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Viet Nam and Cambodia with Kan Travel Service

Tours in Review, March 2008 issue
Viet Nam and Cambodia with Kan Travel Service
I took my 16-year-old nephew, Xan, on a trip to Southeast Asia, his first to the area, in June ’07. For our 16-day trip, I worked with Jim Kan of Kan Travel Service (Petos­key, MI; phone 231/347-8122 or e-mail jim@akantrav.com), who in turn worked with Leneya McCullough of Exotissimo Travel (in the U.S. at 1501 N. ...

Smithsonian Journeys’ Travel Adventures vs. Signature Tours

Travelers' Intercom, November 2007 issue
My husband, George, and I went on a 16-day Smithsonian Journeys tour, “Treasures of Angkor Wat and Vietnam,” March 19-April 3, 2007. The cost was $1,899 each, excluding airfare. Air travel from Thailand to Cambodia; Cambodia to Vietnam; within Vietnam, and from Vietnam to Hong Kong was billed separately and totaled $850 per person. Entry and ...

Far Horizons » The wats of Angkor and beyond

Columns, October 2007 issue
Far Horizons » The wats of Angkor and beyond
by Randy Keck, part 4 of 4 on Vietnam & Cambodia After my 1½ weeks in Vietnam, an evening arrival in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from Saigon provided me with the opportunity for an overnight respite before touring the remarkable remnants of the ancient Khmer civilization in and around the vicinity of Angkor Wat. I had arrived ...

Doesn’t trust room safes

Travelers' Intercom, July 2007 issue
Murray Halbert’s tale of theft from his room safe at Angkor Wat (May ’07, pg. 41) resonated painfully with me, as something eerily similar happened while I was staying in a not-so-wonderful, smallish hotel in Bangkok in December ’06. I have made use of those in-room electronic safes on several occasions, a habit that I ...

Not-so-safe safe

Travelers' Intercom, May 2007 issue
Siem Reap is the town nearest to Angkor Wat, Cambodia, and on my visit to the famous temple, Jan. 11-14, 2007, I stayed in one of the town’s smaller hotels (about 30 rooms). The room had an in-room electronic safe into which I put some U.S. dollars, my passport and a few travelers’ checks. I didn’t ...

Indonesia & Cambodia with Asia Connect

Travelers' Intercom, March 2007 issue
Indonesia & Cambodia with Asia Connect
My wife and I took a 3-week vacation in Indonesia and Cambodia, Jan. 11-Feb. 2, ’06. At a total price of $8,085 out of Birmingham, Alabama, all arrangements were made through Asia Connect Tours (10 Morning Watch Rd., Wayne, NJ 07470; 800/803-3656, www.asiaconnecttours.com). The airlines used (Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines, Silk Air and Garuda Airlines) provided ...

Facets of tour not as expected

Travelers' Intercom, February 2007 issue
Following is a letter sent by a reader to Pacific Delight Tours (formerly Pacific Delight World Tours), a copy of which was mailed to ITN. It concerns a 15-day tour of Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos, April 4-19, 2006. The cost without airfare was $1,843 per person. Five years ago a friend and I took a ...

Cambodia and Vietnam with Journeys Within Tour Company

Tours in Review, January 2007 issue
To characterize our trip to Cambodia and Vietnam from Journeys Within Tour Company and Bed & Breakfast (Box 93155, GPO Siem Reap, Kingdom of Cambodia; call toll-free 877/454-3672, fax 855 63 964748 or visit www.journeys-within.com) as a “tour” would be a major understatement. Our experience would be better described as a personal invitation from a ...

Funniest Thing for January

Funniest thing, January 2007 issue
Tell ITN about the funniest thing that ever happened to you while traveling in a foreign country. There are no restrictions on length. (ITN prints no info on destinations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico or the Caribbean.) The ITN staff will choose each month’s winner, who will receive a free one-year subscription to ITN. Entries ...

Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia tour

Tours in Review, December 2006 issue
Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia tour
Twelve of us from across the U.S. met tour organizers Judy Slattum and Made Surya of Danu Enterprises (Box 156, Capitola, CA 95010; 888/476-0543, www.danutours.com) at the Zephyr Hotel in downtown Hanoi. Our group started together, then split into two smaller groups, one focusing on arts and culture (that was my group) and the other ...