Vietnam
There are [5] photos and [14] stories about Vietnam
Wednesday, 17 Dec 2008 | Views [304]
Saturday, 8 Nov 2008 | Views [333]
Saturday, 18 Oct 2008 | Views [400]
Friday, 10 Oct 2008 | Views [373] | Comments [1]
Thursday, 9 Oct 2008 | Views [507]
In order to get to Cambodia via the Mekong Delta, it was easiest to get a tour which organised Visas etc for us. At 8am Thong (yes, that was his name!) picked us up from the travel agent and explained our day's activities...which consisted of the first ... Read more >
Tuesday, 7 Oct 2008 | Views [746]
We arrived in Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City at around 6am, it appears people aren't quite as early to start in this city as a few hotels we had researched were still closed! We decided to check out a small guesthouse which a guy in Nha Trang had recommended ... Read more >
Tags: cau dai temple, cu chi tunnels, ho chi minh city, saigon, war remnants museum
Wednesday, 1 Oct 2008 | Views [512]
Lets just say our journey to Nha Trang on the nightbus was turbulent...we both managed to secure a top bunkbed thinking it would be a better seat - turns out this is where the Air con blows hardest(i was in shorts and a t-shirt!), the light shines brightest ... Read more >
Tags: nha trang
Monday, 29 Sep 2008 | Views [371]
Our arrival in Hoi An (on the normal rickety bus) was a little hectic, the minibus stopped at various hotels to let the hotel manager come on and try to sell his hotel to us, as it was raining proper 'Çats and Dogs' we decided to go in and take a look ... Read more >
Tags: green moss restaurant, hoi an
Friday, 26 Sep 2008 | Views [584]
After a 12 hour night bus from Ninh Binh, incorporating a flat tyre and a very bumpy road, we eventually arrived at Hue. As usual we were dropped off quite strategically at one of the hotels where the staff consequently started taking our luggage off ... Read more >
Tags: citadel, dmz, hue, pagoda
Wednesday, 24 Sep 2008 | Views [561] | Comments [3]
We decided that we wanted to try and start avoiding the 'typical tourist trail' which most people follow down Vietnam so after our (slightly more comfortable) night sleeper train back to Hanoi (getting us into Hanoi at 4:30am....not impressed :) ) ... Read more >
Tags: ninh binh
Monday, 22 Sep 2008 | Views [694] | Comments [2]
After a 10 hour arduous night train to the Sapa Mountains, in a tiny cabin with hard mattresses and 6 to a cabin(!), we were woken at 6am with a woman at our door shouting 'Coffee, coffee'! This was our cue to get up and get out of the train... Bleary ... Read more >
Tags: cat cat village, sapa, snake, tram ton pass
Thursday, 18 Sep 2008 | Views [656]
Halong Bay, a majestic and mysterious place situated in Northern Vietnam, over 3000 little islands rising from the clear blue water of the gulf of Tonkin, a must see for us and a truly amazing experience. Getting a tour sorted was pretty complicated ... Read more >
Tags: cat cat island, ha long bay, ha long phoenix cruiser, monkey island
Wednesday, 17 Sep 2008 | Views [557] | Comments [2]
After a massively long flight on the biggest plane in the world(The A380!), with a stopover in Singapore,we finally made it to Hanoi. Our hotel collected us at the airport and drove us to our hotel - which was great because we were both just about ... Read more >
Tags: elegance hotel, hanoi, old quarter
Monday, 15 Sep 2008 | Photo Gallery
First 3 Days in Nam
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