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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


Blessings and blessings!
#avalonsaigon #mekongrivercruise #checkthisoffourbucketlist #wathanchey #angkorban Day 2 on the Avalon Saigon Mekong Delta River Cruise We had the option today of climbing up 390 steps to the temple or take a bus. Humidity was 90% and it felt like 39C. We took the bus. We knew we would have lots of opportunity to sweat today, so why start out sweaty! The bus dropped us off at an 8th century Buddhist temple compound where we were to experience a water blessing ceremony by the
Ruth Mcbride
Oct 13, 20254 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


How long is the layover?
#turkishairlines #touristanbul #checkthisoffourbucketlist #turkishairlinesbusinessclass #turkishairlinesneedssomework I’m writing this...
Ruth Mcbride
Oct 1, 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


Dealing with old people!
#myvikingstory #amsterdam #vikingrivercruise #headinghome #checkthisoffourbucketlist I put our luggage outside our cabin last night...
Ruth Mcbride
Nov 4, 20244 min read


Last Stop….
#kinderdijk #netherlands #vikingrivercruise #myvikingstory #checkthisoffourbucketlist Kinderdijk, Netherlands November 2, 2024. ...
Ruth Mcbride
Nov 4, 20249 min read


Right place, Right time?….
#Cologne #Cathedral #AllSaintsDay #vikingrivercruises #myvikingstory #checkthisoffourbucketlist Friday November 1st, 2024. All Saints...
Ruth Mcbride
Nov 4, 20249 min read


It’s all about the money!
#taxes #rhine #castles #checkthisoffourbucketlist #koblenz #middlerhine #scenicsailing Happy Hallowe’en to everyone! October 31, 2024...
Ruth Mcbride
Nov 2, 202410 min read


Iconic shots….
#strasbourg #MyVikingStory #vikingrivercruise #checkthisoffourbucketlist #kehl We docked in Kehl, Germany overnight so we could visit...
Ruth Mcbride
Oct 30, 202410 min read


Trapped!
#ravenna gorge #breisach #myvikingstory #checkthisoffourbucketlist Monday October 28, 2024: Breisach, Germany We had an early excursion...
Ruth Mcbride
Oct 30, 20246 min read


We should have figured this out…
#bustrip #longdays #beaune Sunday October 27th, 2024. Viking Buri from Lyon to Viking Hiln in Basel, Switzerland The image looks...
Ruth Mcbride
Oct 30, 20247 min read


Getting our steps in with new friends
#lyon #france #myvikingstory #viking #checkthisoffourbucketlist October 25, 26, 2024 - Lyon, France This morning the included tour with...
Ruth Mcbride
Oct 27, 20248 min read
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