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Here we go

This being more or less a diary of our wanderings, working back from most recent to most distant. Hence, below, the finale to our recent travels in Sri Lanka.

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Angkor National Museum, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Many Buddhas, and much other beauty besides
Everyone says you need three days for Angkor Wat, and after reading up about it that sounds about right, so that’s what we plan to do. With five days/four nights booked here,...
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Siem Reap, Cambodia
Holiday in Cambodia
Great song by The Dead Kennedys, always comes to mind when I think of Cambodia. Which, to be fair, isn’t often. Anyway, with that dealt with, our last day in Thailand/first in...
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OnAng canal, Bangkok, Thailand
Super markets and some damn fine finds
Well, we’ve pretty much done the main touristy bits of Bangkok, and we were also wary of the weather – once again, it was promising to be an absolute belter of a day, with...
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Siam Paragon shopping center, Bangkok, Thailand
From hot to shop to RIP flip-flop
After two days battling the tourist hordes, doing the culture innit, and gasping in the sun, we decided it was time for a day of (at least partial) rest. Also V needed a new t-shirt. So...
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Rama VIII bridge, Bangkok, Thailand
Some things old, something new
Though we’ve spent the day visiting wonderful sites from old Bangkok, I can’t resist heading today with this, Rama VIII bridge, which is just downstream from where we catch...
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The Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand
Grand trip to the palace, Gromit
In truth, The Grand Palace is a bit overwhelming. It’s just so vast, and so intricate, and so much. One staggering building has another nestling right next to it, and behind them,...
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