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Fri, 7 Nov 2008 | By seesea | Views [861]
You can get a visa for Cambodia at most border crossings from Vietnam. With the operative word being “most” we decided to get ours at the Cambodian embassy in Hanoi. What is normally a 2-day process was expedited to 10 minutes for a few dollars.... Read more >
Thu, 6 Nov 2008 | By supertopoz | Views [684]
Butter fly valley. This is THE place to climb on Cat Bat Island. We travel there by motor bike, we could travel by one bike which is cheaper. But it seems more beneficial to the guys we rent the bikes from to hire two and go with two bikes. Before ... Read more >
Thu, 6 Nov 2008 | By supertopoz | Photo Gallery
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Thu, 6 Nov 2008 | By willpeach | Views [589]
Don’t drink in Saigon. It’s cheap and tempting I know. I
agree it’s alluring to sit on those flimsy little plastic chairs with your
rotund backside nicely nestled at your local bia hoi, however stand up and the
chair is still surprisingly stuck ... Read more >
Tags: bia hoi, drinking, drunk, vietnam
Thu, 6 Nov 2008 | By willpeach | Photo Gallery
Frolicking in My Tho, VN
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Thu, 6 Nov 2008 | By seesea | Photo Gallery
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Thu, 6 Nov 2008 | By seesea | Views [529]
We have been out of touch on a junk cruising Halong Bay for the last couple of days. Just because we didn’t know the results of the election doesn’t mean that we weren’t answering questions about the campaigns, the candidates, the electoral college, ... Read more >
Thu, 6 Nov 2008 | By bongobunny_unterwegs | Views [394] | Comments [3]
es gibt mal wieder reiseanfaengerfehlerpeinlichkeiten zu berichten: ihr haettet bestimmt gern unsere gesichter gesehen, als der besorgte china airlines mensch uns am checkin in tokyo leider sagen musste: "sorry, i cant let you go on airplane. you ... Read more >
Wed, 5 Nov 2008 | By manu-sean | Views [545] | Comments [1]
I have mustered 3 words in vietnamese: hello, iced coffee and thank you. Not bad?! so far... so wet. we're finally getting some respite from the typhoon rains that have blighted Vietnam in the past few days. Hanoi was completely flooded, we left on ... Read more >
Wed, 5 Nov 2008 | By manu-sean | Views [584] | 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 >
Wed, 5 Nov 2008 | By willpeach | Views [426]
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 >
Wed, 5 Nov 2008 | By willpeach | Views [622]
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
Wed, 5 Nov 2008 | By willpeach | Views [1187] | 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
Wed, 5 Nov 2008 | By willpeach | Photo Gallery
Using HCMC's mighty colonial post office!
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Wed, 5 Nov 2008 | By seesea | Views [1425]
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 >
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