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The Royal Treatment
#RoyalPalace #privatetour #cyclotour #tuktuk #phnom penh #cambodia #avalon #checkthisoffourbucketlist Day 4 Avalon Saigon Mekong Delta River Cruise Docking in Phnom Penh for a few days meant that we could have some free time this afternoon and we could go on an included excursion this morning. Cyclos all lined up to take us through the streets of Phnom Penh. Phnom Penh has a population of 2.8 million and the traffic is very chaotic. Rather than have a tour bus to drive us ar
Ruth Mcbride
Oct 15, 20254 min read
A difficult time…
#cambodia #avalontours #avalonjourney #avalon #checkthisoffourbucketlist #oxcart #killingfields Day 3 of our Mekong Delta River Cruise on the Avalon Saigon How do you get to work? Many of us that lived near Toronto would commute via GO Train or Subway, with a few brave ones willing to risk rush hour traffic and sit in their cars for hours at a time. Well today’s commute was a wee bit different to get to the village of Kampong Tralach! Ox cart!! Who knew there was a specific
Ruth Mcbride
Oct 15, 20257 min read
No thank you…
#busrides #avalon #checkthisoffourbucketlist #avalonsaigon We started off our morning leaving our luggage outside our hotel rooms at 7am....
Ruth Mcbride
Oct 13, 20255 min read
Noodling Angkor
#siemreap #bantaysrea #taprohm #cambodia #ricenoodles #avalon #checkthisoffourbucketlist #angkorwatsunrise 4:30am wake-up call! Up bright...
Ruth Mcbride
Oct 11, 202510 min read
What’s Wat…?
#avalon #checkthisoffourbucketlist #cambodia #siemreap #ankorwat In the 16th Century Portugese traders and missionaries discovered a vast...
Ruth Mcbride
Oct 8, 202510 min read
Change of Plans
#avalon #checkthisoffourbucketlist #vietnam #tamcoc #lagooncruise #gogoyears #retiredtravellers Day 2 of our Fascinating Vietnam,...
Ruth Mcbride
Oct 6, 20257 min read
Preserving the past….
#avalon #hanoi #vietnam #checkthisoffourbucketlist Day 3 Hà Nội After two day in Hanoi with a guide and on our own, it was finally time...
Ruth Mcbride
Oct 5, 202513 min read
“There goes takeout”
#hanoi #avalon #streetfood #streetmurals #checkthisoffourbucketlist #gogoyears #retiredtravellers After another wonderful breakfast on...
Ruth Mcbride
Oct 4, 20256 min read
How close?…that’s pretty close!!!!
#hanoi #hanoistreettour #avalon #checkthisoffourbucketlist We both had a great night’s sleep for our first night in Hanoi. With an 11...
Ruth Mcbride
Oct 2, 202511 min read
Exploring the Enchantment of Vietnam, Cambodia and the Mekong River
#checkthisoffourbucketlist #vietnam #cambodia #avalon Somewhere in Vietnam! 9enerated by AI Our big 2025 Adventure vacation is almost...
Ruth Mcbride
Sep 28, 20254 min read
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