Destination: Vietnam

UNESCO Visits and Cooking!

Wed, 6 Mar 2013 | By gsewake | Views [763] | Comments [2]

The Merchant City of Hoi An is a lovely city that sits along the Thu Bon River. Although no longer an active port, the City still holds much of the charm of old. The City is well preserved with 200 year old Chinese, Japanese and Vietnamese merchant houses, ... Read more >

Tags: cham, hoi an, my son, red bridge cooking school, temples, tour, unesco

24 Hours from Saigon

Sun, 3 Mar 2013 | By gsewake | Views [733] | Comments [1]

We arrived in Hoi An this morning at 7:00am, exactly 24 hours after we stepped onto the bus in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday.  This was not the brutal travel experience you are anticipating. The buses were clean and comfortable---far more so than in ... Read more >

Tags: countryside, hoi an, rain, vietnam

Racking up miles equal to our expenses ;)

Fri, 1 Mar 2013 | By gsewake | Views [667]

Went for a 12 mile roundtrip walk today: Morning market  Jade Pagoda Botanical gardens  Zoo Riverfront Total cost around $12 which includes a $7 messenger bag for Gillian, best part, breakfast for two was $1! Avg $1/mi.... Read more >

Tags: cheap, hcmc, hoi an, hue, jade pagoda, market, zoo

First Days: Becoming Attuned

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 | By gsewake | Views [692]

Fluffy snow flakes drift past my face. The cool weather chilling my toes. I'm not dressed for this New England winter weather. Wearing a black Blink-182 hoodie, tan tech pants and flip flops, perhaps some boots or a puffy winter coat would have been ... Read more >

Tags: first day, food stall, hcmc, morning market

REUNION!!!!

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 | By lozza | Views [483]

Tim heads out to band practise and I get back into Petes... Don't feel like much, I'm not feeling well? Bit of an upset tummy...? I end up just having a wash and taking a moy that lasted too long.. By the time I've woken up Tim's called to see if I'm ... Read more >

Interview

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 | By lozza | Views [449]

I get up quite late, and there's a message on my phone from Pete asking if I've eatern and if not he'll bring back some food.. Bless him. Can't remember again what its called, but its fat noodles, beef, eel, onion and lettace with quail eggs.. Its delish! ... Read more >

I love Hanoi!!!!!

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 | By lozza | Views [477]

We wake up quite late and head for a meeting that Pete needs to get to for his website. Its in this quirky little cafe that does croque madame!!! Super happy and it was so good, just like how they are back in France. I was very pleased. We had a little ... Read more >

Tet Holiday

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 | By ashbyrne | Views [658]

So its been a while since i have written anything, mainly due to the fact that my laptop keyboard isn't working and makes it kinda hard to write. Currently in the autisim centre so thought id fill ye in on the last few weeks while everyone else is sleeping ... Read more >

Tags: beach, hcmc, phu quoc

Old friends.... and new places

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 | By lozza | Views [488]

I remember waking up at some point of the night with Stijn asking for a blanket.. Think we had them all?  Getting up again, missed brekkie. Stijn was still asleep and Matt had left for the tour and left me a little note which i'm gona add to ... Read more >

Long Bein Bridge

Sat, 23 Feb 2013 | By lozza | Views [441]

Getting up was a struggle, not feeling to bad, but not great. Coming downstairs there all here, but I've missed brekkie:( Frans & Hannah wana go to the lake and Matt, Bini and I end up joining them.. We head towards somewhere that Bini can make some ... Read more >

In need of clothes ASAP!

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 | By lozza | Views [446]

Get woken up at 9am by Bini asking me if I wana grab some brekkie.. Seems daft to chimp out in bed all day, so I get up and come downstairs. Man its cold... brrrrr... Brekkie is good, onmlette and toast and some extremely bitter coffee.. Should do the ... Read more >

Welcome to NAAAM bitchhhhez

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 | By lozza | Views [369]

Waking up, its raining and I need to pee.. i get off the bus after pinching some umbrella and pee at the side of the bus.. Good mooorning Veitnam! We have to walk across the boarder and get our exit stamps outta Laos, and there is alot of confusion.... Read more >

Laos-Veitnam via bus

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 | By lozza | Views [297]

So I get up early to collect my visa, and I'm really enjoying have the morning to myself and cycling to the embassy via the monument especially in the morning when the sun's coming up.. Its busy and police are up guiding the traffic, but its wierdly ... Read more >

Thank god we're leaving tomorrow....

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 | By lozza | Views [233]

Stijn, Frans & I decided to head to the pool this arvo, its super hot and I just wana relax. They know a place in a hotel which is 50,000kip which is a rip off, but Frans knows we can just walk through and not pay- Seems to be the way here in SE ... Read more >

few weeks in....

Tue, 5 Feb 2013 | By ashbyrne | Views [487]

have been here a few weeks now and feeling more settled. the volunteering is going ok. I am going to get some pic up of the two cetres and the children. I am bascially helping out the teachers, helping to feed the kids and also teaching the teachers ... Read more >