On 9 Aug, 22:49, Alfred Molon wrote:
> In article <1186694830.868157.258...@i38g2000prf.googlegroups.com>,
> says...
>
> > That's the bit that worries me most, too.
>
> Nothing to worry about. Road transportation is very good nowadays in
> Cambodia, especially along the main road from the Vietnamese border to
> the Thai border in Aranyaprathet.
Good to know.
> > As I mentioned above, I'm
> > seriously considering moving the trans-Manchurian portion ahead by one
> > week - as it stands at the moment we we only have about four spare
> > days built in for delays - although we could leave HK a day or two
> > earlier - and I appreciate how exciting and unpredictable bus travel
> > can be in SE Asia
>
> It's (unfortunately) not that exciting and unpredictable anymore.
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That's also good to hear, given that we'll be on a timetable.
Actually, I'm warming more and more to the idea of leaving around a
week or so earlier from Edinburgh, so that we have some more time in
SE Asia, and maybe an extra day in each of Berlin, Moscow and Beijing.
> > The other biggest area of doubt
> > is how easy the border crossing into Vietnam and the subsequent
> > journey to Saigon will be and how close to our timetable we can keep.
>
> Haven't tried yet to cross overland from China into Vietnam, but I can
> imagine that with a valid visa they will let you through in a matter of
> minutes. Anything else would very much surprise me.
>
> Hanoi to Saigon should also be no problem overland, although I did the
> trip only by flying. But all I heard and saw in Vietnam leads me to the
> assumption that it will be easy to get from Hanoi to Saigon overland.
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OK, that's also good to hear.
Thanks for the encouraging reports!
Cheers - Adam...
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