VIETNAM | Thursday, 19 Jan 2006 | Views [862]
I sure know how to pick transportation. I wanted to go for a cyclo ride yesterday (the 18th) because I'd never been on one yet (and my feet hurt). A cyclo is like a bicycle with a big seat in front, and a guy will pedal you around the city for a ... Read more >
Tags: (mis)adventures in local transit, i should have known better!, vietnam
VIETNAM | Saturday, 14 Jan 2006 | Views [2138]
The most traumatic part of any trip, I think, is finding a hotel. Hue greeted me from my overnight train ride with a downpour. Even with my rainjacket, I was soaked to the skin by the time I found a cab. In the meantime, young men paid to take ... Read more >
Tags: home away from home, i should have known better!, vietnam
VIETNAM | Thursday, 12 Jan 2006 | Views [781]
In Hoi An there are a ton of book exchange stores with English books, so I went in to get a new one today and all - and I mean ALL - the books were photocopies! They had color covers, but the pages were all cheap photocopy paper. Now, in Viet Nam ... Read more >
Tags: i should have known better!, vietnam
