Destination: Vietnam
There are [1020] stories and [13962] photos from Vietnam
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Thu, 10 Jul 2008 | By osiris | Views [433] | Comments [16]
It has been a long old month since my last blog...the honeymoon period of travelling has lapsed and the stresses of travelling have begun...as glorious as it sounds travelling the world, nothing in life is ever as easy as one may think & the grass ... Read more >
Mon, 6 Feb 2006 | By simon_monk | Views [2023] | Comments [13]
Sigh. Now we are back home. Apart from Bali and various round-the-world trips to see family, this
was the first time we have travelled extensively as a family. We are a
family of four with two children aged 1 and 3. We were quite disappointed ... Read more >
Tags: travel with children, hoi an, cyclo, transport, family, memories, adventures
Sat, 30 May 2009 | By largeone | Views [230] | Comments [9]
3 minutes I'm told, and 5 if you want it de-boned. Meat and noodle soup are a staple Vietnamese dish, and although dog and cat Pho restaurants are not common, they can usually be found on discreet narrow streets in Hoi An. Menus don't exist in restaurants ... Read more >
Sun, 4 Dec 2005 | By dan_in_japan | Views [854] | Comments [8]
Here I am on day 30, which also coincides with my Brother's 25th birthday. Happy birthday John! I have just got off a 12 hour bus ride from Hanoi to Hue, which is in the centre of Vietnam. Here's what I have been doing for the last few days - I haven't ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Fri, 13 Apr 2007 | By omkelly | Views [408] | Comments [7]
12th April 2007 We arrived at 6am upon a noisy rattler, our spirits diminishing but the experience valuable. The trip from Hanoi to Sapa took approx 10hrs. The bus trip from the train to Sapa was relentless. We continued to climb into the mountains ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Thu, 12 Apr 2007 | By em_and_em | Views [254] | Comments [7]
hey all back in aus and others reading. sorry havent been able to get onlline till now. we have been so busy doing so many new different and exciting things.
day 1- After an 8hr flight we landed in Hochimin City. it was very hot and muggy a bit of a ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Sat, 3 Mar 2007 | By hutch07 | Views [576] | Comments [6]
Xin Chao from the heart of Southern Vietnam. We write from Ho Chi Minh City (so called because the Communists didn't wish to "Let Saigons be Saigons" Ho Ho!) Yes, it is almost the end of our time in Nam (Charlie Sheen said it was OK for us ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Sun, 3 Feb 2008 | By cmbryant912 | Views [258] | Comments [6]
Hoi An was a lovely little town. We stayed at a pretty nice place with free fruit cocktails for "Happy Hour". It was raining so we weren't able to use the pool, though. Bummer. Not much to do here unless you want to get a tailor made suit or ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Wed, 3 Oct 2007 | By esther | Views [196] | Comments [6]
Whose idea was it for me to bring a small bag? I wish I'd brought a suitcase. An empty one. Took the overnight train to Hoi An, a small town halfway up the cast. It's known for the silk trade and has about 200 tailors, all making gorgeous made to measure ... Read more >
Tags: Shopping
Mon, 17 Dec 2007 | By cobyseashell | Views [133] | Comments [6]
Xin Chao (hello)HEllo Hello Hello. SO im not heaps good writing in this journal sorry. i feel weird kinda writing and not sure if anyone reads. like i know when i send emails you have to read them, or at least delete them, but this is weird. so anyway, ... Read more >
Tags: Airports
Sat, 17 May 2008 | By acbrock | Views [133] | Comments [6]
Yesterday morning we took the 3 1/2 hour bus ride to halong bay stopping to have breakfast with the children at blue dragon center first. When we got to Halong bay we boarded our "junk" boat had a good seafood lunch in the dining area and got ... Read more >
Wed, 4 Feb 2009 | By gunnakiddi | Views [124] | Comments [6]
Kiddi is not only a rock star but he is also a superstar! A SCUBA DIVING SUPERSTAR! As it turns out he LOVES scuba diving and he is very good at it! I on the other hand am not a scuba diving superstar! I hated it! I didn't like the breathing underwater ... Read more >
Sun, 26 Jul 2009 | By happytraveller | Views [102] | Comments [6]
