Vietnam

Day 15 - Ho Chi Minh City (SAIGON)
July 20, 2008 - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
We left the hotel in Hoi An at 6 am after receiving clothing delivery - at 5 am.  We are on our way to Danang Airport for the flight to HCMC or Saigon as the people in the South still refer to it. We are staying at the infamous Continental Hotel ... We met our guide Long (or Dragon as we ended up calling him). He is young - and has made a...
Placed by South East Asia - Summer of 2008 in South East Asia Chapter - Summer of 2008

Day 14 - Hoi An
July 19, 2008 - Hoi An, Vietnam
Our guide Li accompanied us on the drive to Hoi Ann this morning from Hue (2 hr ride). The highway - highway 1 (main highway from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City  has a 40 km speed limit so it takes a while to travel short distances. From Hue to Hoi Ann there are three mountain passes and 7 hairpin turns. One has the option on the last past to...
Placed by South East Asia - Summer of 2008 in South East Asia Chapter - Summer of 2008

Grashoppers taste like chicken...just crunchier
July 18, 2008 - Ha Noi, Vietnam
Hello ya'll....yes, I am still alive.  I have been so busy at work this week that when I get home, I barely make it to the shower and off to bed I go – so no blogging for me.  Last night I was finally able to sleep 7 hours.  I was so proud of myself that I treated my body to an extra thirty minutes in bed this morning.  Of course, I...
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Day 13 - Hue
July 18, 2008 - Hue, Vietnam
Li, our guide met us at the hotel at 8 am. He suggested umbrellas for the heat - a wise suggestion as this was by far the hottest day in Vietnam. We are not sure what the temperature was exactly but Li thought over 36 C and with the humidex - made it feel like 45 C... The program calls for a morning tour of the Tomb of Tu Duc, the fourth...
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Day 12 - Halong - Hanoi - Hue
July 17, 2008 - Hue, Vietnam
A day of travelling - but soon after breakfast or first meal as they call here - we boarded a bamboo boat that allows us to pass thru a natural tunnel into a lagoon. Alas it was raining - so the umbrellas mared the view somewhat - but quite awesome still. After cruising around the bay - we were served a late brunch and tendered back to port. Met...
Placed by South East Asia - Summer of 2008 in South East Asia Chapter - Summer of 2008