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Same Same but.....Different: Vietnam

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 | By rjallen | Views [3426]

Same Same But Different... It's perhaps the official slogan of Vietnam.... And Cambodia for that matter. Simply the phrase refers to the sameness of everything. You might have one street where every vender sells backpacks. A whole street of backpacks ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Whats been happening...

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 | By katie_rose | Views [1867] | Comments [3]

Hi everybody!!!!! So its only 3 weeks now, I can't believe it. The time in Hanoi has just flown. The beginning was hard but now I am having the time of my life. Meeting lots of new people all the time and so there is always something new and different ... Read more >

Tags: Party time

February 26 - The Vibe of Hanoi

Sat, 26 Feb 2011 | By rtumicki | Views [843]

There is a vibe around Hanoi and particualry around Hoan Kiem Lake bordering the Old Quarter. People are up early here, except the night manager at my guest house where the front door remained locked until I finally had to make a wake up call. I didn't ... Read more >

Discovering Tam Coc

Thu, 28 May 2015 | By morokii | Views [756] | Scholarship Entry

For me, a place becomes a treasure when you expect nothing of it. It's easy to fall for all the photographs you can see on a magazine, but what happens when suddenly you get lost and you are surrounded by beauty? That's what have happened to me and my ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

Onward to Vietnam

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 | By kendrac_1 | Views [654]

Sihanouke Ville was beautiful! The only major issue was that on the beach you were constantly harassed by children trying to sell fireworks and bracelets, or women selling pedicures. While in Sihanouke Ville the tour group decided to go on a ... Read more >

Tags: on the road, sunsets, trekking

Vietnam and down

Tue, 19 Dec 2017 | By mikeccarson | Views [522]

Good morning Vietnam! Good evening actually. I should have stayed in town but thought it would be better to be close to the airport, 35km fromantic town. The next morning I took am shared taxi into town and dived into the main sights. I wasn't disappointed.... Read more >

Vietnam so far

Sat, 26 May 2007 | By courta104 | Views [463]

10 days is not nearly enough to see Vietnam. Joe and I arrived in Hanoi on the 20th and we feel like we have been in a rush ever since. We spent one day and two nights in Hanoi. Unfortunately, the day we spent in Hanoi was a Monday and no museums ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Visiting Thoa’s Family

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By tweber | Views [456]

This past weekend Thoa invited me to go with her to visit her parents that live about 3 hours away, close to the beach. When we got to the bus, I thought we got there just in time to get the last two seats. But little did I know, how many people ... Read more >

Hue

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 | By rebecca_spencer | Views [361]

En route to Hue we stopped at Marble Mountain for a look, it's absolutely amazing, full of caves and marble statues. It can be quite eerie in some parts especially when there's nobody else around... After arriving in Hue we found a place to stay and ... Read more >

B-52 Lake

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By | Views [187] | Scholarship Entry

Outside the Hanoi Hilton, the prison where incumbent Arizona Senator John McCain was incarcerated for six years (an experience almost as disheartening to him as losing to George W Bush in the 2000 presidential primary), I waved my hand and immediately ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship