Stories about Women & Travel in Indochina
Elizabeth Briel Braves the Train from Phnom Penh to BattambangTo Cambodia With Love - tocambodiawithlove [638] Determined to ride the famously decrepit train from Phnom Penh to Battambang, I arrived at Phnom Penh's Art Deco-style station just after sunrise. Lines snaked around counters. Hawkers howled.
Destinations:
Battambang |
Phnom Penh |
Cambodia
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Danau Toba looks like SwitzerlandElke Wojtenek - elke [161] This beautiful island in a volcanic lake in the Sumatran highlands reminded me of Switzerland: mountains, jodeling, etc
Destinations:
Turkey |
Indonesia |
Indochina |
Singapore |
Vietnam |
Hong Kong |
Thailand
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Three SeasonsTone Deaf in Bangkok - tonedeafinbangkok [170] Like nature, physical beauty is subject to the seasons, as Janet Brown discovers in this reflection on aging gracefully in Thailand.
Destinations:
Thailand |
Bangkok
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Rock 'n' roll in Mahabalipuram - IIRavi Joshi - ravijos [244] Completed article about my experience in Mahabalipuram, India. The town is in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, roughly an hour away from its capital Chennai. It's a great place to unwind and a...
Destinations:
Phuket |
Thailand |
Bangkok |
Krabi
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Beep-Beep!Simone Samuels - simsam [941] Riding the wave of Hanoi's traffic is an adrenalin buzz like no other. This accounts my twice-weekly journey through the ocean of traffic madness.
Destinations:
Hanoi |
Vietnam
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A Photo Essay: An Afternoon in the AlleySimone Samuels - simsam [941] A little snapshot into the action in the Ngo (alley) outside my house. These were all taken from the balcony on a sunny Wednesday afternoon in Hanoi. Together, they capture the essence of the busy...
Destinations:
Hanoi |
Vietnam
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Order of the DayNatnapha Thanatharakit - the_orient [430] In Cambodia, Thailand or Vietnam, try these restaurants which are dishing up opportunities for the local community with their socially responsible policies and vocational training programs, as well as good food...
Destinations:
Halong Bay |
Hue |
Hanoi |
Vietnam |
Ho Chi Minh City |
Hoi An
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Book Review: The House on Dream Street by Dana SachsCeleste Heiter - cheiter [28,902] "A frog that sits at the bottom of a well thinks that the whole sky is only as big as the lid of a pot." --Vietnamese Proverb When asked what's so alluring about Vietnam, nearly every traveler who has...
Destinations:
Hanoi |
Vietnam
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Traveling Solo in Thailand: A Guide for Solo Woman TravelersEe Lin Wan - eelin [4,079] Thailand is fast gaining popularity among budget travelers, and understandably so. With the Baht at record lows, and everything from ancient Ayutha temple ruins in the South to breathtaking sceneries...
Destinations:
Thailand |
Bangkok
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Hitchhiking Vietnam - A Woman's Solo Journey in an Elusive LandKarin Muller - kmuller [132] An excerpt from Chapter 28: My journey took me in a great loop to the border of China and across northwestern Vietnam, always in search of a village where I could settle for a while. I passed the...
Destinations:
Hanoi |
Vietnam
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