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Thu, 12 Jul 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [3213]
You certainly won't find us suiting up in jeans, socks with flip-flops, long-sleeve shirts, arms length gloves, jacket, rice hat and face mask in the extreme heat and humidity here in Vietnam. This is a common outfit, among local women that we've seen ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Wed, 11 Jul 2007 | By jenko7 | Views [41553] | Comments [2]
Well, what can I say. The two day tour of Ha Long Bay has left us wishing we had done the three day tour. It was awesome. The boat (a chinese junk), the food (all prepared fresh), the crew (very helpful) and the picture perfect sights. Had great ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
Wed, 11 Jul 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1143]
"You slide, sir, miss?" yell the little voices of girls and boys all running to us and surrounding our motor bike as Darrin slams on the breaks to avoid hitting the mob of children holding blue sheets of plastic. We are at the famous white sand ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
Tue, 10 Jul 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [2225]
Mui Ne is an idyllic little beach community strung along a coast of fine white sand and turquoise waters. It reminds us a bit of Baja, Mexico. As we cruise the stretch of coastline, there are rolling hills, sand dunes, low lying shrubbery, palm trees ... Read more >
Tags: Budgets & money
Mon, 9 Jul 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [3338]
With so many open tour bus companies to choose from here, it would figure we booked our trip with the worst one. Even after reading reviews and searching the internet, it must just be our luck with local transportation, to select the dud. You get what ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
Sun, 8 Jul 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1295]
You can seemingly get anything you need here in HCMC, for a cheap price, and in bulk. It's like a giant Costco, Mervyns, Barnes and Noble, Home Depot, pharmacy and illicit drug market all in one city block. Young girls cruise in and out of cafes and ... Read more >
Tags: Markets
Sat, 7 Jul 2007 | By becci_m | Views [1294] | Comments [1]
Im beginning to think that all my entrys start in a very negetive way; despite appearences, i am having a brilliant time...........until disaster, in the form of the puesdo-communist state of vietnam struck...... It all started so well. We boarded a ... Read more >
Tags: Scams & Robberies
Sat, 7 Jul 2007 | By jamie_candice | Views [1640] | Comments [3]
We are in Hue at the moment, waiting for our bus to leave to go to Hanoi (Capital of Vietnam). It seems to be taking forever to come around. We have booked a sleeper bus to take us through the night. Due to our last experience with the overnight bus, ... Read more >
Tags: Scams & Robberies
Sat, 7 Jul 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1158]
One of the main reasons we wanted to come to Vietnam was to educate ourselves on the history that the US has had here, since we were just small babies when the war was going on. We've felt a bit ignorant on the facts surrounding the war, and are here ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Fri, 6 Jul 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1458]
Saigon, renamed Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) after the fall of South Vietnam to North Vietnam in 1975, was named after "Uncle Ho" (Ho Chi Minh) as the locals refer to him. HCMC is a big city, compared to many we've recently visited. It's surprisingly ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Thu, 5 Jul 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1222]
Deciding which route to take through Cambodia and into Vietnam was a challenge. We wanted the adventure of crossing at the newly rumored open border of Ha Tien, the far southeast corner of Cambodia, and then making our way through the Mekong Delta through ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Sun, 1 Jul 2007 | By lissaur | Views [1141]
so i had to venture out into the world yesterday. needed to buy some brake pads for our bikes, and the one bike shop that id spent 2 hours finding the day before had nothing, despite the fact that they had a pretty nice cannondale with really nice discs.... Read more >
Tags: Packing & gadgets
Sun, 1 Jul 2007 | By lissaur | Photo Gallery
naam. cu chi and war remnants museum
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Fri, 29 Jun 2007 | By jamie_candice | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 29 Jun 2007 | By jamie_candice | Views [2788] | Comments [2]
Long entry this time! We left Ho Chi Min City on 23rd and caught the bus to Mui Ne. We asked how long the bus would take and all of the travel places will tell you 4 hours...they lie, put another (at least) 2 hours on top. We got to Mui Ne ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
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