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By Lyn Harley, 12 March 2020 Dear Friends and Family, While you were in the throes of virus-mania, we escaped to remote islands in the Philippines where no one is hoarding toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and paper towels. We do not…
By Lyn Harley, December 2019 – January 2020 So sorry for the delay, but the schedule for our hearty group of travelers has been quite packed! There are 17 of us, dubbed by our local tour company as “Fun Lenka…
A small hairy face is pressed against the glass wall of our bungalow and its brown eyes are thoughtfully examining the room. Soon it is joined by a few more faces and a short but noisy monkey skirmish pronounces the…
December 31, 2016 So here we are in Vietnam, a place that used to strike terror in my heart many, many years ago as a student when I waited with baited breath to know what the draft number of my…
Here are a few tips for the LenkaTraveler group’s trip to Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos (December 2016 – January 2017): Entry Visas Vietnam: $25 p/p, payable in USD cash at the point of entry + 1 passport photo p/p. Our tour operator in…
Traveling to China is immensely rewarding and somewhat complicated, especially if you’re planning to do it on your own. For starters, very few Chinese speak any passable English, even those who work in the hospitality industry. It is also safe…
Bhutan – What is it / where is it / why would you go there? These were the questions that most people asked as I told them about an upcoming trip to this landlocked Himalayan kingdom. Indeed, very few of…
Part 6 of 6: Beijing Notes: June 3 – 9, 2011 Photo Album Usually it is fairly easy to catch a cab in central Beijing. The cabs are always clean, efficient and affordable as long as you can explain to…
Part 5 of 6: Xian Notes: June 1 – 2, 2011 Photo Album Having visited many places around the globe, I must confess that the feeling of excitement of seeing an attraction sometimes looses its intensity. This is one of…
Part 4 of 6. I open my eyes every morning and reach for my iPad, just to check if the world has survived the night without my motherly care. Sure enough, there is trouble brewing in Tibet – a friend…