Sabbatical 2006
In and around Asia
Pedaling, Paddling and Pad Thai
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Lipkids
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A pre-trip chill down
This was an amazing way to unwind and destress before the real travel. Thanks Ojai Foundation folks!
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Hong Kong
KATE: Oh, Hong Kong! How do I love thee? Let me count the ways … At 6am, I stir to the sound of a lawnmower bird starting up. The... Continue reading »
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Diverted to Seoul
Well, it was short, but sweet. Significant head winds compelled an unplanned refueling stop and a 3 hour delay.
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Hanoi
The Kathryn Lipkis family is met in Hanoi with a bunch of flowers so intricately wrapped with twine, cellophane and tissue, that it takes ten min... Continue reading »
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Halong Bay
This morning, before we take off, it’s my intention to visually capture the badminton, jogging and jazzercise by the lake, yet no sooner has my c... Continue reading »
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Mai Chau
(16 photos in this one so check em all out!)
It is STINKING hot even though we’re climbing high into the mountains on our way to stay as gues... Continue reading »
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Hue
As we head for Hue (pronounced like Hway in the south but like Huoy in the town itself) Andy heads further into a cold. When we arrive, our... Continue reading »
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Hoi An
“Gawd, whaddya DO with it?” They’re standing next to us. We’re in the breakfast room of the capacious Hoi An Hotel, stirred into a broth of... Continue reading »
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Saigon
Saigon peddlers are aggressive. Even the doormen at the Grand Hotel are hassled to buy lottery tickets. (The sellers don’t bother the touri... Continue reading »
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Mekong Delta
As Saigon fades, the rivers grow lazier, criss-crossing each other and all having something to do with the Mekong – somewhere. This jigsaw puzzle o... Continue reading »
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Pnom Penh
Pierre Cardin is driving us to Cambodia. Well, perhaps it’s not Pierre but that’s what it says on his slouch hat. He’s the third one at... Continue reading »
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Siem Reap
The airport is very modern, and impressive but for the odd transgression, like corroded mirrors in the bathrooms and a stopped-up sink or two.&nb... Continue reading »
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Vientiane
“This is the ghettoest airport I’ve ever seen!” Thus spake Henry, world-weary 13 year old, as we cruise to a stop, the only plane at Pakse Airpor... Continue reading »
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Vangvieng
We are not well-prepared for the ride to Vangvieng. Long, sweaty and bumpy, it’s made no less painful by a guide who lacks not only knowledg... Continue reading »
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Luang Prabang
The weather gods are shining on us. We’re in this most lovely of towns and have the weather that people suffer crowds and pay high prices fo... Continue reading »
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Pakbeng
The last thing our last guide said (remember Nong?) as he drove out of sight was “the guide will pick you up at 6.30am in four days to take you to... Continue reading »
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Chiang Khong
We stayed here after leaving Laos, but only long enough to mark this spot on the map as the "Golden Triangle" where Thailand, Laos, and Burma... Continue reading »
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Chiang Rai
It is typical, unfortunately, of languid Laos that nobody thinks to mention that we would not be able to get rid of our currency, the almighty... Continue reading »
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Chiang Mai
We’re in Chiang Mai for a week. Our guided touring is over and now Andy starts his Thai massage course. We’re staying in the family compound... Continue reading »
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Bangkok
A sadistic interior designer has conspired with the managment to distress the Miami Hotel esthetically to match guests' pe... Continue reading »
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