VIETNAM | Saturday, 6 Dec 2008 | Views [506]
Visited Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum and house and also went on a trip to Halong Bay. The trip took 4 hours there, 3 hours on a boat and 4 hours back so was a long day. The sceery was stunning. It was quite misty and cool all morning and as soo as we got ... Read more >
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VIETNAM | Thursday, 4 Dec 2008 | Views [478]
Hue was a mid size town on the banks of the Perfume River which sounds more exotic than it actuallly was. Nothing special here and we were rained out on one of the days we were here and completely soaked. Reminded me of a British Summer - grey, wet ... Read more >
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VIETNAM | Tuesday, 2 Dec 2008 | Views [4364]
Hoi An is my favourite town so far. It is a small 3 laned town on the banks of a river and is a living museum of historic life. It is such a beautiful town. No cars are allowed in the town. The town is decorated with lanterns everywhere and on certain ... Read more >
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VIETNAM | Sunday, 30 Nov 2008 | Views [1705]
Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) is a big city with lots of history. We visited the Cu Chi tunnels where the Khmer Rouge lived and hid from the Americans by digging tunnels no wider than the length of your feet!!! It is also on the huge Mekong river and close ... Read more >
Tags: ho chi minh, saigon, vietnam
