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Just retirmed from a 20 day tour of SE Asia



And it's great to be back. I visited Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand. We saw the Hanoi Hilton, China Beach, the Chi Cu VC tunnels, and the Hue Citadel. In Cambodia we visited Angkor War. In Thailand I took the River Kwai Tour to the real Bridge on the River Kwai.

There were actually two bridges built there by allied POWs. One was wooden, and the other was concrete and steel. Both were destroyed by allied bombing in June 1945. The steel one was repaired, and is still used today. We saw the Death Railway Museum and the Allied POW Cemetery, and took a boat ride to the bridge. Later we took a ride on the Thailand Burma Railway. It was very cool, and very historic.

I highly recommend it. Everything is very inexpensive. In Seam Reap, Cambodia (my favorite city on the tour), draft beer was 50 cents.

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Sounds awesome, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Welcome back!

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Thanks! It's great to be back. The best part of any trip is coming home.

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Sounds cool. How intense was the anti-American sentiment at any of these places? I wouldn't mind traveling but feel like being American has a target on the back.

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Excellent question

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There was no anti-American sentiment anywhere. They love us, or more correctly, they love our money. I got along great with everyone. Chung, our guide for the Vietnam/Cambodia portion of the trip was a great guy. When we parted ways, we hugged. I felt like I was leaving a friend behind. BTW, there were 18 Americans and two Canadians on the tour. And I've never encountered anti-American sentiment in any of the 32 countries I've visited.

The war is ancient history to them, as it should be with us. I highly recommend visiting. It's fascinating, and very inexpensive. Draft beer is 50 cents in Seam Reap, Cambodia.

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Glad you are back Amigo and your awesome adventures leave me slightly jealous LOL
Glad you had fun buddy!
Question: did many of the people speak English or were you using a dictionary/app the whole time?

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Thanks! Most of the people spoke English, and in the few cases where they did not, sign language worked. In restaurants all you normally had to do was point at the pictures on the menu. I do sometimes wonder about a dictionary/translation app though, since I now have a smart phone.

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Sounds awesome
The food was probably great too!
Glad your'e back bud, you were missed🍺🍺

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Yes, the food was great, though Thai tends to be a bit on the spicy side. During one meal I started with a beer, but then had to order two bottles of water to put out the fire.

Thanks for your kind words. It's great to be back!

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Welcome back broπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
I like the spice but I get you!

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Thanks.

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did you take malaria pills ??

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Does the Pope wear a funny hat?

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So when you think back on this trip you will have a Vietnam Flashback.

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Yeah, I guess you could say that. I might even have a Cambodia/Thailand flashback.

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What was the best dish you ate ??

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The food was all good, but I can't remember any one dish which was the best.

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Wow that sounds like a real adventure!Β  Ive never been to that part of the world.

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It was! I highly recommend it. China and Japan (Spring 2018) were pretty cool also.

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I saw one of your other replies that you have been to 32 countries! Thats fantastic! Besides all the fun, I think we learn so much through travel.

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Yes we do. As I like to say, before you go to a country it's just a name. After you've been there, it's a real place.

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Where is your next trip planned ??

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Australia and New Zealand are currently on the drawing board.

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you can't go wrong with those countries. πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

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πŸ‘ 😎

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