Destination: Vietnam
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Mon, 6 Feb 2006 | By simon_monk | Views [2024] | 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
Tue, 5 Jun 2007 | By travelheart24 | Views [450] | Comments [2]
Kudos to Isaac Newton for discovering the Law of Gravity based on the simple premis, "What goes up, must come down." I find however that the opposite is true when it comes to hiking: "What goes down, must come up." At least this ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
Sat, 22 Nov 2008 | By seesea | Views [338]
I first 'visited' Vietnam in 1968. During my time 'in country' Richard Nixon was elected president, Neil Armstrong walked on the moon and the massacre at My Lai became public knowledge. In the US (back in "The World' as the GIs called it) the ... Read more >
Mon, 25 May 2009 | By largeone | Views [89] | Comments [2]
Probably just one. After speaking to the hostess at the boarding gate who explained to me that the reason our flight was delayed was because the front wheel gear was loose, I didn't know if I should point out to her that 5 mechanics were crawling all ... Read more >
Wed, 26 Aug 2009 | By maranathahay | Views [223] | Comments [1]
August 26th, 2009 So last night I thought I found my story. Tuong, our tour guide was giving us a history of Hang Kia, and he mentioned that they still practice bride stealing. “How awesome would it be to find someone who is about ready to steal ... Read more >
Sun, 31 May 2009 | By largeone | Views [132] | Comments [1]
Travel Vietnam for less than 15,000 dong a day. You get a two stroke motorbike, a comfortable double bed strapped to your back grill, and last but not least - all the open air you can handle. Your travel insurance will not cover this however, so if ... Read more >
Tue, 25 Aug 2009 | By maranathahay | Views [67]
August 25th, 2009 My wake up call was early this morning-the original plan was to leave the hotel, (and it’s lovely porcelain toilets) at eight. But my ride thought that it may be more prudent to leave earlier therefore bypassing the Hanoi AM commute.... Read more >
Tags: tattoos, leah, hanoi commute, jeeping, toilets, wake-up call, oversized polo shirt, medical team, camera, doctor
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 >
Mon, 19 Mar 2007 | By all_powered_up | Views [4675] | Comments [4]
Over a week has gone by since i entered Vietnam, and this has been the first chance to update my blog. I've been travelling with two girls and a guy who actually went travelling around the world for 6 years, so I've kinda been distracted. The journey ... Read more >
Tags: ruins
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 >
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
Wed, 11 Feb 2009 | By nncysf | Views [168] | Comments [5]
Beth and I arrived at Hanoi airport the night of the 7th and were picked up by our guide Duc who will be with us until we get the plane to Hue the day after tomorrow (I think - time is hard to keep track of partly because we are packing so much stuff ... Read more >
Thu, 30 Nov 2006 | By deena_and_gary | Views [1350] | Comments [4]
I know we've complained about bus journeys before but this one took the biscuit! Admittedly it was famous for being a horrific, 24 hour slog but it was definitely worse for us as you'll discover!... We got dropped off at the bus station ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
Thu, 25 Dec 2008 | By mazystar | Views [411] | Comments [4]
MERRY CHRISTMAS!! Christmas has been a lot of fun. Yesterday was an amazing day and one I'm sure I will never forget. Lyb, Graeme and I went to a nearby hostel (one run by two Aussie guys) and booked a trip to Snake Village. For $15USD you get a ... Read more >
Wed, 6 Jun 2007 | By catherine_and_james | Views [852] | Comments [4]
We've been so lucky with all the people we've met and trusted on this trip. Our luck ran out this morning. Seriously. Can you even imagine a crazy knife-weilding Vietnamese dude with his top lip cut off wearing a communist soldier's hat? He even ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Thu, 29 Mar 2007 | By all_powered_up | Views [397] | Comments [4]
It's a plane journey to Hanoi...NOOOOO! another one, so much for me travelling without flying. We are nearly ripped off within 30 mins of setting foot outside the airport. $2 for the ride into town which turns into $3 to take us to our hotel - they ... Read more >
Sat, 12 Sep 2009 | By treefrog | Views [247] | Comments [3]
You can’t help but fall in love with Vietnamese cooking or drinks. Its hot most of the time, well it only cools off a bit during rainy season and only for the hour or two that it’s raining. I fell in love with Vietnamese ice coffee or café ... Read more >
Sat, 5 Jul 2008 | By angelabuffjohn | Views [517] | Comments [3]
Today Kyle woke up feeling very down. We didn’t know how long we should stay in HCMC or how we should travel to our next destination. We didn’t want to travel by bus or train the day after our hell day of travel yesterday. So our next option ... Read more >
Fri, 28 Aug 2009 | By ryanandjo | Views [142] | Comments [3]
The train system is recommended for travel between destinations in Vietnam, with the reunification express connecting HCMC to Hanoi. Having done so many bus journeys recently we decided that we would mix it up and pay the little extra for the train ... Read more >
Tags: hanoi, halong bay, cat ba island, lao cai
Thu, 20 Aug 2009 | By ryanandjo | Views [126] | Comments [3]
Up to Kon Tum, named the friendliest city in Vietnam and it was here we really appreciated the size of the population in the country. The description of Kon Tum sounded like
a small rural village, remote and off the beaten track. We were ... Read more >
Tags: kon tum, hoi an, hue, dmz
Sat, 3 Jan 2009 | By bundynbeaches | Views [294] | Comments [3]
The guidebooks and website claim it is a sleepy litle place on the Vietnamese coast that is popular with weekenders from Saigon (Ho Chi Minh) and backpackers looking for a break from their travels. They forgot about the hundreds of tourists from all ... Read more >
Tags: beaches, kiting, mui ne
Tue, 9 Dec 2008 | By cedric_c | Views [270] | Comments [3]
Hello tout le monde ! Ca y'est! comme annoncé, me voilà maintenant au Vietnam à Ho Chi Minh ville (parfois aussi appelée Saigon) en compagnie de William. Apres deux petites heures de vols, qui sont passées comme de rien par rapport au vol Geneve -... Read more >
Tags: ho chi minh, vietnam, arrivée, william, traffic
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 | By angelabuffjohn | Views [240] | Comments [3]
I did not sleep very well last night. Once we got the ac working we were then too cold, and the room came with what seemed like a duvet cover without anything inside as the top sheet and blanket. I got up many times in the night to use the toilet ... Read more >
Fri, 20 Feb 2009 | By nncysf | Views [238] | Comments [3]
yesterday our guide Phuong took me (Beth had tummy problems and stayed behind unfortunately) to the CuChi tunnels, where the VC and their supporters hid in tunnels up to 3 stories underground - everything was camouflaged amazingly (here's a cool pic of ... Read more >
Thu, 18 Dec 2008 | By martin | Views [223] | Comments [3]
Die ersten Tage in Saigon waren sehr ereignisreich. Ich bin mit den Jungs aus Qatar durch die Stadt gezogen und wir haben die Annehmlichkeiten genossen. Billiges Bier, fantastisches Essen und eine Massage. Es gibt nichts besseres gegen Kater als sich ... Read more >
