Destination: Vietnam

Halong Bay, Vietnam

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 | By busyliz | Views [585]

I just got back to Hanoi from a 3 day, 2 night trip to the breathtaking Halong Bay. It's just 2 hours from Hanoi and is an area with thousands of limestone rocks jutting out of the sea. The pics are in the Part 2 of the snapfish pictures. It was hazy, ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

Good Morning Vietnam!

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 | By stefanly | Views [748] | Comments [5]

skurker, selgere, xe'om, cyclos, dop og en irriterende tuting som kan fremskape angst hos garvede reisende-, folkens, jeg er ankommet hanoi- vietnam! En skarve dag fra thaiimmigrasjonspolitiets ivrige klør, kom jeg meg endelig ombord i en flygende ... Read more >

Tags: philosophy of travel

Gallery: Vietnam

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 | By daan | Photo Gallery

Hanoi and Halong Bay

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 | By danielle_g | Views [694]

Hanoi In Hanoi our rooms weren't ready so we all had to share a room for a few hours, quite fun actually, we watched a Bond, A View to a Kill, with the best line ever 'the bubbles tickle my...Tchaikovsky' hehe. In the afternoon Becky, Valentina and ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

Hue - flood city

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 | By danielle_g | Views [2384]

Sunday 14/10/07 We bused it from Hoi An in the morning, and stopped on the way at Marble Mountain - where they make marble statues. I befriended a cat. Hayley was funny on the bus, trying to entertain ourselves she suggested 'we could expand our brains ... Read more >

Tags: Misadventures

Hoi An

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 | By danielle_g | Views [808]

Thursday 11-10-07 Had to get a bus off the train to get to Hoi An and on the way we past people doing early morning yoga on the beach, beautiful setting for it. Lovely surprise at hotel - it had a pool (woo!), pool table and bar. After a catnap Hung ... Read more >

Tags: Shopping

to, in, and from Nha Trang

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 | By danielle_g | Views [744]

Monday 8/10/07 Becky and I went for breakfast across from hotel in a cafe, all seemed normal, we ordered mango with yoghurt and then the waitress put on some sexy music (you give me fever) and dimmed the lights - most bizarre! we were the only people ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Saigon and Nha Trang

Sat, 20 Oct 2007 | By busyliz | Views [644]

Arriving in Saigon, or Ho Chi Minh City, was a lot easier than in Cambodia. The bus pulled in close to where we wanted to go and the drivers were less forceful. We walked to a traveler's cafe before deciding which of the dozens of places we should stay ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Gallery: Ho Chi Minh City

Sat, 20 Oct 2007 | By danielle_g | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Halong Bay

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 | By danielle_g | Photo Gallery

Vetnam!

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 | By daan | Views [1161]

Hai! Zo zeg, sja.. hoe zal ik de afgelopen twee weken eens samenvatten. Mm. Aangezien dit inhoudelijk vrijwel onmogelijk is om binnen een dagdeel te vertellen, zal ik mezelf moeten beperken tot de plekken waar ik ben geweest.. sorry. It's all good ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Northern Thailand to Vietnam

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 | By davidnicholson | Views [564]

Having nearly recovered from the bad foot in chaing mai we went out for a few celebratory drinks in a rooftop bar, no shoes allowed, lots of 'alternative travelers' but good music, good view and good buckets.  but before i had had enough alcohol i lost ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: journey to and in Hue

Sun, 14 Oct 2007 | By danielle_g | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Hoi An and Myson Holyland

Sat, 13 Oct 2007 | By danielle_g | Photo Gallery

Vietnam

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 | By daniel | Views [384]

As I leave Vietnam, I have been doing a lot of thinking about my time here. It is not suprising that I have been unable to get to the "real Vietnam" when I have hugged the East coast and followed the tourist trail, but with just two weeks and ... Read more >

Tags: People