Destination: Vietnam

Mekong Delta

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 | By lehongxuan | Views [601]

Mekong Delta trip! Wow! it's was great fun. Before starting off the trip, we had a game night because they wanted everyone to get to know with each other. It was a good chance to make more new friends. What surprised me was that almost the people there ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: Mountain and sea

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 | By lehongxuan | Photo Gallery

train trip

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 | By calvin_joel | Views [480] | Comments [1]

yesterday we caught the train from Hanoi to Sapa. the majority of the group found the trip unbearable,and uncomfortable. the train left from Hanoi at 10 p.m and arrived at Sapa at 6 a.m. we arrived at Sapa during a rainfall, from here we caught a bus ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

There's No Place Like Home

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 | By hollycassandra | Views [1334]

HCC: I never thought I’d travel halfway around the world to spend a Sunday night watching Sex in the City and ordering take out. When our new twenty-three year old French friend, Emmanuel (we met him on the train back from Sapa), invited us to his home ... Read more >

Tags: Friends

Ninh Binh

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 | By all_powered_up | Views [1228]

A transport hub to see Halong bay on rice fields, floating villages, Vietnam's first National Park and some cool pagodas.  That's the plan - the reality is me getting flu and feeling sorry for myself.  I managed a day on the back of a bike to see some ... Read more >

day 4

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 | By benjake | Views [409] | Comments [2]

Today our group had an early start after flying in last night from cambodia. We all had our money exchanged into dong and everyone is looking forward to hitting up the markets as soon as possible. Today we visted Hochi Min and the surrounding areas. It ... Read more >

Tags: Work

Hanoi part 2 and Halong Bay

Sat, 7 Apr 2007 | By all_powered_up | Views [1260]

How does anything not disappoint after the mini adventure of motorbiking...accidents and all?  By going to Halong Bay, obviously?  It's a world heritage site and you can forgive the rip-offs and the mass tourism...it is fantastic!  As part of our day ... Read more >

Gallery: Hanoi part 2 and Halong Bay

Sat, 7 Apr 2007 | By all_powered_up | Photo Gallery

Photos: Vietnam

Fri, 6 Apr 2007 | By brdcw | Photo Gallery

The Sapa Slide

Wed, 4 Apr 2007 | By hollycassandra | Views [2811]

After spending several days pounding the pavement for essential cold weather attire, haggling hard core for souvenirs, playing endless rounds of “Frogger” with gangs of cyclo drivers and wading through the maze of overcrowded side streets in Hanoi’s bustling ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: Motorbike trip around NW Vietnam

Tue, 3 Apr 2007 | By all_powered_up | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Vietnam

Sat, 31 Mar 2007 | By h1annah | Photo Gallery

Bike Trip around NW Vietnam

Sat, 31 Mar 2007 | By all_powered_up | Views [3525] | Comments [1]

So it's 6am and I'm strapping Bob (the backpack) onto my bike, Darren is doing the same with his.  On the pavement is my jacket with my camera inside, a small bag of Darren's and 2 owners from the hotel we stayed in.  There are people around, but not ... Read more >

Tags: biking

Hanoi part 1

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 | By all_powered_up | Views [1350] | Comments [4]

It's a plane journey to Hanoi...NOOOOO! another one, so much for me travelling without flying.  We are nearly ripped off within 30 mins of setting foot outside the airport. $2 for the ride into town which turns into $3 to take us to our hotel - they ... Read more >

Hue

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 | By all_powered_up | Views [1366] | Comments [1]

Darren and i take the bus to Hue, it's very unusual as it's a big bus with no more than a dozen people on it and no chickens...very strange.  it stops at marble mountains just outside of Hoi An, I'm glad we didn't visit them.  100's of hawkers really ... Read more >

Tags: ruins