27 Day Laos, Vietnam & Cambodia — TOUR CODE: LA3 27 Day Laos, Vietnam & Cambodia
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In his latest blog post, Dale Dunlop, The Maritime Explorer, realizes one of his top travel aspirations visiting Siem Reap - Gateway to Angkor. If you are interested in what Adventures Abroad has to offer, please check out our Small Group Tours to Laos, Vietnam & Cambodia.
In the last post from the 2023, Adventures Abroad tour of Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia I had the unpleasant, but necessary task of documenting our visit to the Killing Fields. Those events occurred within my lifetime and demonstrated, as does the current situation in Ukraine, that you can never take peaceful co-existence and human sanity for granted. Fortunately, my last two posts from this tour will feature a side of Cambodia that was far more civilized than what happened in the 20th century and left a legacy that is among the most important ever bequeathed to subsequent generations. I'm referring of course to the great Khmer archaeological complexes to be found near the city of Siem Reap, most notably Angkor Wat, but also including, literally, dozens of others that collectively constitute the largest religious complex ever built anywhere. I'll leave Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom for my final post from this once-in-a-lifetime trip and instead concentrate on a number of the lesser-known temple complexes as well as the city of Siem Reap in this post. Prepare to be very pleasantly surprised.
Punta Arenas and The End of the World Highway
21 Day Chile Tour — TOUR CODE: CL1 21 Day Chile Tour
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In his latest blog post, Dale Dunlop, The Maritime Explorer, excitement builds as he journeys to Punta Arenas and The End of the World Highway. If you are interested in what Adventures Abroad has to offer, please check out our Small Group Tours to Chile.
This is my fifth post from the fall 2024 tour of Chile with Adventures Abroad. Since I'm writing this in June 2024 that seems like a rather absurd statement since fall is over three months away – so what am I, a psychic? Not at all. One of the things about travelling on the other side of the equator is that the seasons are reversed and in Chile fall comes before spring in any calendar year. But enough about that. Alison and I visited the World Heritage Site of Valparaiso and in the last post we sampled wines at the oldest winery in Chile, Vina Santa Rita. In this post, we'll take the first of eight internal flights on this tour, from Santiago to Punta Arenas, a city I have long wanted to see. It is also the gateway to the Chilean portion of Patagonia via the aptly named End of the World Highway. So please join us on what promises to be one hell of an adventure to one of the nethermost spots on Earth.
Vina Santa Rita – Tasting Chile’s Wines
21 Day Chile Tour — TOUR CODE: CL1 21 Day Chile Tour
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In his latest blog post, Dale Dunlop, The Maritime Explorer, shares his unique experience and perspective of the Vina Santa Rita – Tasting Chile’s Wines. If you are interested in what Adventures Abroad has to offer, please check out our Small Group Tours to Chile.
In the last post from the Adventures Abroad Chile tour we travelled to the UNESCO World Heritage city of Valparaiso where we had a great walking tour followed by a great seafood meal in Vina de Mar. On the way there and back from Santiago we passed by a number of wineries in the Casablanca Valley that lies between the Andes and the coastal range. In this post we’ll visit one of Chile’s oldest and most famous wineries, Vina Santa Rita for a tasting of the wines that have made Chile the top wine producer in Latin America. Please join us in what should be a most pleasant and tasty excursion.
Phnom Penh - More Than the Killing Fields
27 Day Laos, Vietnam & Cambodia — TOUR CODE: LA3 27 Day Laos, Vietnam & Cambodia
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In his latest blog post, Dale Dunlop, The Maritime Explorer, discovers a vibrant city and uncovers other treasures of Phnom Penh - More Than the Killing Fields. If you are interested in what Adventures Abroad has to offer, please check out our Small Group Tours to Cambodia.
In my last post from Southeast Asia, our group concluded our visit to Vietnam by visiting the Mekong Delta where we spent a day exploring this watery wonderland. However, this epic journey through three countries with Adventures Abroad has not come to an end as we will now head to Cambodia for the final five days of the tour. The main attraction in Cambodia is of course the temple complexes around the city of Siem Reap, most notably Angkor Wat and that's where the trip will end. However, the city of Phnom Penh, once known as 'The Pearl of Asia', is the starting point for most visits to Cambodia. Unfortunately, it is more well known today for its role in the infamous Killing Fields than for its beautiful location on the Mekong River, the charms of its temples and the treasures of its museums. Yes, we will visit the Killing Fields, but in this post, I'll concentrate on the brighter side of Phnom Penh, because that's really more a reflection of the city today than what happened here fifty years ago.
Mekong Delta - Vietnam's Endangered Lowlands
15 Day Vietnam Tour — TOUR CODE: VN1 15 Day Vietnam Tour
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In his latest blog post, Dale Dunlop, The Maritime Explorer, shares his unique experience and perspective of the Mekong Delta - Vietnam's Endangered Lowlands. If you are interested in what Adventures Abroad has to offer, please check out our Small Group Tours to Vietnam.
This is my ninth and final post from our 2023 trip to Vietnam with Adventures Abroad. In the last post, our group toured Saigon and found out that the entrepreneurial spirit there marks it as quite different from Hanoi. In this last post, we'll head down to the Mekong Delta where the majority of Vietnam's rice is grown and most of its fish is either wild-caught or farm raised. It is an area that is under siege from rising ocean levels that threaten to drown much of it over the next fifty years. It is also the home of one of the most unique religions in the world and that's where we'll start our visit.
Valparaiso - Chile's Faded Superstar
21 Day Chile Tour — TOUR CODE: CL1 21 Day Chile Tour
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In his latest blog post, Dale Dunlop, The Maritime Explorer, starts the tour of Chile in spectacular fashion by peeling back the many facets of Valparaiso - Chile's Faded Superstar. If you are interested in what Adventures Abroad has to offer, please check out our Small Group Tours to Chile.
This is my second post from Chile and the first one that deals specifically with a day on the Adventures Abroad itinerary. In the first one, I gave an overview of Chile and why going with Adventures Abroad was my preferred way to see this amazing country from top to bottom with Easter Island as a once-in-a-lifetime finale. In this post, we are going to head out from Santiago for the day to explore the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Valparaiso, mostly on foot and then conclude with a great seafood dinner in the upscale sister city of Viña del Mar. Valparaiso is a city that has long been on my bucket list so please join us as we start our exploration of Chile in earnest.
