Destination: Vietnam

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August 25th

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 | By happytraveller | Views [80] | Comments [1]

We are staying at the Kim Hoang Gia Hotel in Hang Hahn street, for $40.00/night. There are several hotels in this area, and it is a quieter, cleaner, tree lined street. We are on the 4th floor and have a really pretty balcony with plants growing over ... Read more >

A Vietnamese Wake-up Call

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

August 24th

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 | By happytraveller | Views [87] | Comments [1]

We wandered around the cityn near the Hoam Kiep Lake and found a KFC :) best meal we have found here so far. Last night we decided to find the Hanoi Backpackers. I had read about this place prior to coming to Vietnam, run by Australians with a bar and ... Read more >

Life and times of the rich and famous

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 | By maranathahay | Views [61] | Comments [1]

August 24th, 2009 So...if you were to drive to Boston International Airport on any random day and were to buy a plane ticket to Vietnam, (for that same day) it would cost you about $4,100. I felt like a total balla at the American Airlines check ... Read more >

Tags: rich, famous, buying a ticket full price, donald trump, american airlines, buffalo tours, balla, medical trek, galaxy hotel

August 23

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 | By happytraveller | Views [94] | Comments [2]

Arrived in Hanoi about 7.30 last night to a crap hotel that we chose not to stay in. Was very hard to check out and retrieve our passports. First time I've seen Hayley get really angry throughout the trip. Anyway eventually succeeded and moved to a slightly ... Read more >

Planes, Trains, and Teeth

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 | By maranathahay | Views [48]

August 23rd, 2009 It’s 4:30 AM Eastern Standard Time. I’m in Boston and four hours ago, I was cleaning up the remains of my best friend’s wedding. Theoretically, I should be headed toward Vietnam in two hours, but I still don’t have a ticket purchased ... Read more >

Tags: vietnam, plane ticket, layover, greek deli, elia, lamb gyro, teeth

August 21st

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 | By happytraveller | Views [75] | Comments [1]

Today we slept in late due to hangovers. We only had 3 drinks.... they do not measure spirits when making your drinks, just fill your glass with very liberal amounts :) Went to our favourite haunt, The Cargo Club, which is a fantastic cafe and restaurant ... Read more >

August 20

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 | By happytraveller | Views [74] | Comments [1]

Hi! We are still in Hoi An and having a great time. We are spending a lot of time with the family who own the tailor shop. It is called morning mist, which is the wife's name. We had dinner with them again last night, sitting on the floor of their shop.... Read more >

Are we having fun yet?

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

Wietnam - informacje praktyczne

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 | By magda | Views [53]

Wiza Nie ma możliwości uzyskania wizy na granicy. My ubiegaliśmy się o wizę w ambasadzie w Phnom Penh. Wiza była gotowa tego samego dnia. Kosztowała $35. Pieniądze i koszty Nasze średnie dzienne wydatki wyniosły $46 za dwie osoby, w ... Read more >

information updated 12 October

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 | By happytraveller | Views [90] | Comments [1]

This page is just to share information for other happy travellers. My email address is thompson.jo@hotmail.com   and am happy to provide any information. We holidayed as flashpackers rather than backpackers staying in mid range accommodation 2-3 star.... Read more >

Books Books Books! - updated

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 | By andrew_and_alexandra | Views [102] | Comments [1]

Our goal is to read 1 book a week and, every so often, write a short review of each book and post it to our blog.  So, here is our current list of have-reads.  We’ll update every so often.   Oh, and instead of writing reviews, we’ll just rate them ... Read more >

Day 24 -25

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 | By happytraveller | Views [81] | Comments [3]

We are continuing to enjoy our stay in Hoi An :) We have been up early both mornings and been treated to breakfast by the family that have been making Hayley's clothes. Really lovely people! The first morning we went to a small restaurant and had a traditional ... Read more >

Sapa

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 | By magda | Views [40]

Sapa miała przynieść nam ulgę. Chodzi oczywiście o ulgę w kwestii temperatury. Po raz pierwszy od rozpoczęcia podróży była szansa na temperaturę poniżej 20 stopni. Do Sapa dotarliśmy koło 7 rano. Wydawało nam się, że o tej porze będzie w miasteczku ... Read more >

Day 23

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 | By happytraveller | Views [72] | Comments [2]

Weather continues to swelter, so we are making the best of the evenings :) having dinner at a little restaurant we found last night where I had wonton soup, a specialty here. Very tasty broth, loaded with prawns and wonton, for 30 000 dong, a bit over ... Read more >

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