Vietnam
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Saturday, 28 Feb 2009 | Views [641]
Ollie and I decided to do a bit of a mission up to the mountains of Vietnam, close to the Chinese border. Originally we planned to do a remote border crossing into Northern Laos, then travel down to Luang Prabang from there. When we actually looked ... Read more >
Saturday, 28 Feb 2009 | Views [1064]
(What is it with Vietnam and the letter H? It feels like every city has to begin with an H: Ho Chi Minh, Hoi An, Hue, Hanoi - you’d think they could have been a little more creative) Hue was just a short (4 hour) bus ride from Hoi An, so it ... Read more >
Saturday, 28 Feb 2009 | Views [687]
The main reason you head to Hoi An is the tailoring, and who were we to be any different? Hoi An is absolutely FULL of tailor shops who can run up anything you like in a matter of hours. With the thought of trying to close my ever expanding backpack ... Read more >
Saturday, 28 Feb 2009 | Views [505]
Vietnam didn’t touch me in the way that Cambodia did - apart from in one area. The coffee We were first introduced to this wonderous beverage in Phu Quoc, when after a bleary eyed journey on the ferry we paused for a refreshment stop before ... Read more >
Saturday, 28 Feb 2009 | Views [425]
So Nha Trang had to be all about ME cos it was MY BIRTHDAY during our stay there. The overnight bus was a bit of an adventure - Ben & Ollie are frankly too tall to fit in the sleeper seats, Rox’s was cut short so even she couldn’t fit in -... Read more >
Saturday, 28 Feb 2009 | Views [339]
After a 3 hour ferry ride from Phu Quoc to Rach Gia, we had another moto drive to the bus station. Prior to this though, I managed to cause myself an injury by falling down some steps and landing on a concrete bench. Ouch. The bruise on my bum was ... Read more >
Saturday, 31 Jan 2009 | Views [419]
OK, so we are all mature, responsible adults. But the Vietnamese language is FUNNY: the currency is the Dong, the ferry company is the Super Dong express and it has an island that has the word Poo AND Cock. Ok, ok, it’s actually spelt Phu Quoc, but ... Read more >
Saturday, 31 Jan 2009 | Views [300]
We’d all been ridiculously excited about heading into Vietnam - we each adopted characters from a stereotypical Vietnam War movie - Gimp (Ben) was the young 19 year old kid, just away from home - tragically destined to die in the Vietnam forests being ... Read more >
