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Mon, 28 Jan 2008 | By mike-annie | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 28 Jan 2008 | By mike-annie | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 28 Jan 2008 | By pepperhead | Views [762]
Ok, so we get in this minor bus accident...
(Three nights earlier)...
Immediately after arriving in Hanoi (Vietman), we can't help but wonder if staying in Laos would've been better for a number of reasons.
Top 5 reasons
1. It was cold ... Read more >
Tags: on the road
Mon, 28 Jan 2008 | By da_misfit | Views [442] | Comments [2]
Today we headed back to Rach Gia on the ferry. On the way over, smooth sailing. Not so on the way back. It was rough as, you know its going to be a fun trip when they hand out spew bags. Thankfully, my vomits only lasted two day and today I was ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Mon, 28 Jan 2008 | By mike-annie | Views [1637] | Comments [3]
Sorry its been so long since we last wrote - about a month - especially to dad who I know has been checking frequently but all I can say is that the internet in Viet Nam is pants. Which means this is gonna be a long one so make sure you are sat down ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Sat, 26 Jan 2008 | By da_misfit | Views [513] | Comments [1]
We had big plans for Australia Day. We had a pub crawl in mind, trying to get somewhere to play hottest 100, kicking the footy, playing the hackey sack type thing. Yeah, it could have been good. Except I woke up with food poisioning. The dodgy BBQ ... Read more >
Tags: I should have known better!
Sat, 26 Jan 2008 | By nihau | Photo Gallery
First half of the country, more or less...
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Fri, 25 Jan 2008 | By pepperhead | Views [607]
OK...so we arrived in Hanoi, coming from Laos last night - and there is a massive temperature difference. Just an hour before, we had been basking in the 25C+ sunshine and then we land, in Hanoi, cold and dark. We awoke today to misty rain - not ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Fri, 25 Jan 2008 | By da_misfit | Views [722] | Comments [1]
We checked into our new hotel about 100 metres up the beach for half the price and including breakfast. We had decided to get motorbikes for the day and cruise around the island sight seeing. We got our bikes and map and off we went. First we headed ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Thu, 24 Jan 2008 | By da_misfit | Views [445] | Comments [1]
We got up at about six to see if we could get morning tickets to Phu Quoc. After much searching and trouble communicating it seemed the earlist ticket we could get was for 12:45. Got on to the Ferry for a three hour trip to the island. Was fine ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
Wed, 23 Jan 2008 | By da_misfit | Views [432] | Comments [1]
Today we had a 5 am start to head down the Mekong and check out some floating markets. Our driver/guide picked us up from the hotel with a bunch of bananas and bread rolls in hand. It was still dark but once we got to the boat and got starting the ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Wed, 23 Jan 2008 | By felix_and_stephanie | Views [1192] | Comments [1]
Felix anxiously looks at his watch again... the sleeper bus
from Hoi An to Nha Trang is half an hour late.
A sleeper bus had driven past about 10 minutes ago but the attendant
assured them ‘it’s not the correct bus’ … “nothing ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Tue, 22 Jan 2008 | By nihau | Views [396]
Hoi An is a small town in central Vietnam that sits on the banks of the Thu Bon River and the Pacific. As one could imagine the food is largely from the sea and it rocks. Maybe you didn't get that. The food is AMAZING. Small steamed shrimp dumplings, ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Tue, 22 Jan 2008 | By nihau | Views [436]
I stayed in Vietnam's most cosmopolitan city for only a short time. But while there was overwhelmed nonetheless. There are traffic lights and walk signals but no arrows or anything and few traffic lights at that. Many people cross the street against ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Tue, 22 Jan 2008 | By da_misfit | Views [437]
Our next stop was Can Tho in the Mekong Delta. We got on a bus that was taking the other passengers on a tour in the region and dropping us off at our destination. Or so we believed. We got dropped off alright but at a little town that we had to catch ... Read more >
Tags: I should have known better!
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