Tag: republic
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RuxtonPatchett’s in SE Asia 24 December 2024 – Lao People’s Democratic Republic 1
Day 4: Left Steph dozing while Nick and I went in search of breakfast, after which we packed and got a tuktuk to the northern bus station where we boarded a bus to Vang Vien, just north of Vientiane. About 5 hours, much honking of horns and several near misses later, we arrive safely at…
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Rhona and backpack are Go! – Lao People’s Democratic Republic 11
So a post from Laos. Vinetiane is lovely after Bangkok. It feels about the size of Hereford, small and relaxed and spread out and definitely relaxed. The sleeper train was quite good fun in the end although not perhaps the best nights sleep in the world. We got here to dicover our hotel is wonderful…
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Patsy’s travels 2005 – Syrian Arab Republic 11
(Jerash, Amman) Jordan (Day 5) During the day we went to Jerash, small town north of Amman. The Roman ruins was an absolutely massive site comprising of a hippodrome, temples, churches, streets, drainage and theatre etc. In the streets you could still see the dents from the carridges that horses use to pull, in the…
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Patsy’s travels 2005 – Syrian Arab Republic 10
Sednaya, Maalula & Crac des Chevaliers, Syria (Day 7) One week today and I feel that I have done so much in such little time. Today I am on my own (with driver of course). Yamama kindly planned for me the above small towns just outside Damascus, prominantly Christian areas. In Sednaya there is a…
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Patsy’s travels 2005 – Syrian Arab Republic 9
Damascus, Syria: Day 6 My day was spent chillin out at Yamama’s work place. I was planning to visit the musuems in the old city of Damascu, however I was still pooped from the weekend in Jordan and the 3 hour car journey over the boarder where we also stopped to have coffee with the…
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Patsy’s travels 2005 – Syrian Arab Republic 7
Jethi Grotto, Tripoli, Babylos, Beruit (Lebanon) (Day 9) This day has been planned to cover the major attractions of north Lebanon. The Grotto (near Beruit) was discovered by a fisherman in 1969. It is two caves (upper and lower), full of stalic mites and stalic tights. the lower cave was most impressive, where travelling through…
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RuxtonPatchett’s in SE Asia 24 December xxxx – Lao People’s Democratic Republic 0
Day 5 Continued: After writing up our blog at a local internet cafe, we hired bicycles and explored off the main route ourselves. We followed directions to local caves where we could hire a tour, which we did. It started out great – fantastic stalagmites and stalagtites. The kids were enjoying my attempts to get…