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Sat, 16 Mar 2013 | By lozza | Views [422]
Ah the studio was so much fun, such a good turn out! At first it was just a few of us there, but as the night wore on more and more people arrived, and I thought they played their best so far, very well together I was very pleased:)We had a beer down ... Read more >
Sat, 16 Mar 2013 | By gsewake | Views [647]
Hello! We had such a good time at the Phong Nha Farmstay that we didn't get a chance to do many updates. Long story short: the caves are spectacular, the locals are charming, the countryside is beautiful, and many friends were made. ... Read more >
Tags: caves, cold, mountains, phong nha, sapa, vietnam
Thu, 14 Mar 2013 | By lozza | Views [500]
Geeze this week is just half way through and I'm tiered.
Tim and I were round at Sunny's on Tuesday night with the others, and after dinner we spoke to the landlord about taking one of the rooms this weekend.. All is good, but he doesn't want me staying ... Read more >
Tue, 12 Mar 2013 | By lozza | Views [440]
AAAAAHH The weekend was so good.. Maybe had a little bit too much fun knowing that I had work the next day. But I needed to let my hair down. School has been good, not had that many classes, but I think in the next couple of weeks they'll be giving me ... Read more >
Sun, 10 Mar 2013 | By gsewake | Views [500]
Today we leave Hue, which has become our favorite spot so far on our trip. 12 days in (give or take... we keep losing track!) and we are starting to get the hang of things here.
Vietnam has been an incredibly ... Read more >
Tags: caves, easy, farmstay, hue, phong nha, vietnam
Fri, 8 Mar 2013 | By gsewake | Views [569]
We have been in Hue for two and a half days. So far it has been my favorite city in Vietnam. Not as touristy as Hoi An, and not as frenetic as Ho Chi Minh City. It seems as though Hue has a larger population with expendable income, even compared ... Read more >
Tags: food, hue, imperial city, vietnam
Thu, 7 Mar 2013 | By lozza | Views [359]
Yesterday was really cool. Bao, one of Sunny's friends who lives in the house intvited me to his school to watch him do a demo lesson. It was really interesting cos the center is teaching pronoucation. The students pay to be there, so they listen more.... Read more >
Tags: #lunch break #nap #coffee #lost #keys #visa
Wed, 6 Mar 2013 | By lozza | Views [453]
Wow, what a first week this has been. I've been very bad at updating and I'm just gona summarise whats been happening instead of a daily update....
So, since saying good bye to the boys I've just been job hunting and hanging out with Tim. He's been ... Read more >
Wed, 6 Mar 2013 | By gsewake | Views [712] | 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
Sun, 3 Mar 2013 | By gsewake | Views [633] | 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
Fri, 1 Mar 2013 | By gsewake | Views [584]
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
Thu, 28 Feb 2013 | By gsewake | Views [600]
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
Wed, 27 Feb 2013 | By lozza | Views [418]
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 >
Tue, 26 Feb 2013 | By lozza | Views [384]
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 >
Mon, 25 Feb 2013 | By lozza | Views [431]
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 >
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