Destination: Vietnam

Positive Footprints - Vietnam Village Trek

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 | By positive_footprints | Views [9588] | Comments [1] | Video

Positive Footprints - Vietnam Village Trek - tells the story of how a group of committed healthcare professionals gave their time and expertise to bring medical care to remote villages in the Mai Chau Highlands, Northern Vietnam. Supported by local ... Read more >

Tags: documentary, footprints, health, medical trek, positive footprints, trekking, vietnam, volunteering, voluntourism, world nomads

SaPa

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 | By slav | Views [597]

So we left Hanoi with a one wy train ticket to Lao Cai before catching  bus to SaPa, we'd organised a 2 day trek covering a total of 28km. We got to SaPa, dumped our heavt bags and set of at 9:30am for the 1st day. The vistas were spectacular, the ... Read more >

Photos: SaPa

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 | By slav | Photo Gallery

Hanoi

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 | By slav | Views [841] | Comments [1]

After the mad dash to reach Hanoi I spent one night there before heading to Halong Bay. However, we did return for nother couple of days to organise our trip to SaPa and our route into Laos. As a city its pretty generic. Big. Went to see Ho Chi Minh, ... Read more >

Photos: Hanoi

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 | By slav | Photo Gallery

Early morning tour to My Son

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 | By melissa_k | Views [948]

When I crept downstairs at 4:40 this morning I saw that several motorbikes had been brought in the lobby and there was a man sleeping on the floor under a pop-up mosquito screen. I was wondering if the tour that I booked to My Son for 5:00am was really ... Read more >

I can't wait for the Tran Family mini-mall

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 | By melissa_k | Views [487]

The overnight bus trip to Hoi An was much better than the one to Nha Trang. No movies, no music, no card games. They turned all of the lights out and told us that they would wake us when we got there. There wasn’t much that I had wanted to see in Nha ... Read more >

Gear woes and peace signs

Sun, 11 Apr 2010 | By melissa_k | Views [420]

I enjoyed my walk along the beach this morning. I was surprised to see how busy it was at 7:00am. When I took a closer look, I saw that the majority of the beachgoers were Vietnamese. I was one of only a few westerners out there, but they didn’t seem ... Read more >

Photos: Vietnam

Sun, 11 Apr 2010 | By samamba | Photo Gallery

Proofreading love letters

Sat, 10 Apr 2010 | By melissa_k | Views [579]

The overnight bus trip from HCMC left me very weary. The bus was set up in three rows of bunks and I got a small “bed” towards the back. I was feeling under the weather with a sore throat and all I wanted to do was sleep, but a group of Vietnamese guys ... Read more >

Losing Our Way (Mi & Ive)

Sat, 10 Apr 2010 | By ivan_miral | Views [1694] | Comments [2]

April 5-10, 2010. Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam. So this is where it all ends. On beaches of powder the color of gingerbread dough, and warm, transparent waters - the turquoise of the Gulf of Thailand. Five days: wake late, beachfront breakfast, snorkel, ... Read more >

Visit to the tunnels of Cu Chi

Fri, 9 Apr 2010 | By melissa_k | Views [430]

Some people come to Vietnam for the warm weather and beaches. Others come for the hand-tailored clothes that can be purchased for very little money. As a history buff, I was most excited about my trip to the tunnels of Cu Chi. A coworker at Gateway ... Read more >

Would you have gotten in that cab?

Thu, 8 Apr 2010 | By melissa_k | Views [491]

I was so disappointed to find out that overnight train travel in Vietnam is out of my price range. Even a short stretch overnight runs about $24. I have only been in Ho Chi Minh City for 15 hours, but I can’t afford to stay too long. I got up early ... Read more >

“Nice, sitting on a small low chair and having simple dining at a corner of the Old Quarter”

Thu, 8 Apr 2010 | By travel-slowly | Views [884]

I had opportunity to have Pho, the typical dish in Vietnam. I knew now why Vietnamese people, especially women have good shape. Their foods always have vegetable as main ingredients. Pho is something like noodle in Thailand but the thing is it is very ... Read more >

Shopping mission at Old Quarter's Night Market

Thu, 8 Apr 2010 | By travel-slowly | Views [708]

“I found a purse that matches my favorite so I didn't hesitate to buy it. Of course, it wasn't much costly.” Women are very meticulous especially when it comes to their personal things. Most of them can't leave their homes without carrying some sort ... Read more >

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