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Title: Back from SE Asia.....
Post by: Gaffers on 01 December 2012, 18:11:04
......and I am rather freezing.  Who left the door open while I was away?!

So, what did I miss?
Title: Re: Back from SE Asia.....
Post by: 05omegav6 on 01 December 2012, 18:18:49
Not much ;D

In no particular order...

Danny Nightingale had his conviction overturned.
We're on the brink of becoming a totalitarian state.
Obviously the country is broke, so they've turned the gas off to save money, hence it's cold.
Twitter seems to think it has replaced the justice system.

Otherwise not much ::)

Where have you been, and was it nice :y
Title: Re: Back from SE Asia.....
Post by: Gaffers on 01 December 2012, 18:21:28
Cambodia and Thailand, it was fantastic :y
Title: Re: Back from SE Asia.....
Post by: henryd on 01 December 2012, 18:25:22
Al,you forgot the big news !!,Lizzys back ;D :D
Title: Re: Back from SE Asia.....
Post by: 05omegav6 on 01 December 2012, 18:28:10
Doh ::)
Title: Re: Back from SE Asia.....
Post by: 05omegav6 on 01 December 2012, 18:35:14
Nice :y lounging on the beach, or some proper exploring?
Title: Re: Back from SE Asia.....
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 01 December 2012, 21:24:04
Welcome back Guffer! :y :y :y
Title: Re: Back from SE Asia.....
Post by: Vamps on 02 December 2012, 01:01:46
Was this a work posting?................ :)
Title: Re: Back from SE Asia.....
Post by: Gaffers on 02 December 2012, 05:48:05
Nice :y lounging on the beach, or some proper exploring?

Mostly exploring but some shopping and chilling by the beach too.


I also took the opportunity to get myself a fully tailored suit and shirts which I will need as I am out of a job in August.

Pictures to follow :y
Title: Re: Back from SE Asia.....
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 02 December 2012, 10:47:15
Nice :y lounging on the beach, or some proper exploring?

Mostly exploring but some shopping and chilling by the beach too.

  • 6 days Bangkok - Shopping, temples, more shopping, cooking course, suit fitting x 3
  • 6 days Chiang Mai - Jungle trek, whitewater rafting, elephant treking, cooking course,
  • 4 days Siem Reap - Angkor Wat
  • 2 days Phnom Penh - Some military tourism (Killing fields, S21, etc)
  • 5 days Phuket - Beach, surfing, diving, chilling
  • 2 days bangkok - Festival of Loy Krathong, shopping, final suit fitting

I also took the opportunity to get myself a fully tailored suit and shirts which I will need as I am out of a job in August.

Pictures to follow :y

That's not a fun day out, but certainly thought provoking! It was terrible what the Khmer Rouge did to their own people...  :'( :'( :'(

Sounds like a great trip Guffer!!  :y :y :y
Title: Re: Back from SE Asia..... [Mobile warning - Very picture heavy]
Post by: Gaffers on 06 December 2012, 11:15:58
As promised:

Me tucking in to some very yummy street food:

(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll138/mrgaffney/SE%20Asia/Thailand/Chiang%20Mai/Picture363.jpg)

Pouring blessed oil in a temple in Chiang Mai:

(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll138/mrgaffney/SE%20Asia/Thailand/Chiang%20Mai/Picture322.jpg)

Budha in Chiang Mai:

(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll138/mrgaffney/SE%20Asia/Thailand/Chiang%20Mai/Picture306.jpg)

In the hill villages north of Chiang Mai:

(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll138/mrgaffney/SE%20Asia/Thailand/Chiang%20Mai/Picture241.jpg)

WAIT!  How the break did Daz get here?

(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll138/mrgaffney/SE%20Asia/Thailand/Chiang%20Mai/Picture200.jpg)

Hiking back down:

(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll138/mrgaffney/SE%20Asia/Thailand/Chiang%20Mai/Picture272.jpg)

Stopping at waterfalls:

(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll138/mrgaffney/SE%20Asia/Thailand/Chiang%20Mai/Picture273.jpg)

Angkor Wat at Sunrise:

(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll138/mrgaffney/SE%20Asia/Cambodia/Angkor%20Wat/DSCF0957.jpg)

How about this for getting around:

(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll138/mrgaffney/SE%20Asia/Cambodia/Phnom%20Penh/DSCF1093.jpg)

The floating village at Tonle Sap rates very highly amoung the best experiences of my life:

(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll138/mrgaffney/SE%20Asia/Cambodia/Floating%20Village%20-%20Tonle%20Sap/DSCF0523.jpg)

(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll138/mrgaffney/SE%20Asia/Cambodia/Floating%20Village%20-%20Tonle%20Sap/DSCF0521.jpg)

The Royal Palace in Phnom Penh:

(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll138/mrgaffney/SE%20Asia/Cambodia/Phnom%20Penh/DSCF1139.jpg)

The plung pool on the private balcony was a necessity in this heat:

(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll138/mrgaffney/SE%20Asia/Cambodia/Phnom%20Penh/DSCF1120.jpg)

Diving:

(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll138/mrgaffney/SE%20Asia/Thailand/Diving/IMG_0696.jpg)

(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll138/mrgaffney/SE%20Asia/Thailand/Diving/IMG_0665.jpg)

(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll138/mrgaffney/SE%20Asia/Thailand/Diving/IMG_0681.jpg)

Bit of falling off a board and making a tit of myself surfing:

(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll138/mrgaffney/SE%20Asia/Thailand/Phuket/DSCF1217.jpg)

Sunset in Phuket:

(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll138/mrgaffney/SE%20Asia/Thailand/Phuket/DSCF1207.jpg)

Also I love photographing flowers.  Here are a few:

(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll138/mrgaffney/SE%20Asia/Thailand/Flowers/Picture312.jpg)

(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll138/mrgaffney/SE%20Asia/Thailand/Flowers/Picture118.jpg)

(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll138/mrgaffney/SE%20Asia/Thailand/Flowers/Picture309.jpg)
Title: Re: Back from SE Asia.....
Post by: aaronjb on 06 December 2012, 11:48:33
Nice pictures - one of these days I'll visit Cambodia; a good friend of mine from work is from there originally and I'd love to see Angkor Wat. Need to lose 200lb first, though, or the heat & humidity would probably be the death of me (so Rithy tells me, anyway).

I think street food is possibly the best tasting food in the world.. certainly was in Taipei  :y
Title: Re: Back from SE Asia.....
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 06 December 2012, 12:22:12
very nice and interesting pictures.. thanks for sharing the trip :) :) :y :y
Title: Re: Back from SE Asia.....
Post by: feeutfo on 06 December 2012, 12:39:07
Indeed, great trip, thanks for posting. :)
Title: Re: Back from SE Asia.....
Post by: TheBoy on 06 December 2012, 18:48:37
I need a holiday.