Ralph and Karen's Tours

Today was a significantly different experience than the Killing Fields of yesterday We headed out reasonably early to Oudong, Cambodia’s former Royal Capital from the 17th Century. What a lovely drive to get there. The main attraction now, is a visit to the Vipassana Dhurak Buddhist Centre of Kingdom of Cambodia Many trainee and fully … More Cambodia 2025 – The Mighty Mekong River- Phnom Penh and Surrounds – Part Three

We sailed from Tan Chau, Vietnam and arrived at or near the Cambodian Border at around 2:00pm, where we had to wait for Cambodian Border Force and Immigration officers to board our ship. When we first got on in My Thon we had to forfeit our passports and Vietnam VISAS which was a bit too … More Cambodia 2025 – The Mighty Mekong River- Phnom Penh and The Killing Fields – Part Two

And so the highlight of our trip begins. After four fantastic days in Ho Chi Minh City and the surrounding areas it was time to depart the big smoke and take a short drive of around an hour and a half to the port town of My Tho to embark on APT’s Luxury River Cruise … More Vietnam 2025 – The Mighty Mekong River – Part One

The Cu Chi tunnels are a network of underground tunnels and caves located approximately 70kms north of Ho Cho Minh City. They were first built by the Viet Cong during the Indochina War and the conflict with the French Resistance. However they came into their own during the Vietnam War and became the Viet Cong’s … More Vietnam 2025 – Cu Chi Tunnels, a reminder of a dark time

After a sad farewell to Hoi An we headed off to Da Nang Airport for our short flight South to Ho Chi Minh City. Seems like a routine now; get to airport nice and early, easiest check in and security experience in any airport and through in less than ten minutes. Aircraft is waiting at … More Vietnam 2025 – Ho Chi Minh City, or still Saigon if you’re a local

After our plans were changed at the last minute due to Typhoon Kanjiki there were concerns that our flight from Hanoi to Da Nang would be affected or even cancelled. We arrived at Hanoi Airport expecting the worst but everything went according to plan apart from a minor delay on departure. An hour later we … More Vietnam 2025 – Hoi An, another wonderful UNESCO site

The precinct of Ninh Binh sits proudly in the North of Vietnam, around 2 hrs drive south of Hanoi. It’s a mesmerising area with so much deep history and culture that we just had to visit. It’s known as “Halong Bay on land” due to the dramatic limestone formations surrounding gorgeous waterways. It is a … More Vietnam 2025 – Ninh Binh, a UNESCO site

We’ve been wanting to get to Vietnam for many years but the timing was just never right. Well this year everything fell into place thanks to our friends at APT – so we spent the night before our flight at the Sydney Airport Rydges Hotel which is so very convenient. And with the rooftop bar, … More Vietnam 2025 – Hanoi, the Nations’ Capital