, after several loads of laundry, around the Old Quarter in Hanoi. We found this city very surprising. ...
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Glenn Dobbs
Apr 2, 20191 min read
How to pack for long trips
April 2, 2019 - As with most of the hacks we describe on this blog, none of them are our original ideas. We had some basic goals in...
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Glenn Dobbs
Apr 1, 20192 min read
Hanoi - Some initial impressions
March 31, 2018 - Hanoi - A few brief observations. It is 12:30pm local time. We have still not made it out of the hotel since we arrived...
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Glenn Dobbs
Apr 1, 20191 min read
This is Angkor Wat
March 29, 2018 - In 1152, after only 37 years of labor the world’s largest religious complex was constructed. After 866 years it is...
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Glenn Dobbs
Apr 1, 20191 min read
Tomb Raider
March 28, 2018 - From a distance it looks like a pile of rocks. When found by western researchers it was shrouded by dense jungle. They...
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Glenn Dobbs
Apr 1, 20191 min read
These are the small ones
March 27, 2018 - “If something profound ain’t happening, at least it feels like it is” - Anthony Bourdain We drove around the periphery...
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Glenn Dobbs
Apr 1, 20192 min read
Coming out of darkness
March 26, 2018 - I love this picture. It looks straight out of a Anthony Bourdain episode. This is the thriving central market in Siem...
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Glenn Dobbs
Mar 31, 20191 min read
The American spy who disappeared
March 23, 2018 - This lovely young girl in traditional Thai dress is spinning silk at the Jim Thompson house in Bangkok. The house is a...
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Glenn Dobbs
Mar 31, 20191 min read
Vagabond Ground Zero
March 22, 2018 - If you have ever read any vagabond traveling stories or thought about backpacking in Thailand you will inevitably end...
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Glenn Dobbs
Mar 31, 20191 min read
A day of days
March 21, 2018 - Such a day! When you travel, every now and then you are gifted with something unexpected and wonderful. We were...
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Glenn Dobbs
Mar 31, 20191 min read
They forgot
March 20, 2018 - This is a great story. This is ‘The Golden Buddha’ of the Wat Traimit Temple. They call him that because unlike other...
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Glenn Dobbs
Mar 31, 20191 min read
The Author's Lounge
March 19, 2018 - Through a New York Times article we found ‘The Authors’ Lounge’ at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on the banks of the Chao...
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Mar 31, 20191 min read
The Reclining Buddha
March 18, 2018 - This is the ‘Reclining Buddha’ at the Wat Pho Temple near the Royal Palace. If you stood him upright he would be 155...
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Glenn Dobbs
Mar 31, 20191 min read
What happened to Val Kilmer?
March 17, 2018 Do you ever wonder what happened to Val Kilmer after he did his Batman movie? Mr Kilmer pulled up on his Bat cycle and...
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Glenn Dobbs
Mar 31, 20191 min read
Arrived in Bangkok
March 16, 2017 - We arrived in Bangkok , Thailand. This splendid edifice is ‘Wat Arun’ Temple in Bangkok - The Temple of the Dawn. It...
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