Destination: Vietnam
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Wed, 28 Oct 2009 | By will | Views [3890]
This week I entered Vietnam from Southern Laos, through the small border post of Bo Y, which has only recently been opened to foreigners. My bus then headed down highway 14 towards Da Nang following the valley of the PoKo River. I had heard that Southern ... Read more >
Tags: cities, historic sights, on the road, restaurants, typhoons
Sun, 23 Jan 2011 | By hannah82 | Views [2105] | Comments [1]
Laos- Si Phon Don (4000 Islands)- Don Det Paradise on Earth is waiting for us all at this remote fishermans island in the southern part of beautiful Laos. Here, the clocks stop, peoples shoulder sag into instant relaxation and everyone has an easy ... Read more >
Mon, 28 Nov 2005 | By dan_in_japan | Views [1353] | Comments [5]
You find me safe and well in the capital of Vietnam, Hanoi, after a 16 hour journey that included buses, tuk-tuks, mini vans and motor-cyles. I decided not to go the usual route favoured by other travellers (luxury direct bus) and because of this I saved ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Sun, 5 Apr 2009 | By awjh | Views [922]
We decide, much to the disappointment of the hotel manager/travel
agent/desperate salesman, to do a one day tour to Halong Bay instead of
staying out there overnight on a boat. It is a 3.5 hour ride in a
minibus made for children...again The Doctor’s ... Read more >
Sat, 6 Oct 2007 | By esther | Views [799] | Comments [3]
Arrived in Hanoi after another overnight sleeper. Most of our first day involved getting our arrangements sorted for the next two legs of the journey, and numerous trips to he bank. I manage to squeeze a couple of hours shopping in at last. Hanoi is ... Read more >
Tags: Shopping
Sat, 20 Oct 2007 | By busyliz | Views [697]
Arriving in Saigon, or Ho Chi Minh City, was a lot easier than in Cambodia. The bus pulled in close to where we wanted to go and the drivers were less forceful. We walked to a traveler's cafe before deciding which of the dozens of places we should stay ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Fri, 3 Jan 2014 | By jsgknaus | Views [570]
So it has been over a month since my last update, sorry everyone! But don't worry I've been keeping a journal to show people so all is not lost :) This was written a week ago... --> now in the south but "We are now in Northern Vietnam, after ... Read more >
Tue, 6 Oct 2009 | By stackattack | Views [525]
So before I delve into more storytelling I forgot to mention one thing in Hanoi - I was at a cafe having breakfast and this random Vietnamese man was taking photos of me and wouldn't stop! I tried to ask what he was doing and all he said was that he ... Read more >
Sat, 26 Mar 2016 | By bhs_vietnam | Views [457] | Comments [1]
Today we went on a 3 hour drive down to the Vinh Long City. On our way there we stopped by the supermarket where we found very interesting local candy. On our way we saw cotton trees which we learnt was part of the name Saigon. The landscape was very ... Read more >
Thu, 9 Apr 2015 | By europe2013 | Views [451]
Happy wedding anniversary to us!! 27 years...... Scary. Started the day with a cyclo ride to the Imperial City. It was interesting, and the Vietnamese are currently putting a lot of work into recreating it exactly as it was because it was damaged significantly ... Read more >
Mon, 24 Jan 2011 | By proneymooners | Views [418]
We have been following the Mighty Mekong River for quite some time now and have been in four of the six countries it flows through, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and now Vietnam. We will meet up with it again at the end of our trip in China but alas won't ... Read more >
Tue, 19 May 2015 | By | Views [150] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry
It smells like a mix of sweat, fish sauce and traffic. The stalls are crowded together under one roof; people live, work and play here, so it is claustrophobic and chaotic, but still beautiful. This market, which takes up an entire city block at the very ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Wed, 22 Mar 2006 | By lolo | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 | By zioned | Photo Gallery
Land o' Scooters
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Sun, 23 Mar 2014 | By kpow | Photo Gallery
Cool city! Great vibe, lots of motorcycles
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