Destination: Vietnam

In the Middle (of Vietnam)

Thu, 21 May 2009 | By sarah153 | Views [611]

Well after a few tough days of lying on the beach, we continued our journey north to Hanoi where we arrived this morning. This stage introduced us to sleeper buses, which are a Vietnamese term for sitting in the most uncomfortable seats you can imagine ... Read more >

Gallery: Mekong Delta Part II

Mon, 18 May 2009 | By gretch_costa | Photo Gallery

The Mekong Delta

Mon, 18 May 2009 | By gretch_costa | Views [630]

After an annoying bus-scam incident which found us kicked off a bus and walking aimlessly for a couple of kilometres in the hot, sticky, city-smelling heat, we managed to arrive in the somewhat quieter riverside town of My Tho in the Mekong Delta.  A ... Read more >

Gallery: Vietnam

Fri, 15 May 2009 | By erin_and_tony | Photo Gallery

Heading North

Thu, 14 May 2009 | By sarah153 | Views [622] | Comments [1]

We are now in Dalat – the honeymoon capital of Vietnam. most of the tourists here are loved-up Vietnamese couples who seem to have a strange sense of what they like to see. The region is famous for its waterfalls but most are decked out with fake ... Read more >

Travel-Sick

Tue, 12 May 2009 | By stephen_wright | Views [632]

Travel-Sick Being sick is never fun but there is nothing worse then being sick away from home. You may think I am using this as a figure of speech but I genuinely believe that being really sick in an unfamiliar environment is a highly ... Read more >

Down South in Vietnam

Mon, 11 May 2009 | By sarah153 | Views [690]

Well we are a week in and despite what everyone predicted there have been no major dramas. We arrived in Saigon tired and overwhelmed on Monday morning and mistakenly took the first taxi we saw. We thought he said it would be 50,000 ... Read more >

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Gallery: Mekong Delta

Mon, 11 May 2009 | By gretch_costa | Photo Gallery

Ho Chi Minh City

Sat, 9 May 2009 | By gretch_costa | Views [447]

Ah ha!  I finally have this thing working...took a bit of time, but hey, there's an afternoon storm going on so it don't matter.  We've had a great couple of days here already, just  finding our way around and acquainting ourselves with the vietnamese ... Read more >

Gallery: Ho Chi Minh City

Sat, 9 May 2009 | By gretch_costa | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Vietnam

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 | By nathalie_schubert | Photo Gallery

Ha Long Bay

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 | By rebecca_spencer | Views [320]

We got picked up from our hotel in the morning and travelled by mini bus to Ha Long City harbour ready for our junk boat tour to Ha Long Bay.  There are so many boats trying to get in and out and they pretty much just push there way through, bumping ... Read more >

Hanoi

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 | By rebecca_spencer | Views [311]

After our long and tiring overnight bus we arrived in Hanoi at about 6am and were met by touters offering taxis, motorbikes and hotels which was hard to deal with when you've literally just woken up.  After getting organised and finding where we had ... Read more >

Hue

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 | By rebecca_spencer | Views [339]

En route to Hue we stopped at Marble Mountain for a look, it's absolutely amazing, full of caves and marble statues.  It can be quite eerie in some parts especially when there's nobody else around... After arriving in Hue we found a place to stay and ... Read more >

Photos, and an Ocean Day...

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 | By landon_marie | Views [861] | Comments [1]

Photo overload!!!  Finally I'm more up to date with photos of our trip...Take your time looking through - that way you can space out comments - I like comments, makes me feel closer to home =)   Here are the rest of Hanoi - CLICK   The beautiful ... Read more >