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Sat, 7 Jul 2007 | By becci_m | Views [1053] | 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 [1568] | 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 [1072]
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 [1368]
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 [1122]
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 [1078]
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 [2720] | 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
Fri, 29 Jun 2007 | By pen-eddie | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 29 Jun 2007 | By pen-eddie | Views [1257]
Hoi An is a smallish town, about 30km from Danang, that is heritage listed. It is full of cute little streets and gorgeous old buildings, many dating from the 15th Century when Hoi An was a busy trading port. It has a really interesting mix of Japanese, ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
Fri, 29 Jun 2007 | By pen-eddie | Views [673]
From Saigon we travelled inland to the highland region of Dalat. Apparently the mountains around here are really beautiful (we did catch a glimpse of them from our bus) but we never made a special trip out to see them. We got distracted by the food and ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
Fri, 29 Jun 2007 | By pen-eddie | Views [914]
Ho Chi Minh City (herafter Saigon) is a real shock to the system. We had thought that our weekend in Bangkok would be a nice way to ease us into the SE Asia experience, but realistically NOTHING could have prepared us for the sensory assault that is ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
Wed, 27 Jun 2007 | By paul | Views [865]
Arriving in Vietnam I immediately noticed that the grass was greener on the Vietnamese side of the border. Well actually it wasn’t greener as the Cambodian side of the border was actually a barren wasteland. I hoped that Vietnam would live up ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Wed, 27 Jun 2007 | By lissaur | Views [1068] | Comments [1]
hey! well we are now in saigon, or Ho Chi Minh City depending on
who you're talking to (anyone who works for the government or is of a
vaguely communist persuasion will prolly try to shoot at you if you
call it saigon). its really cool to be here, ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
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