Destination: Vietnam

Vietnam Baby !!!

Tue, 9 Dec 2008 | By cedric_c | Views [1499] | Comments [3]

Hello tout le monde ! Ca y'est! comme annoncé, me voilà maintenant au Vietnam à Ho Chi Minh ville (parfois aussi appelée Saigon) en compagnie de William. Apres deux petites heures de vols, qui sont passées comme de rien par rapport au vol Geneve -... Read more >

Tags: arrivée, ho chi minh, traffic, vietnam, william

The Key is Covering Up My Dear...

Tue, 9 Dec 2008 | By willpeach | Views [1022] | Comments [2]

There is a trend in Vietnam. Largely followed to a tee by the nation’s hordes of young bike owning women. The trend in question? Covering up. Vietnamese girls seem to go to extreme lengths to escape Mr Evil UV Ray. Hats, scarves, gloves ... Read more >

Tags: caucasian, gender, patriarchy, roles, saigon, vietnam, white

Travelling can be odd . . .

Tue, 9 Dec 2008 | By sierrayla-1 | Views [582] | Comments [1]

Greetings,    I write this from Rach Gia, Vietnam where I am waiting to catch a ferry to Phu Quoc island where we'll spend a few days diving and frolicking on the beach and in the water.     In Sihanoukville, we attempted to take a tour of the local brewery, ... Read more >

Gallery: Don't Petrol Bomb Us

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 | By willpeach | Photo Gallery

Teaching

Sun, 7 Dec 2008 | By stephen_wright | Views [450]

I’ve just finished my first two days teaching; on Saturday I taught four two-hour classes and today I had three two-hour classes. That’s a total of fourteen hours over the weekend which is allot of teaching! What really takes the time is the lesson ... Read more >

What Kind of Motorcyclist Are You?

Sun, 7 Dec 2008 | By willpeach | Views [831] | Comments [1]

Take the test now! 1.        You want to hire a motorbike. You look around and scout out your options. Do you… a)       Rent a lowly old manual from your local bia hoi? b)       Rent a more upscale tidy automatic ... Read more >

Tags: honda, motorbike, saigon, vietnam, xe-om

Gallery: Vietnam - Hanoi

Sat, 6 Dec 2008 | By pshah13 | Photo Gallery

Vietnam - Hanoi

Sat, 6 Dec 2008 | By pshah13 | Views [602]

Visited Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum and house and also went on a trip to Halong Bay. The trip took 4 hours there, 3 hours on a boat and 4 hours back so was a long day. The sceery was stunning. It was quite misty and cool all morning and as soo as we got ... Read more >

Tags: hanoi, vietnam

New House New House

Sat, 6 Dec 2008 | By willpeach | Views [712]

Don’t petrol bomb us. We’ve moved and doesn’t out guesthouse hate it? Every bloody day I get a call telling me I have outstanding payments. What cheek! They raised my rent each week without telling me. Some Vietnamese are slimy bastards I’ll ... Read more >

Tags: apartment, house, saigon, vietnam

Gallery: Vietnam Lacquer Painting

Fri, 5 Dec 2008 | By dondealban | Photo Gallery

Aerobic Acrobats

Fri, 5 Dec 2008 | By willpeach | Views [997]

Everywhere I go in Vietnam there is usually some person doing some strange gyrating. A quick swivel of the hips, a stolen moment lunging, some prostrating at irregular angles, it all happens sporadically and potentially anywhere. Spend a moment walking ... Read more >

Tags: aerobics, fitness, pool, saigon, vietnam

Gallery: Vietnam - Hue

Thu, 4 Dec 2008 | By pshah13 | Photo Gallery

Vietnam - Hue

Thu, 4 Dec 2008 | By pshah13 | Views [585]

Hue was a mid size town on the banks of the Perfume River which sounds more exotic than it actuallly was. Nothing special here and we were rained out on one of the days we were here and completely soaked. Reminded me of a British Summer - grey, wet ... Read more >

Tags: hue, vietnam

saigon to the border

Thu, 4 Dec 2008 | By glimmerwing | Views [685]

  4 th of December, saigon to hue I left the delta early in the morning and lucky me I got to seat in the front seat of the minivan. You really need nerves of steel to sit in the front of a moving vechical in south east Asia. The journey was quite ... Read more >

Tags: cu chi tunnels

Induction Week

Wed, 3 Dec 2008 | By stephen_wright | Views [443]

It has been two weeks since I arrived and I figure this is a good to write about my first impressions and how they have changed over the course of the 14 days. After my rather euphoric experience in Hong Kong, I was brought back to reality upon arrival ... Read more >