Destination: Vietnam

1week done

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 | By ashbyrne | Views [453]

May have been the most surreal week every, taking a lot to get used to a new way of living. everything is very loud and hectic - definitely no quiet places to chill in Hanoi anyway the food is okay, the food out is nice but the everyday food is a ... Read more >

Photos: Vietnam

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 | By mattandnetty | Photo Gallery

Vietnam

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 | By mattandnetty | Views [1672]

26th December 2012 We leave Sapa and head back to Hanoi, we have decided to miss out Ha Long Bay, time and weather are not our our side. We head for Dong Hoi to do the caves that are in this area.  Matt & I visited Dong Hoi on our ... Read more >

Photos: Sapa - Christmas Day

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 | By mattandnetty | Photo Gallery

Volunteering 1st Day

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 | By ashbyrne | Views [470]

First day volunteering yesterday and was a bit aprehensive about what I was going to be doing, how I was getting there and pretty much everything about it! appently everyone has very little english and was starting to dread it a small bit. Couldn't ... Read more >

Vietnam Part 2: North to South

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 | By kirsty_nz | Views [923]

Four days into my time in Cambodia, it seems a bit backward to be writing about Vietnam, but for the sake of continuity, and for those who are not following me on facebook, there are still details to be filled in. So I will attempt a brief tour through ... Read more >

Tags: food, train, vietnam

City tour

Sun, 20 Jan 2013 | By ashbyrne | Views [614]

trying to keep up the journal   so finding the money a bit strange to use had a bit of an incident in a shop across the road, buying some stuff and it came to about 153,000. I thought i had put 500,000 down but had actually only given them ... Read more >

Tags: hanoi

Sapa - Christmas Day 2012

Sun, 20 Jan 2013 | By mattandnetty | Views [1844]

Normally, I write the blog and Matt writes the diary, that's the deal we have!  But this is going to be Matt's page today, as I was poorly on Christmas day. Yes, it was self inflicted, with the help of the hotel owner, who kept plying me with homemade ... Read more >

orientation

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 | By ashbyrne | Views [701]

17.01.2013 and 18.01.13 up early for me at 9am, gotten used to sleeping in over the last couple of weeks. had orientation in the white house with Que about Vietnamese culture and transport which was interesting. really was a list of dos and donts.... Read more >

Tags: language course, orientation, volunteering

off I go

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 | By ashbyrne | Views [711] | Comments [5]

Hi everyone   this is the start of the first journal I've ever written so should be interesting. mainly doing it to keep everyone at home informed of whats going on with me while I'm away and so I'll remember what I've done. pictures will ... Read more >

Tags: hanoi

Vietnam part 1: a snapshot

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 | By kirsty_nz | Views [1252] | Comments [1]

Eleven days ago I arrived in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam. Travelling with a Gecko’s tour group by train, bus, boat, taxi and bike, we went from cold to boiling hot, north to south: Hanoi, Hue, Hoi An, Na Trang, Saigon and Ben Tre. It has been a whirl-... Read more >

Tags: hanoi, history, ho chi minh, people, vietnam, worship

Photos: Vietnam

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 | By kirsty_nz | Photo Gallery

Living on the beach, for free for 1 month isn't too bad?

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 | By lozza | Views [243]

So after Nick left I'm kinda still debating on what I'm doing, where I'm going etc.. Geoff has a new toy boy and he's bought her (and me) a house like 10mins from the beach.. Kinda wierd, but I app the fact that I can stay here and still way up my options ... Read more >

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

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 | By fansipan | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: fansipan, peaks, vietnam

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

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 | By widihart | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: travel photography scholarship 2012