Destination: Vietnam

Day 16 – 16th April 2016 Saturday – Getting supplies

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 | By wendyandkevin | Views [329]

Did not sleep well as A/c was too cold. Up and out walking Cam Thanh by 5.20am. Walked for 1 hour and stopped to get baguette rolls at bakery in Ba Le market. Meanwhile Kevin walked into town and got himself some supplies for breakfast. Vang dropped ... Read more >

Day 15 – 15th April 2015 Friday – Travel to HoiAn

Sat, 16 Apr 2016 | By wendyandkevin | Views [344]

Spent all day flying from Phnom Penh to HCMC and then sitting in airport for near on 4 hours for our flight to Danang. Duc met us at the Airport and drove us to our new home in HoiAn. Vang and Wing met us at the house, together with the owner Mrs Too.... Read more >

Day 9 - Back to Saigon

Fri, 1 Apr 2016 | By bhs_vietnam | Views [341]

Day  8 Today was our last day in Vinh Long. We started the day with breakfast at the local restaurant across the street.  Afterwards we took a boat along the river. We saw the local floating markets. We then stopped at a tea restaurant ... Read more >

Day 8 - Goodbye

Thu, 31 Mar 2016 | By bhs_vietnam | Views [454] | Comments [1]

Day 8 Today was our last few hours on the project which was bitter sweet. Once we reached the worksite after breakfast and getting ourselves together for the day, we started organizing the bricks, sand, and the rocks in different groups. Once we ... Read more >

Day 7 - Boat race

Wed, 30 Mar 2016 | By bhs_vietnam | Views [426]

Day 7 Today we originally supposed to be our last day of work however we decided to split the work days into two. On the worksite we learned how to laydown brick. This was a very hard task at first but eventually we all managed to pick up on it ... Read more >

Day 6 - Primary school

Tue, 29 Mar 2016 | By bhs_vietnam | Views [448]

Day 6- Visiting the School After receiving a wake-up call at 6:00 am, the students prepared themselves for the busy day ahead. At 7:00 am they gathered in the hotel lobby in order to cross over to the restaurant where they ate breakfast which would ... Read more >

Day 5 - Ceramics factory

Mon, 28 Mar 2016 | By bhs_vietnam | Views [472]

The day started with a 6am wakeup call. After a delicious breakfast, we set off to the worksite for another morning of hard work. We were split up into multiple teams, some people were bending and straightening wires, others were mixing the cement for ... Read more >

Day 4 - Project begins

Sun, 27 Mar 2016 | By bhs_vietnam | Views [512]

Today we went on a 3 hour drive down to the Vinh Long City. On our way there we stopped by the supermarket where we found very interesting local candy. On our way we saw cotton trees which we learnt was part of the name Saigon. The landscape was very ... Read more >

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Sat, 26 Mar 2016 | By bhs_vietnam | Photo Gallery

Day 3 - The fish market

Sat, 26 Mar 2016 | By bhs_vietnam | Views [377] | Comments [1]

Today we went on a 3 hour drive down to the Vinh Long City. On our way there we stopped by the supermarket where we found very interesting local candy. On our way we saw cotton trees which we learnt was part of the name Saigon. The landscape was very ... Read more >

Day 2 - The Vietnam War

Thu, 24 Mar 2016 | By bhs_vietnam | Views [447]

March 24, 2016 As the sun was rising over the Saigon River, the students received a wake-up call from Ms. Cook at 5:30 am. It was the start of the first day of their adventures in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. After tantalizing their taste-... Read more >

Ho Chi Minh City 3rd - 6th March

Sun, 6 Mar 2016 | By mm12767 | Views [197]

The bus from Dalat was about 7 hours and was so hot so we were pretty glad to be out of it when we arrived. We walked to the hostel which was further than we expected so by the time we arrived we were all boiling hot. Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) is so ... Read more >

Dalat 2nd - 3rd March

Wed, 2 Mar 2016 | By mm12767 | Views [316]

Despite the mad Vietnamese driving we made it to Dalat safe and sound at about 11ish. Our hostel was called cozy nook and it was an absolute dream, the best one we've stayed in. The beds we're so comfy and the family that run it were so lovely. They ... Read more >

Hoi An 27th February - 1st March

Tue, 1 Mar 2016 | By mm12767 | Views [320]

On the we Saturday we headed to Hoi Ann. The journey ended up being about 5 hours and we arrived about 4ish to check in to out hostel which was called House Backpackers. We walked into the old town and went for dinner at a place I'd read about called ... Read more >

Hanoi and Halong Bay 21st - 25th February

Thu, 25 Feb 2016 | By mm12767 | Views [299]

We arrived in Hanoi at about  6pm  and eventually worked out with a taxi driver that we needed an atm so he drove us around Hanoi for a while trying to find one that worked. Our hostel was called Hanoi Backpackers downtown and it was really ... Read more >