Destination: Vietnam

le debut du periple asiatique

Wed, 5 Nov 2008 | By manu-sean | Views [627] | Comments [1]

alors alors... l'Asie! qq jours a Hong-Kong nous ont permis d'avoir une introduction assez douce a l'Asie. La plupart des gens parlent anglais pour commencer. L'eau est tj potable... la chaleur et l'humidite nous ont assomme mais l'ambiance nous ... Read more >

Got a Job!

Wed, 5 Nov 2008 | By willpeach | Views [467]

After weeks of wrangled negotations and a stand off Khruschev-Kennedy style I have finally landed a job. I will now be working here: ILA Vietnam in District 1.  For those of you not in the know ILA Vietnam is the English Language school we did our ... Read more >

Whitey's Can't Handle The Streets!

Wed, 5 Nov 2008 | By willpeach | Views [673]

You hear about gangsta rappers banging on about “life on the streets”. It’s the same ones who cruise around in their flashy cars, eat at gourmet restaurants and incessantly upgrade their latest home entertainment systems. Well, in Vietnam ... Read more >

Tags: bia hoi, noise, saigon, streets, vietnam, xe-om

Pissing People Off With Postcards

Wed, 5 Nov 2008 | By willpeach | Views [1222] | Comments [1]

Writing postcards is bloody difficult. “Hmm, let’s see, must write six weeks of experience in six sentences”. Will the erstwhile recipient even care? In Saigon posting them is like a top secret government mission. First you have to haggle ... Read more >

Tags: ho chi minh post office, postcards, saigon, stamps, vietnam

Gallery: Posting Pretentiousness!

Wed, 5 Nov 2008 | By willpeach | Photo Gallery

Halong Bay and Cat Ba Island

Wed, 5 Nov 2008 | By seesea | Views [1515]

Halong Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a ‘must do’ in northern Vietnam.   Lonely Planet says “Majestic and mysterious, inspiring and imperious, words alone cannot do justice to the natural wonder that is Halong Bay, were 3000 or more incredible ... Read more >

Gallery: Get Your Tunnel Rat Out!

Tue, 4 Nov 2008 | By willpeach | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Communist Tanks Smashed This Place To Bits!

Tue, 4 Nov 2008 | By willpeach | Photo Gallery

Saigon: An Impression

Tue, 4 Nov 2008 | By willpeach | Views [616]

Saigon is both ghastly and a wonderment. Motor horns pepper all hours of the day, fruit markets remain endless and its residents never tire of staring at that new foreign face. Life in a Goldfish bowl. One can, however, forgive its ... Read more >

Tags: district 1, district 7, saigon, vietnam

Trip to the Polish pillar

Tue, 4 Nov 2008 | By supertopoz | Views [817] | Comments [1]

This morning we paid out a load of money and took a boat to a place called the polish pillar, which basically is a sea stack in the middle of the Halong bay area of Vietnam. This pillar has two or three routes to it’s summit. We took the easiest route ... Read more >

Gallery: Vietnam

Tue, 4 Nov 2008 | By manu-sean | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Veitnam

Mon, 3 Nov 2008 | By jordie | Photo Gallery

Not much happened today.

Mon, 3 Nov 2008 | By supertopoz | Views [377] | Comments [1]

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Gallery: My Toe is bloody massive look at the size of it!

Sun, 2 Nov 2008 | By willpeach | Photo Gallery

The Best Laid Plans (Chapter 3)

Sun, 2 Nov 2008 | By seesea | Views [796]

I have titled at least one entry in each journal “The Best Laid Plans.” This one certainly qualifies. Your may have heard rumors of flooding in northern Vietnam. Well, they are true. The rains continued throughout the night and into the morning and when ... Read more >