Destination: Vietnam

Saigon 1

Sun, 24 Dec 2006 | By deena_and_gary | Views [1661]

Another early arrival. This time we thought we'd take our time about finding a hotel. Now loaded down with luggage (presents, suits and more!) we wandered around the backpacker area of Saigon for ages, with the idea of finding somewhere nice for our ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Nha Trang

Sun, 24 Dec 2006 | By deena_and_gary | Views [1463]

We arrived in Nha Trang at 6 in the morning. Gary had been on the sleeping pills so wasn't as groggy as usual, although got a bit tetchy when the tour operator got a bit too close! He greeted us with 'Good morning!' and 'Congratulations! The Typhoon ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

hanoi

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 | By ladyd | Views [531]

Vietnam is probably the most uniquely beautiful place I will ever see. We arrived yesteday evening at one of the quietest and efficientairports I have ever been in. Much different from our experience in the UAE, or even in Bangkok. We even purchased ... Read more >

Hoi An

Sat, 9 Dec 2006 | By deena_and_gary | Views [1391] | Comments [2]

Well Hoi An definitely proved to be a recovery spot for us and we stayed for 8 days in the end, we did a lot of sleeping, a lot of shopping and made some important decisions. We arrived at around 7pm and as we got off the bus we were instantly sorrounded ... Read more >

Tags: Shopping

Vaccination reaction

Fri, 1 Dec 2006 | By true-claims-stories | Views [3281]

My boyfriend received a vaccination for MMR in Phnom Phen, Cambodia but then had a reaction to the vaccination by the time we reached Vietnam. We went to the SOS clinic in Hanoi to have him examined and watched to make sure that his condition did not ... Read more >

Tags: doctors, hospitals & health, true claim stories, vaccination, vietnam, world nomads

Halong Bay

Fri, 1 Dec 2006 | By deena_and_gary | Views [1430] | Comments [1]

After our night on the town in 'New Century Club' it's not surprising that we woke up late for our trip to Halong Bay - Very late! In fact our wonderful tour agent, Tom, was banging on the door, 'Wake up! Wake up! Halong Bay! Halong Bay!' we had twenty ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: Hoi An

Fri, 1 Dec 2006 | By deena_and_gary | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Halong Bay

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 | By deena_and_gary | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Hanoi

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 | By deena_and_gary | Photo Gallery

Hanoi

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 | By deena_and_gary | Views [5888] | Comments [4]

I know we've complained about bus journeys before but this one took the biscuit!  Admittedly it was famous for being a horrific, 24 hour slog but it was definitely worse for us as you'll discover!... We got dropped off at the bus station ... Read more >

Tags: planes trains & automobiles

Gallery: Vietnam and cambodia

Fri, 24 Nov 2006 | By emmajane17 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Hanoi

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 | By rowzer | Photo Gallery

Hanoi

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 | By rowzer | Views [492]

Vietnam has been soooo good so far, love it! It was absolutely nuts when we first got here, really culture shocked, the taxi ride from the airport was such an eye opener.... the roads have about 1 car/taxi/lorry to about 100 scooters and motorbikes. It`s ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Photos: Vietnam

Thu, 19 Oct 2006 | By agilbertheron | Photo Gallery

From Hanoi to Kunming (Days 1-8)

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 | By loza3210 | Views [1258]

I have made it to the lovely city of Kunming in Southern China and have some spare time so i thought i would fill you in on my travels so far... Lets start from the start: the flight Thai airways were able to change us to the proper earlier flight from ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures