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Sat, 28 Apr 2012 | By sissyb | Views [1704] | Comments [1]
Wow! That felt like a very whirlwind trip Phnom Penh. I've haven't updated my blog since we arrived but I'm already on a boat headed for Chau Doc, Vietnam! Our trip to Phnom Penh started bright and early. Although it was an 8 hour trip the ... Read more >
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 | By fartandbelch | Views [2369]
Friday 20 th April 2012... The taxi from Hanoi railway station ripped us off. Charged us $5 for a $2 ride. Anyway, got to the Golden Time Hostel and it was closed. It was about 6.15am. The taxi driver wanted us to go with him, he knew of a 'good place ... Read more >
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 | By fartandbelch | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 25 Apr 2012 | By fartandbelch | Views [1218]
Tuesday 17 th April 2012 Woke at about 5am on the train after an OK night. We had soft sleepers but they use the term soft very lightly in Vietnam. The train pulled up at a station at about 7.00am for about 20 minutes where lots of people got off ... Read more >
Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By the-travelscape | Views [356] | Scholarship Entry
Initially aiming to witness the beauty of Hoan Kiem Lake, we were stranded at a grundgy corner of Hanoi. The dogs' heads, hanging frogs, fried scorpions, and many other creatures that become the common menu on fear factor show, shockingly welcomed ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By what-dreams-are-made-of | Views [167] | Scholarship Entry
It had become completely natural to me, the feeling of whizzing through the tepid, heavy air, surrounded by lights, chatter, and so much late night traffic, in what I’d been told was a quiet Vietnamese town. I had been working at a school in Biên Hòa, ... Read more >
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Sun, 22 Apr 2012 | By poppyh | Views [354] | Scholarship Entry
Hoi An market is alive; a roof of sun-bleached canvas scraps flutters above like fish gills gasping in the muggy air. Each laboured breath spits out an intoxicating perfume; raw meat, fragrant herbs and smoky incense. Scooters and pedal-bikes flow ... Read more >
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Fri, 20 Apr 2012 | By fartandbelch | Photo Gallery
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Thu, 19 Apr 2012 | By lesleyandjan | Views [821]
We have crossed the border to Vietnam! Arrived in Ho Chi Minh which was as hectic and crazy as last time. Found a hotel and then Beer Hoi - the fresh beer which Jan reckons has no alcohol so he can have several. From HCM to Dalat by bus. dalat ... Read more >
Thu, 19 Apr 2012 | By kaitlynfaebarrett | Views [690] | Scholarship Entry
It’s possible Jack and I have stumbled into a gentlemen’s club. I don’t see a single female customer amidst the tables full of men and the impassive little man blocking our entry certainly wants another look at me. I wish I spoke Vietnamese so I could ... Read more >
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Thu, 19 Apr 2012 | By fartandbelch | Views [1284]
Sunday 15 th April - Saigon Had a lazy day, slept in until 6.00am, did some writing and had breakfast of eggs, baguette and tea. Rang Raquel for her 40 th birthday and then went for a walk around the inner Saigon sites. Went to the War Remnants ... Read more >
Thu, 19 Apr 2012 | By fartandbelch | Photo Gallery
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Thu, 19 Apr 2012 | By fartandbelch | Views [4355]
Thursday 12 th April 2012 Phnom Penh. Up and packed at dawn, down to Brekky and wait for 7.00am pickup to take us to the dock for our river boat trip from Phnom Penh (Cam) to Chau Doc (Viet). 7.00am comes and goes, by 7.30am Allan thought we should ... Read more >
Wed, 18 Apr 2012 | By johannhermann | Views [310]
Konversation zwischen einem Reisenden (JH) und dem Nguyen (Ich nenn ihn jetzt mal einfach so, da dass ein recht haeufig vokommender Name ist - heisst wahrscheinlich so viel wie Juergen oder Karl-Otto). Nguyen ist der Bellboy unseres Hotels. Features:... Read more >
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