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Mon, 12 Oct 2009 | By alistair | Views [1045]
Ho Chi Minh City or Saigon as it is still referred to locally is a sprawling city of some 8 million people (and apparently 6 million motorcycles). It’s hard to say where the city starts or ends as the roads in this part of the world are inevitably lined ... Read more >
Tags: ho chi minh city, saigon
Wed, 7 Oct 2009 | By hannahandemma | Views [982] | Comments [2]
After a brief but fun 48 hour stop-over in S. Korea (where we went to a coffee shop and had our feet nibbled by fish - Weeds-style), we are finally in the 'Nam. Despite all of Hannah's extensive research (the woman takes OCD to a whole new "As ... Read more >
Tags: culture shock, hanoi, south korea, vietnam
Tue, 6 Oct 2009 | By stackattack | Views [502]
So before I delve into more storytelling I forgot to mention one thing in Hanoi - I was at a cafe having breakfast and this random Vietnamese man was taking photos of me and wouldn't stop! I tried to ask what he was doing and all he said was that he ... Read more >
Thu, 24 Sep 2009 | By stackattack | Views [459] | Comments [1]
Hanoi just got more and more chaotic! The next day we went to Halong Bay which is about 3 hours north of Hanoi. The weather wasn't the greatest but we sailed on a 'junk' boat all day inbetween limestone rocks and walked through caves. On the way home ... Read more >
Sun, 13 Sep 2009 | By treefrog | Views [3672] | Comments [1]
I know Cambodia is not at the top of everybody’s sightseeing list but I think it is an absolute must see. We took the bus from Saigon to Phnom Phen, a very dirty and bumpy 6-hour drive. We quickly learnt that toilets are nearly non-existent ... Read more >
Tags: angkor wat, cambodia, janline smalman, phnom pehn, siam reap, sianoukville, travel
Sat, 12 Sep 2009 | By treefrog | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 12 Sep 2009 | By treefrog | Views [4202] | 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 ... Read more >
Tags: food, janaline smalman, saigon, travel, vietnam
Thu, 10 Sep 2009 | By scholarships | Views [4547] | Comments [2]
Maranatha Hay, winner of our Travel Documentary Scholarship has just returned from the lush Mai Chau Valley in North Vietnam. Maranatha trekked deep into the valley with a group of Doctors to set up health clinics to offer vital medical services to the ... Read more >
Mon, 31 Aug 2009 | By miss_b | Views [473]
So it only took 24 hours to get from Chch to Vietnam! Delayed 5 hours in Auckland due to thunder storms, and missed my connecting flight in Singapore. But I made it. Ho Chi Minh/Saigon is absolutely crazy. There are motorbikes EVERYWHERE. Had 2 days ... Read more >
Mon, 31 Aug 2009 | By maranathahay | Views [968]
August 31st, 2009 This place is breathtaking. Craggy rocks covered in green jut out of jet blue waters. Today we swam in salt water that was so warm, it was like a bathtub. Throughout the day, we hiked through a cave, kayaked, and ate a lot of seafood.... Read more >
Tags: cave, good bye, halong bay, health insurance, japan, kayak, los angeles, narita, seafood
Sun, 30 Aug 2009 | By maranathahay | Views [793]
August 30th, 2009 Today we leave for Bao La and my mentorship behind as we press on to our luxury boat “Jewel of the Bay”. Trent won’t be joining us because his ticket says he needs to go home. I’ve learned a lot about Australians and Australian pop ... Read more >
Tags: agent orange, augie march, australians, bao la, crash and burn, documentary, film making, jewel of the bay, mentorship, peace village
Sat, 29 Aug 2009 | By maranathahay | Views [773]
August 29th, 2009 We’re leaving the clinic tomorrow for a pleasure cruise on Halong Bay, so I need to find my story today . I started out by following various families go through the clinic experience. Trent thought the story would be more powerful ... Read more >
Tags: agent orange, genetic mutation, motorcycle, story, vietnam war
Fri, 28 Aug 2009 | By ryanandjo | Views [2543] | 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: cat ba island, halong bay, hanoi, lao cai
Fri, 28 Aug 2009 | By maranathahay | Views [3392]
August 28th, 2009 So, about that bad karma. Today I’ve been up since 3:00 and it wasn’t due to the usual suspects. (Those being roosters, cicadas, and people using the bathroom.) At three I woke up because I heard the crinkling of candy wrappers ... Read more >
Tags: 3:00 am, bad karma, bed bugs, beetle, candy wrapper, grapes of wrath, mosquito net
Thu, 27 Aug 2009 | By maranathahay | Views [989]
August 27th, 2009 We folks, we all lived through the hike of death and although heat stroke claimed one of us, she was in good hands. This is after all, a medical trek. The hike began quite steep as we descended into the Mai Chau Valley, trekking ... Read more >
Tags: death trek, heat stroke, ice cream, mai chau valley, mosquito net, rice paddy, sweat, villagers
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