VIETNAM | Friday, 12 Oct 2012 | Views [1813]
Hoi An! One of the highlights of the trip so far, Hoi An is a beautiful city where the majority of the buildings age from 150 to 300 years old. Hoi An was once considered to be the best trading port in all of Southeast Asia. The city was founded in the ... Read more >
Tags: ancient town, beaches, cua dai, hoi an, lantern festival, tailors
VIETNAM | Wednesday, 3 Oct 2012 | Views [1544]
So after our all-too-brief two weeks in Cambodia, we hightailed it back to Ho Chi Minh City to meet up with the other Chidley children! Turns out, thanks to a fun twist of fate, both Joe's older sister, Margie, and younger brother, Sam, were BOTH going ... Read more >
Tags: beaches, duong dong, fish sauce, ho chi minh city, night bus, phu quoc, snorkeling, vietnam
VIETNAM | Tuesday, 26 Jun 2012 | Views [770]
After Vung Tao we had to decide whether to go north along the coast of Vietnam, stopping along all the beach villages as we go or to head back west to Ho Chi Minh City and from there on to Cambodia. Our debate about which to choose went a little bit ... Read more >
Tags: beaches, border, bus, cambodia, countryside, phnom penh, vietnam, vung tao
VIETNAM | Saturday, 16 Jun 2012 | Views [1486]
After the hustle and bustle and insanity that is Ho Chi Minh City, we decided we would do as the locals do and escape to the nearest beach for a couple days. This happens to be in the town of Vung Tao, located on the tip of a peninsula jutting out where ... Read more >
Tags: beaches, vietnam, vung tao
