Destination: Vietnam

Danang and Hoi An

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 | By shockalotti | Views [1485]

Because Danang was so far away we decided to splurg on our budget and take an overnight train. The idea is you sleep on board and get breakfast in the morning, all whilst travelling. Great idea, except they couldnt turn the heating off in our cabin, ... Read more >

Tags: Shopping

Gallery: The Epic Journey

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 | By stin_kendra | Photo Gallery

motorcycle diaries

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 | By stin_kendra | Views [1219] | Comments [4]

quick apology before you start reading...this is going to be a long one!  we hope you don't get bored by the end.  we just had the most epic journey through the northwest of vietnam on an ancient russian motorcycle, the "minsk" (a 125cc, 2 ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

Nha Trang

Sat, 20 Jan 2007 | By shockalotti | Views [1302]

We were glad to get away from Dalat, even though we had a pretty good tour with the Easy Riders. Nha Trang is approx 4 hours from Dalat, and is a very big city - several million people. On the beach front lies the tourist area, and where we stayed. ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

Dalat

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 | By shockalotti | Views [902]

We were told that Dalat was a major hightlight for several people: how wonderful the hill tribe people were, how amazing the Easy Rider tour guys were. In all honesty I found the place really boring apart from a couple of key experiences. We ended up ... Read more >

Tags: Misadventures

coastal meanderings

Mon, 15 Jan 2007 | By stin_kendra | Views [768] | Comments [1]

last we wrote we had just arrived in the beach town of Nha Trang, warming our bones from the cool mountain air.  we managed to even out our tans with a day on the beach, renting another motorcycle to find our secluded piece of sun at Doc Let's white ... Read more >

Tags: Shopping

Mui Ne

Sun, 14 Jan 2007 | By shockalotti | Views [1189]

After arriving back from our Mekong tour, we jumped aboard a bus to Mui Ne and arrived at 12.30 am in the morning. Lucky for us there was a man sleeping out in the open in the garden with a torch - just waiting for us! The place is a typical beach resort ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Gallery: Vietnam

Sat, 13 Jan 2007 | By shockalotti | Photo Gallery

Saigon

Thu, 11 Jan 2007 | By shockalotti | Views [732]

After leaving Space Station 9 at Hong Kong Star Trek HQ we landed in Saigon or Ho Chi Minh City. This place was pretty basic compared to Hong Kong - reminded me of Fiji Airport actually. First thing that happened was a bunch of taxi drivers virtually ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Gallery: the land of vietnam

Wed, 10 Jan 2007 | By stin_kendra | Photo Gallery

finding freedom AND sunshine

Wed, 10 Jan 2007 | By stin_kendra | Views [683] | Comments [1]

hello again, and thanks so much for the many wonderful emails and comments we have received!  it is so much fun for us to share our journey with you.  and a journey it has been.  we just spent several days in the highland town of dalat, after eagerly ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

drifting into vietnam

Thu, 4 Jan 2007 | By stin_kendra | Views [775] | Comments [2]

after our short but sweet time in cambodia, alas we are in saigon (ho chi minh city).  we decided to exchange roadway for waterway as we took a boat down the mekong river into vietnam.  it was a wonderful 4 hour cruise down the mighty river, with border ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Gallery: Saigon

Sun, 24 Dec 2006 | By deena_and_gary | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Nha Trang

Sun, 24 Dec 2006 | By deena_and_gary | Photo Gallery

Saigon 2 - The End

Sun, 24 Dec 2006 | By deena_and_gary | Views [2116] | Comments [1]

So it was our last day in Vietnam, in South East Asia. We had some money left and went shopping to spend every last bit (it would go a lot further in Vietnam than in England), had a HUMONGOUS meal and got everything ready for the trip to the airport.... Read more >

Tags: Scams & Robberies