Vietnam
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Sunday, 18 Feb 2007 | Views [764]
Hanoi, Vietnam – 15 to 18 February, 2007 When we arrived back in Hanoi from Halong Bay, the minibus back dropped us about a block from our hotel because it was rush hour and the bus couldn’t get up the streets. We didn’t mind as we only ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Thursday, 15 Feb 2007 | Views [3128] | Comments [2]
Halong Bay, Vietnam – 14 to 15 February, 2007
The minibus picked us up from the hotel in Hanoi just before 8:00 AM as planned. We were the second pick up as only one other couple was on the bus so we chose the second seat back. After three more stops, ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Wednesday, 14 Feb 2007 | Views [683]
Hanoi, Vietnam – 13 to 14 February, 2007
The flight to Hanoi from Hue was just about an hour, so we arrived about 10:00 AM. The car we had booked in Hue was waiting for us, but we found we had paid about double the price of booking a car at the airport ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Tuesday, 13 Feb 2007 | Views [1036]
Hue, Vietnam – 11 to 13 February, 2007
Once again we were picked up early at our hotel to be shuttled to the terminal for yet another bus trip. The trip from Hoi An to Hue was only about four hours, so we thought that was bearable. The bus trip was ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Sunday, 11 Feb 2007 | Views [703]
Hoi An, Vietnam – 8 to 11 February, 2007
After experiencing the decrepit bus from Dalat to Nha Trang, we knew we didn’t want to book with the same company on to Hoi An which was scheduled to be a 12 hour trip. There are a number of travel agents and ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Thursday, 8 Feb 2007 | Views [1040]
Nha Trang, Vietnam – 5 to 8 February, 2007
After experiencing the packed minibus from the hotel in Dalat to the travel agents office, we boarded the big bus for our journey to Nha Trang. Fortunately it was only a six hour trip as the bus was somewhat ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Monday, 5 Feb 2007 | Views [893]
Dalat, Vietnam – 3 to 5 February, 2007
As scheduled, we were picked up from our hotel early in the morning by a minibus. That in turn took us to the travel agents office where we waited for the big bus. While there we booked a hotel so we didn’t ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Saturday, 3 Feb 2007 | Views [616]
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – 1 to 3 February, 2007
We caught the puddle jumper back in HCMC and made our way to the hotel we had stayed in during our first visit. After arriving at the hotel only to find our internet reservations never made it, the ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Thursday, 1 Feb 2007 | Views [1070] | Comments [2]
Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam 27 January – 1 February, 2007
After checking out of the hotel in HCMC, the taxi driver that was to take us to the airport for our flight to Phu Quoc spoke no English, so we hoped we had communicated “airport” properly. We ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Saturday, 27 Jan 2007 | Views [1130] | Comments [1]
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 25 – 27 January, 2007
The flight to Ho Chi Minh City was another uneventful trip. Once again we had no hotel reservations on arrival, and we saw a hotel reservation desk after clearing immigration and customs. We found what ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing