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Walking the Portuguese Camino 2024- Part 1 Porto to Valenca

The journey from Porto to Valenca included walking along the coast, obtaining essential materials like pilgrim passports and shells, and encountering various accommodations along the way, such as hostels and hotels. The route provided opportunities to experience local cuisine, interact with fellow pilgrims, and navigate through challenging weather conditions.

Thailand Travel 2023- Ubon Ratchathani

Ubon Ratchathani for western tourists is best known as the city you go to in Thailand to cross the border to Pakse in Laos. Most people spend the night there when they can’t make the timing work to catch one of the two daily buses to Pakse ,one at 9 am and one at 3Continue reading “Thailand Travel 2023- Ubon Ratchathani”

Thailand 2022-2023 Koh Samui and Anton National Park

Koh Samui We took the Lomprayah high speed ferry from Koh Pha-Nang to Koh Samui. It’s a relatively short trip so there are more options available. We paid 300 Bth each and booked at our hotel. NOTE: The piece of paper you get from your hotel is not your ticket you have to exchange itContinue reading “Thailand 2022-2023 Koh Samui and Anton National Park”

Phu Quoc Vietnam- North on Land and Sea

We rented a scouter for the day for 200,000 VND. We rode through Duong Dong and followed the highway towards Bai Thom beach we made it as far as the war memorial where we turned around because it looked like a longer trip that we wanted across the island. We took secondary roads that wereContinue reading “Phu Quoc Vietnam- North on Land and Sea”

Phu Quoc Vietnam-Duong Dong

Our day actually started in Hoi Ann. We had a pick-up for the airport arranged at the travel agent by our hotel to get us to Danang. When we arrived the travel agent was asleep at his desk and the airport pick-up was nowhere to be found. We were not overly concerned because we hadContinue reading “Phu Quoc Vietnam-Duong Dong”