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The Halong Bay Fiasco 2

Sun, 7 Jun 2009 | By eoghancito | Views [2916] | Comments [2]

Day two of the Halong bay tour started surprisingly similarly to day one. Claire was in the shower when the phone rang. The voice said ”Finish! Leave hotel now!” I looked at my watch: 7.10 and we had been told to meet at 7.30. Ignoring what had been ... Read more >

Tags: beach, boat, canoe, island, island, tour, trekking

Nomads on the Road - Ariana Explores Hanoi

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 | By nomads-news | Views [2334]

Ariana Djajaputra works in the Customer Service Centre at World Nomads Group and recently returned from adventures on the road. Where did you go? My friends and I went to Hanoi, Vietnam. We chose this destination because we were wanting to go somewhere ... Read more >

Tags: hanoi, nomads on the road, travel, vietnam

All Those Beautiful Places Between Saigon and Hanoi

Fri, 2 Dec 2011 | By nadi-boots | Views [1735]

Apologies for being a slacker on the blog :P Leaving Saigon early in the morning I climbed onto the back of a motorbike with my 16kg pack on my back. If you've ever been to Saigon and seen the traffic you will understand what a terrifying ... Read more >

Saigon (aka Ho Chi Minh City)

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 | By lolo | Views [898] | Comments [2]

hi everyone! i feel like i haven't written in forever. probably because i LOVE saigon. this city is incredible. everyone warned me about how pushy the vietnamese are, but i dont' see that AT ALL. everyone is sweet and friendly. i got here 2 ... Read more >

Tags: Markets

What Kind of Motorcyclist Are You?

Sun, 7 Dec 2008 | By willpeach | Views [742] | Comments [1]

Take the test now! 1. You want to hire a motorbike. You look around and scout out your options. Do you… a) Rent a lowly old manual from your local bia hoi? b) Rent a more upscale tidy automatic ... Read more >

Tags: honda, motorbike, saigon, vietnam, xe-om

Mui Ne Beach and Saigon

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 | By hootons | Views [605]

After four days of cross-highlands motorbike travel we decided to take a couple of days chilling out in the relaxed 22 km stretch of sand at Mui Ne Beach. As it was tipping it down with rain and the resort we arrived in was quiet we managed to haggle ... Read more >

Hanoi

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 | By katandstevie | Views [587] | Comments [2]

After a massively long flight on the biggest plane in the world(The A380!), with a stopover in Singapore,we finally made it to Hanoi. Our hotel collected us at the airport and drove us to our hotel - which was great because we were both just about ... Read more >

Tags: elegance hotel, hanoi, old quarter

Hanoi is hopping...

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 | By houdyman | Views [532]

I toured Hanoi for the day including visiting the infamous Hao Lo prison otherwise known as Hanoi Hilton. This is where American POWs were held during the Vietnam war including John McCain. It was a quick tour and the prison actually has more interesting ... Read more >

Another Mother

Tue, 26 May 2015 | By jessicalmz | Views [151] | Scholarship Entry

My hidden gem isn’t necessarily a place you can visit, but something that can be uncovered if you persevere through the distractions, ailments and other mishaps that may occur while traveling abroad. According to Tripadvisor, I’ve traveled three percent ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship