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2008 Vietnam and Cambodia Trip
 
Days 1-3: December 13 - 15, 2008 - Cincinnati to Hanoi
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Long haul travel is an art form. You need to understand that it takes an enormous physical effort to complete successfully. You need to calculate and determine what you want to be able to do when you arrive. It's complicated and draining.

2 hours to Dallas; 4 hours to San Francisco; 15 hours o Hong Kong and finally 2 hours to Hanoi. Our connections had plenty of time and we made each one of them. Our only concern was a stiff headwind that we fought across the Pacific Ocean. We were luckier than Mom, Dad and Robin - they arrived in Vancouver and had to remove cargo and de-ice in order to takeoff on a snow covered runway. They missed the connection to Hanoi and were forced to fly down to Saigon in order to fly up to Hanoi. They arrived around 11 PM local time - only 12 hours late.

Although we arrived and had half a day in Hanoi, we really hit the wall after lunch and spent most of the afternoon asleep. We did achieve our goal - we were ready to go the next morning.

View the photos from the trip:
Norman's photos (Full version) @ KodakGallery.com
Norman's photos (Short version) @ KodakGallery.com
Robin's photos @ KodakGallery.com
Howard and Kirsten's photos @ KodakGallery.com
 
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  Last Updated: January 5, 2009