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Fri, 1 Nov 2013 | By globalgabi | Views [1791]
Last weekend we travelled to Dong Hoi to visit the nearby caves. Paradise cave is the longest cave in the world. We would have liked to visit the Phong Nha cave, too, but unfortunately our train arrived 1hr too late and we missed the tour bus. So, we ... Read more >
Tags: beach, dong hoi, paradise cave. phong nga
Thu, 31 Oct 2013 | By globalgabi | Photo Gallery
Fresh Food - vegies, seafood, meat, all sorts - rice, beans ...
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Thu, 31 Oct 2013 | By globalgabi | Views [686]
today I decided to have a closer look at the large outdoor market and to buy for the first time some fresh fruit and vegies from there to cook my first meal since here. Getting tired of Pho and rice. What a colourful experience. Watch out for crawling ... Read more >
Tags: market seafood, vinh city
Tue, 29 Oct 2013 | By cwalker1218 | Views [3862] | Comments [2]
Our 13 hour overnight bus journey turned into a 24 hour nightmare!
We departed from Hoi An around 5pm. Our "sleeping" bus was very unusual. It had bunk bed style seats with two levels, where your legs are stretched out into a cubby hole under the ... Read more >
Mon, 28 Oct 2013 | By globalgabi | Photo Gallery
A day out to the local beach of Vinh
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Mon, 28 Oct 2013 | By globalgabi | Views [953]
Finally, today I went to the beach. My friend Lam Giang picked my up on the motorbike and we went along the river to Cua Lo Beach. Very deserted at this time of year, no tourists, most restaurants are closed. But, what the hell, it was warm, we even ... Read more >
Tags: cua lo beach, seafood, swimming
Fri, 25 Oct 2013 | By globalgabi | Views [647]
Today is a special day. Have been invited by number of french teachers of Vinh Uni to attend a conference. They are celebrating 40 yrs partnership of the local province with France and 25 yrs friendship between Vinh City and a city in the Bretagne. Very ... Read more >
Tags: conference, france, french connection, vingh
Fri, 25 Oct 2013 | By globalgabi | Photo Gallery
Conference France - Vietnam - Celebrating 40yrs
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Thu, 24 Oct 2013 | By travelinglotus | Views [711]
We arrived in HCMC, and the bus had luckily dropped us off one street over from the hotel we had booked. We walked over despite our injuries since it was so close and checked in. We ate lunch and then headed to the International SOS Clinic to get Alison's ... Read more >
Tags: backpacker alley, cu chi tunnels, doctors, great food, hcmc, saigon, taxi scams, vietnam, war remnants museum
Wed, 23 Oct 2013 | By globalgabi | Views [1298]
Vinh is not as small as I thought. Didn't see much that night when I arrived, but saw enough to judge it's not a village. Tien, the Director of the Language Dpt of Vinh University, picked me up and dropped me off at my allocated apartment which is held ... Read more >
Tags: vinh city
Wed, 23 Oct 2013 | By globalgabi | Photo Gallery
first impression of a new home
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Tue, 22 Oct 2013 | By cwalker1218 | Views [1940]
Our overnight train from Hanoi to Hue (pronounced Hway) ended up taking 13 hours. We had booked a hard sleeper (6 beds in a cabin) instead of a soft sleeper (4 beds) to keep costs down. (The bus would've been cheaper but reviews were not in its favour ... Read more >
Sat, 19 Oct 2013 | By globalgabi | Photo Gallery
HCM Musem and Tourguide
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Sat, 19 Oct 2013 | By globalgabi | Views [562]
Had an earned sleep-in (had gone for almost 50hrs since getting up Thu morning) and gone to bed at midnight as out with group from Hanoi Internations at night on dinner cruise. Enjoyed meeting all those different people, even 3 Germans, a few Brits, ... Read more >
Tags: biking in hanoi, hanoi, museum
Fri, 18 Oct 2013 | By travelinglotus | Views [896]
They say everyone experiences a scooter accident while living in Taiwan....
...but I didn't, not in my 28 months of living in the second biggest city of the scooter- swamped country. No, it had to happen during a trip of a lifetime, an event that ... Read more >
Tags: accident, bad roads, beach, frogs, mui ne, sand dunes, scooters, sleeper bus, vietnam
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