- Hoi An - VIetnam travel story
When thinking of Hoi An, most minds drift to palm strewn beaches, a rich history and really cheap suits. Despite the omnipresent hawke Posted by Mr.Silent in Vietnam - my country | Nov 19, 2009
- Saigon!
147 days on the road came to an end with four nights in Saigon. If you read my above entry on central Vietnam, you can understand if I was on a bit of downer heading into the city. Posted by efstein in The Thing Speaks for Itself | Nov 18, 2009
- backpacking central Vietnam
I will not beat around the bush; central Vietnam is a difficult and arguably disappointing place to independently travel. Perhaps my expectations were to high, or perhaps the central area simply paled in comparison to previous destinations in Laos, Posted by efstein in The Thing Speaks for Itself | Nov 18, 2009
- Dalat on tour
[im Posted by Daawgon in Missing Spud in Southeast Asia, 2009B | Nov 17, 2009
- SHORT BACK (and sides) MOUNTAIN
PS: I cant seem to get the letter that comes betưeen v and X so I am úsing Ư instead
I is now a week since the hairdresser misinterpreted "can you cut it quite short?" to mean "can you please shave Posted by gavinbose in Travels Around The Far East | Nov 17, 2009
- Happy Birthday, Spud
Spud relaxing in Oregon City at Day & Night Dogs
Sorry I had to miss your 8th birthday, Spud, but I'm coming home in only 2 days. I fly to Saigon tomorrow night, and onto Taipei, San Francisco an Posted by Daawgon in Missing Spud in Southeast Asia, 2009B | Nov 16, 2009
- Good Morning Vietnam!
HANOI
After a whole week in colder weather, we were glad to head to Hanoi for some heat. Our introduction to Hanoi was very friendly; a complimentary pick-up at the airport at 11PM, very friendly staff and a very comfortable Posted by malmn in Bloggin' N Globetrottin' | Nov 15, 2009
- Enroute to the Flower City
Nha Trang beach volleyball
A short and hot 2 days in Hue (same/same), and I was at the Ga waiting for the 01:07 train to Nha Trang. Soft sleeper was dirty, and late getting into NT due to typ Posted by Daawgon in Missing Spud in Southeast Asia, 2009B | Nov 15, 2009
- Hanoi & Sapa
We have arrived in Vietnam and I'm a millionaire! Not too difficult mind you, when 1,000,000 dong is worth 33 pounds. We fly into Hanoi and drive into roads full of motorbikes. Everyone uses them, and not just for themselves. Posted by EllenM in Going Global | Nov 14, 2009
- Randonnée en "zip"
Lorsque nous avons réservé cette excursion, la gentille dame nous offrait de la faire en « motorbike », en « car » ou en « zip ». J'ai travaillé fort pour comprendre qu'elle parlait d'un jeep. C'en était un, datant de la guerre du Posted by voyageur61 in Michel & Bruno | Nov 13, 2009
- Hanoi to Hue
Time to leave Hanoi, and Diep promised to collect me in front of the Cathedral at 17:45, but instead, his right hand man came on motorbike. Diep knows how I hate to ride as a passenger on a Vietnamese motorbike, Posted by Daawgon in Missing Spud in Southeast Asia, 2009B | Nov 12, 2009
- CU CHI TUNEL - a legend of Vietnam war
The Cu Chi Tunnels are the most popular day or half day excursion from Ho Chi Minh City. Full day tours begin in the early morning and head first of Posted by Mr.Silent in Vietnam - my country | Nov 11, 2009
- Hanoi - capital of Vietnam
Vietnam’s capital city has to be one of Asia’s most fascinating cities offering a unique blend of oriental and western charm. It is a city of exotic brightly painted temp Posted by Mr.Silent in Vietnam - my country | Nov 11, 2009
- Cai Rang Floating Market
Together with Cai Be and Phung Hiep, Cai Rang Floating Market in Can Tho City is one of the three biggest in the Mekong Delta. The shops and stalls at thes Posted by Mr.Silent in Vietnam - my country | Nov 11, 2009
- Muggy day in old Hanoi
Back to Hanoi, and extremely muggy weather this week (Tuesday, Wednesday). I'm back at the Especen, and off to Hue on tonight's train. My sweating is somewhat uncontrolled in this weather, and the cold certainly does not help. Just stopped Posted by Daawgon in Missing Spud in Southeast Asia, 2009B | Nov 10, 2009
- Saigon - Pearl of the Orient
Like many cities in Vietnam, Saigon did not escape the wrath of war. Since the beginning, Saigon has had quite a traumatic history. There are many citations to the birth of Saigon and the origin of its name. In the Posted by Mr.Silent in Vietnam - my country | Nov 10, 2009
- Sapa et les rizières en terrasses
Le train de nuit est parti à l'heure, soit 21h10 pour arriver à 5h00. Nous étions dans un wagon couchette et notre compartiment comprenait 4 lits superposés. Nous partagions la « chambre » avec un jeune couple de québécois bien Posted by voyageur61 in Michel & Bruno | Nov 10, 2009
- VIETNAM AND CAMBODIA
On Tuesday November 3rd, we pulled in to port in Ho Chi Minh City, (formerly Saigon) Vietnam. This port was interesting, because the only thing that most people know about Vietnam was our war. We had our impressions completely changed Posted by GabrielRR in Gabriel's Semester at Sea Journey | Nov 10, 2009
- Vietnam and Cambodia
The Vietnamese inter-port students were right: Vietnam was amazing! In my rankings of favorite countries, Vietnam/Cambodia was in second, just a little bit ahead of India, and a tiny bit behind South Africa. I didn’t really know anything about Vietnam Posted by E5sports in Dream Fall | Nov 10, 2009
- Vietnam and Cambodia
I was a little scared of what the Vietnamese would think if we were American, but this is South Vietnam, and we were fighting with South Vietnam against North Vietnam in the war so it was ok. Also, Vietnam Posted by CyrusRR in Around the World in 110 Days | Nov 10, 2009
- No Boom Boom Please We're British
"Where you go"? "I can help you". "You looking for chip hotel?" "I take you to Boom Boom girls - very good price". "You want Marijuana?"
Whereas before I seemed to be greeted with a Posted by gavinbose in Travels Around The Far East | Nov 9, 2009
- Northwest Highlands
[im Posted by Daawgon in Missing Spud in Southeast Asia, 2009B | Nov 8, 2009
- La baie d'Halong, une des 8ièmes merveilles du monde.
Nous avons réservé un forfait à partir d'Hanoi comme le font des milliers de touristes. Dès que nous approchons de la côte, après 3 heures de bus (avec arrêt pipi où il y a bien sûr des magasins), nous Posted by voyageur61 in Michel & Bruno | Nov 7, 2009
- Honeymoon From the South (8 days - 7 nights)
You’ll visit Ho Chi Minh city (former Saigon. From there, you’ll fly south to relax in a hideaway on an isolated peninsula to the north of Nha Trang Bay, or to an exclusive resort on an island just off Vietnam’s Posted by hoaigiang in www.vietnamdeluxetravel.com | Nov 6, 2009
- Vietnam - my country
Firstly, welcome and thank you for visiting!
Many people ( the foreigners ) know about Vietnam through the wars. However, Vietnam has a long history of culture, more than thousands Posted by Mr.Silent in Vietnam - my country | Nov 5, 2009