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Sat, 14 Apr 2007 | By benjake | Views [452] | Comments [2]
Today we woke up to a nice big breakfast simliar what it is like at home which was something nice. This morning we traveled into a couple of the surrounding villages where the locals were friendly but always trying to sell things to everyone but most ... Read more >
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Fri, 13 Apr 2007 | By cathylisa | Views [480] | Comments [1]
We arrived at the village of the Black Hmong people, oblivious to what lay ahead of us. We were instantly approached by the locals selling their crafts, something which continued throughout our trek through the muddy village. Our first obstacle was a ... Read more >
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Fri, 13 Apr 2007 | By em_and_em | Views [367]
Day 5 - This morning we went and visited Ho Chi Minh himself! It was amazing to see the much loved and respected leader of Vietnam! We were all nervous about seeing the body but he merely looked asleep. After this we went and saw the house he lived in ... Read more >
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Fri, 13 Apr 2007 | By calvin_joel | Views [444] | Comments [1]
Today we caught a bus from our hotel down into the vast, colourful valleys of Sapa. Here we left the bus and followed our local tour guide, Chin, through two local tribes that inhabit the area. First we walked through the village of Lao Chai, home to ... Read more >
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Fri, 13 Apr 2007 | By ellapearce | Views [448]
Last night at dinner was really good. we all ordered pizza lol. Then last night lisa came into our room because there were heaps of peeps in hers and she got a headache. this morning we got up at our 7 am wake up call and went to the computer room, ... Read more >
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Fri, 13 Apr 2007 | By ellapearce | Views [443]
Yesterday we went to halong bay. it was a 3 and a half hour trip to get there but it was well worth it. we did a boat trip and ate a seafood feast lol then in return to hanoi we picked up some suppiles for the traina dn had dinner. we then did ... Read more >
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Fri, 13 Apr 2007 | By ellapearce | Views [455]
this morning i woke up and had breakie. then we went and saw Ho chi minh's body, which has been conserved for almost 40 yrs. then we saw his old house. After that we visited an old prision which they used to keep captured american soliders in and political ... Read more >
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Fri, 13 Apr 2007 | By omkelly | Views [1244] | Comments [7]
12th April 2007 We arrived at 6am upon a noisy rattler, our spirits diminishing but the experience valuable. The trip from Hanoi to Sapa took approx 10hrs. The bus trip from the train to Sapa was relentless. We continued to climb into the mountains ... Read more >
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Fri, 13 Apr 2007 | By leannedallosto | Views [532] | Comments [3]
We are in sapa in Vietnam and we arrived here from the capital Hanoi by train. It took us 10 hours so we all got to sleep on the train and i thought it was a really good experience, although it was a little rocky. We arrived at 6:30am so we spent most ... Read more >
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Thu, 12 Apr 2007 | By em_and_em | Views [533] | Comments [7]
hey all back in aus and others reading. sorry havent been able to get onlline till now. we have been so busy doing so many new different and exciting things.
day 1- After an 8hr flight we landed in Hochimin City. it was very hot and muggy a bit of a ... Read more >
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Thu, 12 Apr 2007 | By julzlozbrit | Views [399] | Comments [3]
WE HAVE JUST HAD AN AMAZING DAY IN THE HILLS WITH THE NATIVE TRIBES OF VIETNAM, IT WAS CONFRONTING AND BEAUTIFUL, HAVING SEEN THE WAY THEY LIVE AND HOW THEY HAVE REMAINED SO DETACHED FROM TECHNOLOGY AND ALL SORTS OF EVOLUTION. THEY WERE EXTREMELY PERSISTANT ... Read more >
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Thu, 12 Apr 2007 | By saram | Views [402] | Comments [4]
Vietnam has been a-mazing! Today we arived in Sapa at 6 in the morning. We causght the train from Hanoi at ten last night, that was an experience in its self, it was ment to be first class lol. But it was worth it because this place is beautiful. It ... Read more >
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Thu, 12 Apr 2007 | By kayla_n_danae | Views [504] | Comments [3]
We arrived from Siem Reap and met up with our tour guide Phiem, his english was very good! he told us lots of jokes and how to speak in Vietnamese... we went to opur hotel it was called the Galaxy hotel it was very nice. the next morning i had realised ... Read more >
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Thu, 12 Apr 2007 | By amanda_megan | Views [481] | Comments [1]
Well the last few months leading up to this trip have been hectic!! Students to organise and last minute changes to staffing (we miss you Pete!!!!) But, our experiences so far have been FANTASTIC! It has been a thrill watching the students interact ... Read more >
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Thu, 12 Apr 2007 | By benjake | Views [525] | Comments [1]
last night we caught an over night train to SAPA, we arived early in the morning to a RAINY DAY!!!! it is far colder than cambodia and the wether is actually quite like that in bowral. today we explored some hill tribe areas and took in some amazing ... Read more >
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