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Pulsating, bubbling, buzzing Vietnam

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 | By lol | Views [1098] | Comments [1]

Where the Dragon Descends into the Sea We ended up celebrating the holidays in Vietnam, and as a little Christmas treat to ourselves we took a two day tour of Halong Bay, sleeping on the pretty junk boat ‘Oriental Sails’. A tour is by far ... Read more >

Photos: Vietnam

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 | By whereintheworld10 | Photo Gallery

From the rainy Nort to the Hot South
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Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) , Vietnam

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 | By msoleksy | Views [528]

Hello everybody, We flew into Saigon, Vietnam last Monday, the 11th. As soon as we got on the airport bus, we realized how crazy and fast paced this town really is. Its hard to explain, but imagine the roads you drive your car on being swarmed by hundreds ... Read more >

Photos: Sapa

Sat, 9 Jan 2010 | By rangers | Photo Gallery

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Sapa & the H'mong

Sat, 9 Jan 2010 | By rangers | Views [895] | Comments [6]

We are starting to learn that in Vietnam if a bus is due to leave at 5pm , they mean 9.30pm . If they say you will be picked up and taken directly to your destination, they actually mean you will have 3 transfers, and one bus will dump you on the ... Read more >

Photos: Vietnam

Fri, 8 Jan 2010 | By brikem21 | Photo Gallery

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Border mission: Dien Bien Phu to Muang Khua, Laos

Wed, 6 Jan 2010 | By tessa86 | Views [4503] | Comments [1]

From the moment we set foot on out night bus to Dien Bien Phu (the last point of civilisation before crossing into Northern Laos), I knew that our time in Hanoi had left me a spoiled brat. Despite the bus being spacious, cushiony, decked out in red and ... Read more >

Photos: Hanoi & Dien Bien Phu

Wed, 6 Jan 2010 | By tessa86 | Photo Gallery

lots of colour, life and dead bodies... Ok I exaggerated only one dead body!
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Hanoi: City of the Soaring Dragon

Wed, 6 Jan 2010 | By tessa86 | Views [755]

Our introduction to Hanoi was not the most promising. Both of us were tired and grumpy after a long bus then boat then bus then another bus trip from Cat Ba, which involved a baffling scam attempt (we got off the boat, all our fellow passengers boarded ... Read more >

Bangkok, Vietnam

Tue, 5 Jan 2010 | By brikem21 | Views [794] | Comments [2]

Stayed in amazing hotel in Bangkok and had delicious dinner with Nye, Noy and family. Now in Hanoi and loving the food and shopping. Off to halong Bay tomorrow. Sadly Davina had her camera magically pickpocketed-taken out her camera bag whilst it was ... Read more >

Photos: So Far

Mon, 4 Jan 2010 | By rangers | Photo Gallery

A few from the south/A few from the north
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The beginnings...

Mon, 4 Jan 2010 | By rangers | Views [852] | Comments [8]

So apparently you are not allowed to leave the country with a one-way ticket unless you have return flights booked. We were made aware of this at check-in. So after leaving the flight itinerary at home which left us totally frazzled and then to hear ... Read more >

From China to Vietnam, through Friendship

Sun, 3 Jan 2010 | By lol | Views [694] | Comments [3]

The ‘Sleeper’ Train After warming up thoroughly by watching classics like ‘The Platoon’, we felt ready for Vietnam. A bus and a train ride brought us from Yangshuo in China to Hanoi in Vietnam, via the Chinese city Nanning - famous for it’s ... Read more >