We arrived last night to Nha Trang 2 and a 1/2 hours late, so about 8.30 at night, to particularly scummy accommodation. We have decided not to book anything further with the Hahn Cafe booking agencies, they are just a rip off. We were hot smelly and ... Read more >
Tags: hahn cafe
mui ne
Tue, 27 Mar 2007 | By katie_rose | Views [715] | Comments [5]
Hi everybody. Wow so 2 days in vietnam Ho Chi Minh city. I was met at the airport by cousin Rick and his wife Phoung. They took me by taxi to my hotel the very nice Novotel paid for by the airline. I have never stayed in such luxury, a king size ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Mon, 28 Nov 2005 | By dan_in_japan | Views [508] | Comments [5]
You find me safe and well in the capital of Vietnam, Hanoi, after a 16 hour journey that included buses, tuk-tuks, mini vans and motor-cyles. I decided not to go the usual route favoured by other travellers (luxury direct bus) and because of this I saved ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Thu, 30 Aug 2007 | By travelheart24 | Views [450] | Comments [5]
If I even began to tell you about Day 1 of this trip alone you would fall over from the stress of it all! I had fully intended to hibernate at our apartment in Shekou for my 4 days off between trips, but my second day there another tour leader popped ... Read more >
Tags: misadventures
Sat, 21 Apr 2007 | By travelheart24 | Views [395] | Comments [5]
Xin Chao ba doi! That's Vietnamese for 'Hello my friends!' I've been in Vietnam for 6 days now and I love it more every day! I'm really glad Intrepid didn't take into consideration the fact that I didnt really want to come here, because now I'm really ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Fri, 7 Apr 2006 | By doherty1957 | Views [307] | Comments [5]
I met an English guy in a bar yesterday. Think of the pretentious English who think they are sophisticates because they have managed to settle in Spain and then multiply it by 20. He avoided my gaze like I was carrying bird flu and then spoke to the ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Tue, 30 Jun 2009 | By protonics | Views [291] | Comments [5]
HANOI Despues de unos maravillosos dias en Hong Kong, volamos a Hanoi el 23 de Junio, es un kaos de ciudad, repleto de motos por todas partes, la verdad es que impresiona ver como circula la gente por las calles sin senyales de trafico y controlando ... Read more >
Sat, 8 Sep 2007 | By lmc303 | Views [279] | Comments [5]
Hi All, Well since I last wrote I have pretty much travelled the length of vietnam. I left Hanoi last saturday night and ran into a couple of girls I met the previous day on the trip to Ha Long Bay. It was nice to travel with people I kinda new on a ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
Tue, 23 Oct 2007 | By stefanly | Views [255] | Comments [5]
skurker, selgere, xe'om, cyclos, dop og en irriterende tuting som kan fremskape angst hos garvede reisende-, folkens, jeg er ankommet hanoi- vietnam! En skarve dag fra thaiimmigrasjonspolitiets ivrige klør, kom jeg meg endelig ombord i en flygende ... Read more >
Tags: philosophy of travel
Mon, 25 May 2009 | By eoghancito | Views [220] | Comments [5]
As
usual, the bus was late. After half an hour of waiting patiently in
the travel agency we went across the road for some beers, their
arrival, of course coinciding with that of the sleeping bus to Nha
Trang, ... Read more >
Tags: beach, omelette, scam, casino
Fri, 4 Jul 2008 | By hester_c | Views [214] | Comments [5]
Hester Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City – So, we arrive at the bus station, climbed off the bus and were immediately surrounded by people trying to get us to go on their scooters, in their taxis, etc etc – the first response now is “no thankyou” any ... Read more >
Wed, 16 Jan 2008 | By cmbryant912 | Views [193] | Comments [5]
We didn't depart from Yangshuo until after 6:30 pm Saturday evening. And when we got to Guilin we had to wait until midnight to catch a bus to Pinxiang . We left our bags at the travel office and walked the streets of Guilin that we were ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Thu, 12 Feb 2009 | By evaamy | Views [173] | Comments [5]
Hanoi Back in the hustle and bustle after sleepiness of Laos. Amazingly we both managed to get there without any major delays, James with the chaotic snow in London and myself with Laos airline from Laos. I flew with a small plane with outboard ... Read more >
