Vietnam
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Sunday, 24 Apr 2011 | Photo Gallery
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Sunday, 24 Apr 2011 | Views [735]
I arrived in Hanoi, North Vietnam by taking a
12-hour sleeper train from Hue; thinking that would be better than the bus.
Well - maybe I did have a little bit more room but it was an old musty train
that made alot of noise and was much bumpier ... Read more >
Saturday, 23 Apr 2011 | Photo Gallery
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Wednesday, 13 Apr 2011 | Photo Gallery
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Wednesday, 13 Apr 2011 | Views [575]
Hoi An is noted for their silks and handmade
tailored clothes. There are so
many shops I don’t know how they all survive. They are also recognized as a
UNESCO World Heritage Site due to their architectural fusion design of Chinese,
Japanese, ... Read more >
Saturday, 9 Apr 2011 | Photo Gallery
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Mui Ne is a quiet little beach town along
Vietnam’s central coast. I was
able to relax on the beach for a few days and enjoyed the very nice guesthouse
that I stayed at that had a wonderful view. The sea was nice with a mixture of big waves ... Read more >
Sunday, 3 Apr 2011 | Views [507]
Thursday, March 31 st was my last
day with the children at Tho Trang. I was going to stay a little longer but
there is another volunteer coming for three weeks and I felt like there would
be too many adults. They really don’t need any help but ... Read more >
Monday, 28 Mar 2011 | Views [369]
This past weekend Thoa invited me to go with
her to visit her parents that live about 3 hours away, close to the beach. When
we got to the bus, I thought we got there just in time to get the last two
seats. But little did I know, how many people ... Read more >
Sunday, 27 Mar 2011 | Photo Gallery
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Thursday, 24 Mar 2011 | Views [517]
Wednesday, I took a
tour to the Cao Dai Temple and the Cu Chi tunnels. It was quite a contrast to go to the temple in the morning
and then the tunnels in the afternoon, but they do that due to proximity of
each other. The Cao Dai temple ... Read more >
Thursday, 24 Mar 2011 | Photo Gallery
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Sunday, 20 Mar 2011 | Views [669]
Spent the day walking around
the backpacker area where there are many different tourist agencies and
restaurants. There were so many tourists walking around with (guess what on
their backs)- yes, backpacks and tour books in their hands. Everyone ... Read more >
Sunday, 20 Mar 2011 | Photo Gallery
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Monday, 14 Mar 2011 | Views [550]
Sunday I spent the day on the
Mekong Delta. It was about a two-hour bus ride south of Ho Chi Minh City to My
Tho, and then we crossed the Mekong River on a boat to the little islands (Ben
Tre and Unicorn Island). We got to
see how they made ... Read more >
Monday, 14 Mar 2011 | Photo Gallery
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Wednesday, 9 Mar 2011 | Photo Gallery
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Tuesday, March 8 th
was Women’s Day and we joined in many celebrations. The days before we spent
preparing for the festivities; making cakes and arranging flower bouquets.
There was a couple that was visiting Vietnam, Patricia & Joseph from ... Read more >
Thursday, 3 Mar 2011 | Views [523]
I
arrived safely in Vietnam about four days ago. It was so nice to have a good airport experience since I had
so many problems in Egypt. It is just amazing how poorly the Egypt airport
manages. In Chennai, India it was so nice there were people ... Read more >
