Sunday, 1 Nov 2009 | Views [1674]
The
overnight bus from Hue to Hanoi was the longest so far, 14 hours with
two or three stops. What made this one worse is there was nothing blocking the
oncoming headlights in my face so I ended up trying to sleep with my head under
the blanket. ... Read more >
Tags: halong bay, hanoi
Sunday, 25 Oct 2009 | Views [1324]
The first
day is Nha Trang was a bit rainy but gave me a day to wander around the tourist
zone and sample some of the restaurants, pubs and scenery. The beach in Nha
Trang is beautiful - miles and miles of wide sandy beach with only intermittent
coconut ... Read more >
Tags: booze cruise, mud bath, scuba diving, suit
Friday, 16 Oct 2009 | Views [1557]
Delat is
quite a small town, quite pretty, but not a lot to do in the town itself. I’d
mainly come here as it is the base of a company called Easy Riders, who offer
guided motorcycle tours all over Vietnam. I’d arranged a three day motorcycle
tour ... Read more >
Tags: central highlands, delat, easy rider
Monday, 12 Oct 2009 | Views [961]
Ho Chi Minh City or Saigon as it is still referred to locally is a sprawling city of some 8 million people (and apparently 6 million motorcycles). It’s hard to say where the city starts or ends as the roads in this part of the world are inevitably lined ... Read more >
Tags: ho chi minh city, saigon
