Vietnam

The ups and downs of Vietnam
May 31, 2008 - Qui Nhon, Vietnam
Only a few days since I last wrote an entry but so much has happened, good and bad. We travelled south from Hoi An to a little town just off the tourist trail. In Vietnam it can be so easy to stop off at the major tourist towns and skip the rest. The lack of English speakers, accomodation options and locals not knowing what to do with you makes...
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Shopping and Hospitals in Hoi An.
May 27, 2008 - Hoi An, Vietnam
Hoi An is famous on the backpacker trail for the many tailors offering to make you a talor made suit in under 24 hours. The strrets are cluttered with these tailor shops. As you walk down the street the women out the front try to lure you into their shops. 'Hello. Where you from? Australia! G'day mate. Kangaroo. How long you stay? You want to...
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China Beach and the hard life
May 25, 2008 - Da Nâng, Vietnam
On the central coast of Vietnam is a small city called Danang. A short way south of the town is China beach made famous by the television program of the same name. This was our next stop on our tour of Vietnam. The bus dropped us in Danang and we haggled a moto lift to get us to China Beach. It was furter then we expected and carrying...
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NInh Binh and ways to part company with your money
May 23, 2008 - Ninh Binh, Vietnam
Three hours south of Hanoi is a little rural town called Ninh Binh. It was here we spent one hilarious day motorbiking around the rice paddies (getting lost, of course) and hiring a boat equipped with a rower and olde rlady who also paddled, albeit sporadically. It was a relatively cheap way to spend two hours on the rice paddies, relaxing and...
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HalongBay and the serenity.
May 20, 2008 - Halong Bay, Vietnam
I have an apology to make. My last blog entry was not so kind to the Vietnamese, having been scarily harassed at the airport. But now a few days in to my Vietnam travels and I am beginning to see another side to the country and its people. I like Vietnam. Maybe I could even grow to love Vietnam. The first few days in Hanoi were spent lounging...
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