Destination: Vietnam

You want motorbike ?

Sun, 7 Oct 2007 | By daniel | Views [354]

After chilling out in the hotel for a while I decided to take a walk down into the centre of Nha Trang. It goes without saying I was asked by about 50 motorbike taxis if I wanted a ride "Hello Motorbike" and the odd street vendor "Hello ... Read more >

Tags: Food & eating

Nha Trang

Sun, 7 Oct 2007 | By daniel | Views [381]

Flew down to Nha Trang from Da Nang in a little ATR-72 turbo-prop. Initially I was concerned about taking the flight because I didn't want to miss all the scenery I would see from the train. Fortunately it was a clear day and the plane hugged the cost ... Read more >

Tags: planes trains & automobiles

Hoi An

Sat, 6 Oct 2007 | By daniel | Views [366]

This morning I went into Hoi An. The town is one of the few that escaped any damage in the 20th century wars in Vietnam. I had a bit of an off day with Vietnam this morning. Despite being described as a beautiful example of old Vietnamese architecture, ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Gallery: Hanoi

Sat, 6 Oct 2007 | By esther | Photo Gallery

It's grim up north

Sat, 6 Oct 2007 | By esther | Views [799] | Comments [3]

Arrived in Hanoi after another overnight sleeper. Most of our first day involved getting our arrangements sorted for the next two legs of the journey, and numerous trips to he bank. I manage to squeeze a couple of hours shopping in at last. Hanoi is ... Read more >

Tags: Shopping

Hue to Da Nang

Fri, 5 Oct 2007 | By daniel | Views [357]

This morning I headed down to the railway station to catch the train to Da Nang for my journey to Hoi An. When I arrived at the station we all had to wait in a waiting area (probably due to the heat outside). Although there were a few backpackers in ... Read more >

Tags: planes trains & automobiles

Mekong Delta

Fri, 5 Oct 2007 | By danielle_g | Views [411]

Today i went on a day trip to the Mekong Delta. I think we'll be going there with the tour but I fancied getting out of the city and no harm done to do it twice. So we (there were mostly Aussies, a few Chinese, and another girl on her own, Anna from Israel) ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Gallery: Mekong Delta

Fri, 5 Oct 2007 | By danielle_g | Photo Gallery

Hue

Thu, 4 Oct 2007 | By daniel | Views [338]

Today I went down to the railway station to make sure I got my ticket for the train down to Danang, buying the ticket was really easy. After that I took a taxi down to the Thien Mu pagoda, about 3km outside the city on the Perfume river, the taxi cost ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Ho Chi Minh, first impressions

Thu, 4 Oct 2007 | By danielle_g | Views [340]

Well I arrived last night, didn't see much in the dark apart from the sea of motorbikes. They've well and truly usurped the bicycle. I was tickled to see people using them as foot rests too and some even indoors, seems they're allowed everywhere, the ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Hanoi to Hue

Wed, 3 Oct 2007 | By daniel | Views [376]

Took the mid day flight down to Hue with Vietnam Airlines; got a business class ticket again, the price difference is not a huge amount and it just means things are a little hassle free, you get your luggage through at the other end first, which means ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Shop til you drop

Wed, 3 Oct 2007 | By esther | Views [749] | Comments [6]

Whose idea was it for me to bring a small bag? I wish I'd brought a suitcase. An empty one. Took the overnight train to Hoi An, a small town halfway up the cast. It's known for the silk trade and has about 200 tailors, all making gorgeous made to measure ... Read more >

Tags: Shopping

Gallery: Vietnam - Hanoi

Tue, 2 Oct 2007 | By daniel | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Caodai temple

Mon, 1 Oct 2007 | By esther | Photo Gallery

Cu Chi Coo

Mon, 1 Oct 2007 | By esther | Views [718] | Comments [4]

Where was I? After the temple we went to the Cu Chi tunnels which are a network of hundreds of kilometres of underground tunnels dug out of the earth and used by the Viet Cong guerrillas to hide and move around the area. The original tunnels measure ... Read more >

Tags: Culture