Sentences with phrase «a slow boat»

«I was taking a slow boat down the Mekong Delta from Thailand to Laos, and we stopped for the night in a small village along the Mekong.

When satellite status reports are taken, some captains will pull a Crazy Ivan [an evasive manoeuvre], to slow their boat down or head in a new direction, to mislead the competition.

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I think it is a pity that Macey at 6» 6 ″ is not given game time to get the experience and exposure he needs — especially as all thoughts seem to point to both Cech and Ospina taking the slow boat home.

There's a woodstove coming (though, it's apparently taking the slowest boat ever from Sweden.

That's when I first rode «Listen to the Land,» a slow boat tour through futuristic greenhouses in which plants sprouted from Styrofoam, hung from floating rails, and thrived in symbiosis with tilapia farms.

Instead of spending $ 100 million on a slow boat to the stars, in April of last year the billionaire entrepreneur Yuri Milner announced he would use that same sum to forge a new path to Alpha Centauri within a human lifetime.

This so - called «slow boat» model had prevailed in recent years.

The picture's point of departure is Jerusalem, which is where we find Poirot paying homage at the Wailing Wall before boarding a slow boat to Istanbul.

My great - grandfather definitely had to be creative when the slow boat from Donegal dropped him off in Baltimore and he had to figure out a way to make a living.

Acura's reluctance to offer more choices might make sense if the MDX was built in Japan and shipped stateside via slow boat.

I haven't received a shipping notification yet either but FedEx shows it is on its way on probably a slow boat...

As an new Indie author, I am going it the «slow boat to China» route — to quote another commentor.

With the five tricks above, your nerves will get a slow boat cruise instead of a roller coaster ride.

If the average investor sails in the average investment boat, then the more risk averse investor should choose a larger, slower boat, while the more risk tolerant investor should choose the smaller faster boat.

When we travel between Bali and the Gilis, we take the slow boat to Lembar.

Price per person: Slow boat (7 hours)-- 1200 pesos per person Fast boat (3.5 hours)-- 1700 pesos per person Ferry terminal fee — 20 pesos per person

Our only remark is that the slow boat takes 3.5 hours, whereas the fast boat onbly takes 2.

Local slow boats leave the Kep boat dock at 09.00 AM and 13:00 PM throughout the day while fast boats are more regular.

There are still enough cheap guesthouses to be found and we nevertheless recommend you start here if you're on the hunt since tuk tuks from the bus stations and slow boat pier usually drop the newly arrived at Joma Bakery Cafe.

It's only 2.5 hours on excellent roads from Huay Xai at the Thai border, yet it's often skipped as most travellers choose the slow boat to Luang Prabang.

Northern Laos has been cemented into the «Banana Pancake Trail», the well - trodden backpacker circuit that includes Huay Xai to Luang Prabang by slow boat and Vang Vieng.

Nowadays you'll find plenty of dive boats, slow boats and speedboats shooting travellers off on «five - island tours» of the archipelago.

Neither fast boat goes to the west of the island, which means to get to Lazy Beach or Robinson's and Huba Huba on Sunset Beach you can only take a slow boat arranged through these accommodations.

All seemed to centre on timing, not necessarily a huge problem in Cambodia, but also on a tendency to switch to a slow boat without warning, inflexibility and the rudeness of staff.

We do not use the fast boat services from Bali to the Gili Islands — take the slow boat.

There are regular direct slow boats from Sihanoukville and a fast boat primarily serving the production company based there, with an accordingly irregular schedule.

Make it happen: Slow boats depart daily for Luang Prabang from the Thai border at Huay Xai — you can overnight at Pakbeng.

Slow boat Sanur to Jangat Batu departs 10:00 (100,000 rupiah) Speedboat Sanur to Jangat Batu departs 09:00, 12:00, 16:00 (175,000 rupiah) Speedboat Sanur to Mushroom Bay departs 09:30, 13:00, 15:30 (175,000 rupiah) Slow boat Jungut Batu to Sanur departs 07:00 (100,000 rupiah) Speedboat Jungut Batu to Sanur departs 08:00, 10:30, 15:00 (175,000 rupiah) Speedboat Mushroom Bay to Sanur departs 08:00, 11:00, 14:30 (175,000 rupiah) To from Nusa Penida There is no longer a public scheduled service between Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Penida, but public boats operate regularly from about 06:30 until around 18:00.

This can be a very rough trip in inclement weather and we would not recommend taking the slow boats at this time.

Speedboats have a maximum of 60 seats and take much less time than slower boats.

For those interested more into a leisure sightseeing, lot of local people offer a slow boat ride through the mangroves.

The slow boat takes two full days, with a stop in a random tiny town in Laos along the way to sleep.

But that's not what makes the slow boat so spectacular.

We slowed the boat down and spent 10 minutes...

Lazy Beach and Sunset Beach are only accessible via slow boats arranged through the respective properties.

slow boat it is!

While passing through the Caye Caulker split, Karl slowed the boat enough to introduce himself and me, and welcome the divers on board.

It takes only 1.30 min to get to Hin Deang / Hin Muang instead of 4 hours by slow boat.

The express boat has two classes priced at 130,000 and 150,000 rupiah and the slow boat costs 54,000 rupiah.

For all your Gili needs Island Promotions can arrange — Transport options from fast boats, shuttle bus and slow boats, flights and transfers.

Getting to Koh Kood has become easier over the past few years as moree boat services come online and older slow boats are replaced with more modern vessels.

Budget conscious travelers may chose to take the «slow boat» from Bali to Lombok and then on to Gili Trawangan.

For the adventurous this is more of an experience but you won't save a lot of money by taking the slow boat.

For all your Bali, Lembongan and Gili needs, Island Promotions can arrange — Transport options from fast boats, shuttle bus and slow boats, flights and transfers.

On your return, your captain will slow your boat as you approach the Burj Al - Arab.

There are slow boats that go from Lembar to Padangbai, and can take up to 6 hours one way — costing less than 5 euros.

The International Airport, seaport from where regular return trips to and from Bali are launched on fast and slow boats, the capital of Mataram is home to many attractions and public services and with close access to the Gili Islands as well as the towering mountains and padi fields etc. there is plenty to and see in the area.

HOW TO GET to Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno and Gili Air, by Fast boat, slow boat, flights and transfers, shuttle bus, from all main Bali tourist areas, Nusa lembongan, and Lombok.

However, if you have small children or are just not interested in getting into the water you can ride a slow boat through the channels to get a similar view as seen from the underground river.