Destination: Vietnam

Ho Chi Minth ville

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 | By alainc | Views [607]

Bonjour, Ca y est on quitte le Vietnam ce matin pour le Cambdge. Au cours des derniers jours nous avons visité le delta du Mekong et plus particulierement a My Tho avec une excursion en barque sur des canaux étroits, visite de fabrication de bonbons ... Read more >

Days 24-26 – Exit Vietnam

Fri, 26 Nov 2010 | By carrhaughan | Views [478] | Comments [1]

So we’ve had a great time so far in Phu Quoc, and don’t really want to leave.   We pack up at Beach Club and move next door, and within an hour we both REALLY want to leave!   We realise pretty quickly we’ve made a mistake – you know when you get ... Read more >

de Hoi An a Nha Trang

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 | By alainc | Views [514]

Bonjour, Sommes rendu a Nha Trang apres un court vol de Da Nang. Avons visiter cathedrale catholique, Pagode Cham, ancien peuple qui existe toujours et qui ne s'assimile pas aux Vietnamiens. Le temple date du 6ieme siecle et construit avec des briques ... Read more >

Hoi-An Vietnam

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 | By alainc | Views [522]

Bonjour, Le groupe est rendu a Hoi-An sur la cote en allant vers le sud, c, est beaucoup plus riche. On voit de belles choses et de très belles femmes.On passe dans Da Nang ancienne base militaire USA. La temperature est agréable et le temps passe vite.... Read more >

Days 18-23 – A Little Downtime in Phu Quoc

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 | By carrhaughan | Views [385]

Firstly, apologies for the delay in posting the next instalment – we’ve been busy doing nothing!   Actually, a few days by the beach doesn’t really hold much of interest so we decided to roll-up the whole chunk into one journal. We have a ... Read more >

Hue

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 | By alainc | Views [425]

Bonjour, Hier visite de Hue, ville de 300,000 habitants, croisiere sur riviere des Parfums, Cite Imperiale, immense palais plus de 40 hectares . Belle temperature,lunch resto local, on mange bien Aujourdh'ui on se dirige vers Hoi An Petit problemes ... Read more >

Hanoi

Sun, 21 Nov 2010 | By alainc | Views [571]

Bonjour tout le monde, Finalement arrivé à Hanoi apres 36 hrs de voyage. Pays plein de contrastes, beaucoup de scooters et de polution. Suis avec un groupe de 25 personnes, dont quelques connaissance rencontrées avant le depart. Le visites commencent, ... Read more >

Riding a scooter to Russia.

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 | By homeless_harry | Views [1357]

I've heard of time-warps, sometimes believing I had passed through one when I see my moustache in some reflective surface. I think the 70's are alive and well until reality makes a rare appearance in my mind. I've heard of worm holes as well, those ... Read more >

Tags: misadventures, on the road, sight seeing

Photos: Vietnam

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 | By lolnorman | Photo Gallery

Days 16-17 – A Long Weekend in Saigon (Part 2)

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 | By carrhaughan | Views [526] | Comments [1]

A very early start today, as we’re off on a bike ride down through the Mekong Delta.   There’s five of us on the ride, plus our guide Thai.   We drive down out of Saigon and head down into the delta itself, through to Long An province.   It turns ... Read more >

Beyond boundaries.

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 | By homeless_harry | Views [1475]

Disclaimer: The following journal contains sexually explicit material, adult themes and drug taking. It may, or may not contain the words 'fuck', 'tart' and 'freak', a reference to the smell of poo after eating Indian food, a farting ... Read more >

Tags: beaches, food, friends

South Vietnam

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 | By lolnorman | Views [493] | Comments [5]

Hi everyone! Harry and I have spent a month travelling around Vietnam, and are now in Hanoi, planning to leave for Laos in a few days. However, as Vietnam is so big and full of activity, I'm going to split it into two posts. It took us two days ... Read more >

Days 14-15 – A Long Weekend in Saigon (Part 1)

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 | By carrhaughan | Views [456] | Comments [2]

We’re up early for the bus.   Not sure why, we know almost for sure our transfer will be late – which, of course, he is.   We head out into the Phnom Penh rush hour, then realise that it’s no different from the regular traffic – do they ever actually ... Read more >

Sunburn, speed and shit food in the South.

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 | By homeless_harry | Views [1408]

You are truly blessed when you hope fervently enough for something to see it come to fruition. Third world countries highlight this blessing Westerners have when our hopes are far less significant than the everyday survival that is most of the Vietnamese's ... Read more >

Tags: beaches, food, misfortune, on the road, philosophy

The dawdle from Dalat on the barf bus

Mon, 8 Nov 2010 | By homeless_harry | Views [1600]

When it came time to leave Dalat, it was obvious it wasn't going to be an easy, or dry affair. Numerous roads were blocked due to floods, numerous destinations weren't worth visiting for the same reason and the bus we chose to leave on started the ... Read more >

Tags: misfortune, on the road, travel books