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Vietnam Wednesday April 8

Wed, 8 Apr 2015 | By europe2013 | Views [510]

Left Hoi An and drove towards Danang. This is a very touristy area with many resorts (some under construction) on the sea side blocking all access to visitors and tourists alike and the other side has lots of golf courses. We stopped at Marble Mountain ... Read more >

Vietnam Tuesday April 7

Tue, 7 Apr 2015 | By europe2013 | Views [446]

Started the day with a bike ride. Road about 15km. Some of it was very pleasant and picturesque on roads that didn't allow anything bigger than a motor bike. The rest of it was scary!! Easy riding though as the country is so flat. Stopped at the porcelain ... Read more >

Vietnam, Monday April 6

Mon, 6 Apr 2015 | By europe2013 | Views [448]

Happy birthday Rex🍻. Today was a resorty sort of day. We organised a couple of housekeeping things and then caught the bus to the beach. Rather interesting! Much of the beach has been washed away by monsoon resulting in a large cutaway ... Read more >

Vietnam, Sunday April 5

Sun, 5 Apr 2015 | By europe2013 | Views [450]

Happy Easter to one and all!!! Have added a few extra photos - look in the photos area for these just below all the Vietnam stories. Another stroll around the centre of Hoi An with David and Sandra pointing out some of the attractions, ... Read more >

Phong Nha and the caves

Sat, 4 Apr 2015 | By a_and_a | Views [1433]

So…these friends of ours that we met on the road once again posted really cool pics of a place we had on our original plan but taken off because of time constraints. These pictures intrigued us so we did a little googling and…decided to ... Read more >

Vietnam, Saturday April 4

Sat, 4 Apr 2015 | By europe2013 | Views [424]

Another early rise, and checkout of Saigon. We made our way out to the Cu Chi for a tour of the tunnels and the displays that went with them - the way the VietCong operated in and around the tunnels - their weapons, how they cooked, how they disguised ... Read more >

Vietnam, Friday April 3

Fri, 3 Apr 2015 | By europe2013 | Views [527]

This morning it was off to the War Remnants Museum. There were quite a few old planes and tanks that were left behind from what we call the Vietnam war. The Vietnamese call it the American war. Inside the building was a large photo display which ... Read more >

Vietnam, Thursday April 2

Thu, 2 Apr 2015 | By europe2013 | Views [347]

Today was another busy day. We had a look around Saigon. We went to the Opera House, the Post Office, Notre Dam, the markets and a lacquer factory for a quick look, but the main part of the morning was spent at the now Reunification Palace which ... Read more >

Vietnam, Wednesday April 1

Wed, 1 Apr 2015 | By europe2013 | Views [323]

Huge day today. Started with an early morning trip (yes 5.30am) to the Cai Rang floating markets which is basically a wholesale market of all types of seasonal fruit and vegetables all traded from boats - even cafe ones where you can buy drinks ... Read more >

Vietnam, Tuesday March 31

Tue, 31 Mar 2015 | By europe2013 | Views [364]

We started the day with the most sumptuous breakfast - miso soup, crepes, home-made yoghurts, fresh fruit, and much much more available. We then went on a small boat to a fish farm which is a basically a house on water with a big cage of fish below it ... Read more >

Vietnam, Monday March 30

Mon, 30 Mar 2015 | By europe2013 | Views [438]

Today was a very relaxed day and I'm always surprised at how tired you can get from doing very little. We started the day late and went by the Foreign Correspondents Club, The club was very reminiscent of colonial style and we whiled away a bit ... Read more >

#hi5sallround

Tue, 24 Mar 2015 | By youngjo23 | Views [413]

Yay I'm a teacher!! (Teacher Jonanana apparently) Backtrack a few months, after a fab time at home and skiing with the fam for Xmas (first ... Read more >

Tags: city living, english teaching, ho chi minh