I'm jealous, wish I had that kinda vacation!

Go find a no-sign board in Singapore and eat Chilli crab. Heck, spend most of your time eating in Singapore.

Seriously Singapore is one of those happy eating places. Can't wait til next month!! :haha:

hey manetwork, did you find your way from Phnom Pehn to Siem Reap? How long is it overland?

I got about an hour once I get off the place and onto a bus. I was told it's about a 6hour ride up to Siem Reap.

cool, i'm going to be mirroring your trip partly. I'll be in Singapore for 2 weeks arriving Dec 21st too. Thinking of taking a side trip to Angkor.

I'm leaving Dec 21st and arriving late at night on the 22nd. Still crazy though, hope we bump into each other, what flight are you on?

If you need any help, let me know, I have a whole spread sheet of where and how I'm getting to places

JAL, u?

Japan:

Tom, get a JR Rail Pass. You should be able to get one at any major travel agency in Vancouver. You can't buy one in Japan. It allows unlimited travel on the JR system: trains, intercity trains, subways, busses & ferries. It's about $300 per week.

It's about a 3.5 hour ride by Shinkansen from Tokyo to Hiroshima - I highly recommend the Atomic Bomb Museum and Miyajima, a beautiful island famous for its big torii gate and deer.
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The temples in Kyoto are amazing, especially the Kinkakuji (The Golden Temple).

Climbing Mt Fuji on New Years Eve to watch the sunrise from the summit on New Year's Day is a tradition.

Tokyo is well, Tokyo. You can go to crazy Akihabara for electronics, or go to the Meji Jingu for tranquility.

In the winter isn't Mount Fuji' covered in snow? I really want to climb it, but I think in Jan it'll be to cold and hard to reach the top.

I'd thought I bump this thread. I'm planning a trip to vietnam preferbly nha trang, and halong way, so I told my brother that I was coming, and he freaked out like vietnam and i was going to die. How dangerous is it going?

Tell your brother to go copulate himself.

sorry was on the iPhone whn I was typing it.

will make more sense when I get home.

Vietnam very my favorite to visit so far! The people were very friendly, as long as you try to speak their language, they are willing to try and help you!
Tourist support isn't beneficial to their countries survival, but they make some effort to see you are in good hands.
I will definitely be returning to Vietnam again. If I plan another trip, I'm going to buy a bike (or rent) and ride it from the south to the north of Vietnam!

Here is more about my travels!
www.mananetwork.blogspot.com

Awesome pics bud.
Cant wait for the China pics next..

i'm at work and couldn't see ur pics due to work filter.
hanoi was nice, i enjoyed that when i was there last yr.
japan is an interesting culture, u can do everything in japan and party and yet feel like u didn't do anything.
china is a planet of its own.
i'll read ur blog when i get home.
skinnypup is right, i followedher sister's blog when she went travelling around the world. awesome blog.

Ooh nice one Mana, going to read your blog as well when I get home, I saw a few pictures, they were awesome. I can't believe I missed you in HK!

I needed fresh blood from my long stay in Asia! Grrr

i want to hear your comparisons of HK and SG

wow

lucky guy, thats a crazy trip !!

Just got back to Vancouver.
I got questioned a little to much by Canadian customs. Where did you go? You went for a month but travelled through 5 countries, why? Was there someone with you! blah blah blah

I was suppose to be in SG for a day, but because of the heavy delays in Vancouver (snow store on Dec 21st) I didn't leave the airport for a day! I was in Singapore for a total of 5 hours! I can't really tell you much about it.

I thought the New Years Party scene sucked in HK though.
HK's good for food and just chilling with friends, that's all.

Didn't know you were in HK until I left!

My gf, hello kitty while I was in Japan. She's a little big now, but I'll grow into her!

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