Destination: Vietnam

Photos: Last day in Hoi An

Tue, 9 Jul 2013 | By chicagoguy | Photo Gallery

Last Day in Hoi An, Vietnam

Tue, 9 Jul 2013 | By chicagoguy | Views [762] | Comments [1]

Hoi An, Vietnam : My last day in this idyllic city and off to the hustle and bustle of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon).  Spent the day walking and bike riding around town.  It drizzled for the first time since I’ve been in Vietnam.  I ... Read more >

Photos: Fishing Village outside Hoi An

Mon, 8 Jul 2013 | By chicagoguy | Photo Gallery

Fishing village outside of Hoi An

Mon, 8 Jul 2013 | By chicagoguy | Views [614] | Comments [4] | Video

Fishing village outside of Hoi An, Vietnam :  Today was my “artistic” day.  I got up at 4:20am (“My God, what was I thinking?”) to get some sunrise shots at a local fishing village outside of Hoi An.  We took the ... Read more >

A rough start....

Mon, 8 Jul 2013 | By ckiernan1231 | Views [279]

The first day of my trip was extremely long, tiring and stressful! It was far from the ideal way to start a trip. I started my journey in the great state of New Jersey at newark airport. I had a 13 hour flight in front of me to Japan... That's the longest ... Read more >

Photos: My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Mon, 8 Jul 2013 | By elilillis | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

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Day 24 - 7th July 2013 - Hoi An

Mon, 8 Jul 2013 | By wendyandkevin | Views [672]

Set off early again and went into the Ancient Town and wondered the streets. Went down to the city square and third bridge, past the Japanese Covered Bridge (is centuries old) and across the river and back to the second bridge and home again. In Cam ... Read more >

Photos: Hoi An

Sun, 7 Jul 2013 | By chicagoguy | Photo Gallery

More photos added today

Sun, 7 Jul 2013 | By wendyandkevin | Views [450]

Day 23 - 6th July 2013 - Hoi An

Sun, 7 Jul 2013 | By wendyandkevin | Views [1119]

Slept in this morning and so I went for a quick walk at 6.30am before it got too hot. Just wondered down to the river and back through the local streets. Lots of local people out with their children. All happy to say hello and wave. Kevin decided not ... Read more >

Day 22 - 5th July 2013 - Hoi An

Sat, 6 Jul 2013 | By wendyandkevin | Views [755]

Got up and left at 5.15am and Kevin was still sleeping. Today I went to the end of Nguỷen Duy Hieu St and turned right so I was headed out towards Vang’s block of land past the houses and into the rice paddies. On returning I went to complete the ... Read more >

Hue...short trip

Sat, 6 Jul 2013 | By chicagoguy | Views [349]

Hue, Vietnam – This was going to be one of my shortest stays of my journey…24 hours.  Since the train arrived late into Hue, I was down to 20 hours.  First hour was spent showering and trying to pretend I belong to the human ... Read more >

Photos: Hue, Vietnam

Sat, 6 Jul 2013 | By chicagoguy | Photo Gallery

Photos: Halong Bay, Vietnam

Fri, 5 Jul 2013 | By chicagoguy | Photo Gallery

Day 21 - 4th July 2013 - Hoi An

Fri, 5 Jul 2013 | By wendyandkevin | Views [785]

Didn’t go for a walk this morning as we went on the Taste of Hoi An Food Tour with Neville Dean an Aussie who has retired in Vietnam. He is 50+15 yo and he and his wife Colleen have lived in Hoi An for 5 years. We were picked up at 7.15am and joined ... Read more >