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Wed, 3 Jun 2009 | By david_s | Views [876]
and guess what? i didn't get a thing made! i think i'm the 1st person in history to not have a thing made in hoi an. when we got off our bus, we took a few looks around at hotels until we found the perfect one. and by perfect, i mean it had a swimming ... Read more >
Mon, 1 Jun 2009 | By david_s | Views [694]
Hue was actually the first city in Vietnam we arrived in. The first time was a quick quarter-day stop over en route to Hanoi where johan, lando, sean, jessica and me all felt so dirty after the worst bus ride ever that we actually rented a hotel room ... Read more >
Mon, 1 Jun 2009 | By rebecca_fardoe | Views [814] | Comments [1]
Monday 25th May, Had a bit of lie in after my late night out. Shona got up early to go back to the market and buy some more presents. Had a breakfast at a local bakery with Anika and Kate. The flight to Hanoi was at 14.00 so we checked out and got ... Read more >
Mon, 1 Jun 2009 | By travel-tips | Views [78565] | Comments [9]
Vietnam is a friendly country that is generally safe to travel to and full of wonders like Hanoi, the Mekong Delta and let’s not forget the always scrumptious roasted sparrow entrees! The Vietnamese are very appreciative if they see you trying to ... Read more >
Tags: culture, responsible travel, scams, southeast asia, travel, vietnam, volunteering
Mon, 1 Jun 2009 | By travel-tips | Views [3690] | Comments [1]
Cyclos (also called trishaws) in Vietnam are now mainly for tourists, although many locals do still use them from time to time. They won’t be hard to miss as drivers ring their bells constantly trying to attract attention, especially near tourist attractions.... Read more >
Tags: culture, cyclos, rickshaw, southeast asia, travel tips, trishaw, vietnam
Mon, 1 Jun 2009 | By travel-tips | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 31 May 2009 | By largeone | Views [950] | 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 >
Sun, 31 May 2009 | By eoghancito | Views [2566]
We
lucked out with the bus to Hoi An – it was quite a bit more modern
and seemed to have been designed with passengers in mind unlike its
previous incarnations. This time there was a space for your bag
rather ... Read more >
Tags: beach, bike, tailor
Sun, 31 May 2009 | By largeone | Views [910]
Well, we've all done this before haven't we! According to locals, the best way is to use a super conducting metallic pole to dislodge the live electirical wires from branches extruding from the main stump. The reason for this being that it is believed ... Read more >
Sat, 30 May 2009 | By largeone | Photo Gallery
Hoi An
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Sat, 30 May 2009 | By largeone | Views [6179] | Comments [10]
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 >
Thu, 28 May 2009 | By eoghancito | Views [33068] | Video
We
had decided to do an island tour from Nha Trang - the punters on the boat were an
eclectic mix of English gap year types, Filipino engineers working on
the soon to open Nha Trang Marriot and a few locals ... Read more >
Tags: bar, beach, boat, island
Thu, 28 May 2009 | By largeone | Views [883]
The same as in Australia...if you can read and write, you would probably be over-qualified. Only when you can generally stand upright; wear ill-fitting clothes; and look as if somehow life dealt you a hand of apocalyptic proportions, will you get an ... Read more >
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