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Wed, 22 Sep 2010 | By mwhinnen87 | Views [584] | Comments [2]
This is probably a bit lame but I thought I would paint a bit more of a picture of Vietnam; the land and it's people. It's the small things that add up to massive cultural differences and sometimes there is no rhyme nor reason to them...which intrigues ... Read more >
Mon, 20 Sep 2010 | By mwhinnen87 | Views [688]
Sabaideeeee!! I'm writing this in Luang Prabang, Laos (will fill you in on it's amazingness soon!) but just had my first "bummer" moment of the trip. Found out I can't obtain a visa on arrival into Myanmar (Burma) as they have elections (elections? ... Read more >
Mon, 20 Sep 2010 | By hanadignan | Views [433]
Last night was awesome, met a few friendly people, one of
whom will come spend summer with the crew over new years. Also the two kiwi
girls who have come here to work were there, I managed to organize nearly 10
people on a semi pub crawl ish, me and ... Read more >
Sun, 19 Sep 2010 | By joinsea1 | Views [450] | Comments [2]
Enjoying Hoi An, Suong and her family are looking after us well. Tonight is the Autumn Festival, although I'm not sure exactly what it is for, the full moon also plays a part. The children here put dragon costumes on, ie one child the head and another ... Read more >
Fri, 17 Sep 2010 | By joinsea1 | Views [400] | Comments [1]
Hi! Back in Hoi An after a ghastly bus trip with An Phu company, will not ride with them a gain. Grotty broken bus with non-functioning aircon, so we smelled pretty bad when we got off. New hotel however is lovely, huge, has a lounge area, big bedroom ... Read more >
Fri, 17 Sep 2010 | By hanadignan | Views [583]
Today spent having lunch with Josh, discussing hectic plans
and developments of our plan. Now he has to go to Laos for his china visa,
which is hugely going to drain time and money. The difficult decisions you make
when traveling are sometimes not ... Read more >
Fri, 17 Sep 2010 | By mwhinnen87 | Views [1162] | Comments [2]
So day 6.... we were up and off to Hue today. An amazing bus journey later we were settled into the hotel and headed to lunch during some free time. Made it to bar Why not and had noodles again! Next we headed off on a tour to the Tu Duc Tomb. It was ... Read more >
Thu, 16 Sep 2010 | By mwhinnen87 | Views [4345]
Hi all, So sorry it has been so long between "stories". I've found an internet cafe in Sapa...some internet, you can't even log onto facebook. So I'm having to back-track a bit in my memory with what we did on Contiki (as you can guess it's ... Read more >
Wed, 15 Sep 2010 | By joinsea1 | Views [435] | Comments [1]
Last night was fun, we caught up with the staff from the DMZ bar. Free coctails and a 10percent discount on any bills, as we were given VIP status. Lots of photos taken and gifts given. Unfortunately we missed the aniversary party by 4 days so we decided ... Read more >
Wed, 15 Sep 2010 | By madeleinemary | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Touring through Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia I took photos for a series of travel photographs titled ‘Incredible Indochina’. Although the photos I have submitted are a selection from Vietnam only. I hiked with Minority Tribes and slept in tree houses, ...
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Tags: #2010wnphoto, travel photography scholarship 2010
Tue, 14 Sep 2010 | By joinsea1 | Views [443] | Comments [1]
Hi all! Quiet day yesterday, a bit of shopping at the big shopping mall, stocking up on snacks, and a couple of pretty belts for Hayley. She has been a bit under the weather with a tummy bug, but is much improved today. Started our day with a coffee across ... Read more >
Mon, 13 Sep 2010 | By joinsea1 | Views [409] | Comments [1]
Hi! We arrived safely in Hue, took a sleeper bus from Danang. It took 3hrs to travel just over a 100kms. Again the scenery is beautiful. We travelled through the Hai Van pass which is a tunnel through the moutains, about 4kms long, and then had a brief ... Read more >
Sat, 11 Sep 2010 | By hanadignan | Views [612]
Today is overcast, which is a cooler climate, compared to
the last few days.
Yesterday was awesome, I got onto the net from the house and
made sure I emailed a few people I had met in hostels along my way, it pains me
to imagine loosing touch ... Read more >
Sat, 11 Sep 2010 | By joinsea1 | Views [602] | Comments [4]
Hi all! We are in Danang today, and will meet with Ron for dinner, will be lovely to catch up! Yesterday we were fed four times, all the exercise we did previously was to no avail. Yesterday we were picked up from our hotel by Suong and her husband and ... Read more >
Thu, 9 Sep 2010 | By hanadignan | Views [582]
Border crossing complete, I had a decision to make…do I
carry on to Hanoi or to stay in SaPa, northern Vietnam. I decided to bite the
bullet and jump on a train where I could be further numbed by the long road ahead.
Informed there were ... Read more >
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