Saturday, 1 Dec 2007 | Views [762] | Comments [2]
Hanoi there! It's a real nice city - again with the crazy buzy street life, but quite a few good restaurants too. We went out really to only one recommended site - the literature temple, which contains hundreds of staele (stone tablets, engraved with ... Read more >
Tags: Laughter
Saturday, 1 Dec 2007 | Views [723]
The place is amazing - but the organisation and tourists aren't. Most people 'book' their Halong Bay tour from Hanoi, and are pushed onto a (full) bus the next morning with lots of other sweaty tourists - the first stop is a massive hall, encompassing ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
Saturday, 1 Dec 2007 | Views [398]
Tone took me for a spin on a cyclo here, around HCMC to see the sights. Actually the highlight was sitting with our drivers at a typical roadside 'cafe' for a really strong local iced coffee. Tone's driver told his story, which went like this... ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Friday, 30 Nov 2007 | Photo Gallery
Thousands of limestone islands make a home for fishing villagers.
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Wednesday, 28 Nov 2007 | Photo Gallery
a quick scooter tour!
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Sunday, 25 Nov 2007 | Photo Gallery
Old town and the tailors...
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Sunday, 25 Nov 2007 | Photo Gallery
HCMC, it's busy.
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