Southeast Asia 2000 - Travel Diary
Contents
Preparations
Where to go? - General planning - Searching for cheap flights - Vaccinations -
Russian visa.....
Part 1: Stopover in Moscow
Aeroflot - Moscow - Red Square - St. Basil's cathedral.....
Part 2: First impressions of Bangkok
Buddhas - Temples - Crazy tuk-tuk drivers - Chinatown - Patpong.....
Part 3: From Bangkok to Chiang Mai
Grand Palace - Snake Farm - Chiang Mai.....
Part 4: Hilltribe trekking and hospitalisation
Jungle walking - Karen hilltribes - Chiang Mai Ram Hospital - Travel insurance trouble.....
Part 5: From Chiang Mai and back to Bangkok
Elephant riding - Bamboo rafting - Siam Square.....
Part 6: Bangkok, Kanchanaburi and on to Phuket
War cemetery - Bridge on the river Kwai - Death railway.....
Part 7: Phuket and on to Penang, Malaysia
Polluted beaches - James Bond Island.....
Part 8: Penang - First impressions of Malaysia
Penang Hill - Snake temple - Kek Lok Si Temple - Delicious fruit juice.....
Part 9: Perhentian Islands
Lovely beaches - Tropical jungle - Snorkelling - Relaxing.....
Part 10: Kuala Lumpur and Melaka
Bird park - Night markets - Telecom tower - Museums.....
Part 11: Singapore and home to Oslo
Shopping Malls - Night Safari - Sentosa - Singapore Zoo.....
Epilogue: Aftermath of the travel insurance episode
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