Saturday, 20 May 2006 | Views [876] | Comments [4]
Sailing down narrow tree-lined streets on the back of a Honda Dream Motorcycle. Through small villages, high-fiving the local kids, we made our way from the city of Hue out into the unvanquishable Vietnamese countryside. A kingdom of rice fields and ancestor ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Saturday, 13 May 2006 | Views [2269] | Comments [1]
We're now on day 4 in the lovely town of Hoi An. We plan to stay for another 6 nights so our pace has slowed down accordingly. We have weaned ourselves from the A/C to save 2$ a night, and of course, so that we can adapt in preperation for the humidity ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
Friday, 12 May 2006 | Photo Gallery
Our lazy days in Sapa, Hanoi & Hoi An
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Monday, 8 May 2006 | Views [2253] | Comments [1]
Hanoi. A city drenched in sweat like a french cake marinated in a lusty liquour. It's hot and the change from the dry mountainous climate of northern Yunnan has given our bodies much to complain about. We are trying to use the AC as little as possible ... Read more >
Tags: Scams & Robberies
Tuesday, 2 May 2006 | Views [563]
After bus mix-ups and the dreaded 10 hour sleeper bus from Kunming, we are now settled in at a hotel with a view in Sapa, a hillside resort town 35 km from the Chinese/Vietnamese border. For $5 a night we have a gorgeous view of a valley of rice paddies ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
