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South East AsiaOk so this blog update might be a few days late, but it's Christmas so get out of it! gon git Our short flight from Vientiane, Laos to Hanoi, Vietnam lasted around 50mins, they had just enough time to rush through Posted by Joel-Renee in The beer is better when backpacking | Dec 27, 2011
Nha TrangSo I think I may have over-budgeted on the tan… Seriously, Nha Trang was nice and all, but the weather was less than desirable…although from the ever informative CNN, I get the feeling it has been like that around a lot Posted by ljmac2 in South East Asia mark II | Dec 27, 2011
Central Highlands, Mui ne + SaigonI spent four days sitting on the luggage rack of Justin's 250cc dirtbike while we rode up and down mountains, around an infinate number of bends, and over so many pot holes we actually cherished every minute of flat road. Posted by joe_leviente in Abominable Joeman | Dec 27, 2011
nha trang+Dalatwe didn't make it to the my son ruins, because despite the fact I went to bed early, none of the others woke up in time! by the time we left hoi an, it was raining so hard the roads were Posted by joe_leviente in Abominable Joeman | Dec 27, 2011
south bound through 'Nam So after another long night-bus journey, Bina, Heather and I were dumped with our bags in Hue outside our hostel. As we only had a day to see the place we headed out early after our free b Posted by katie2801 in Round the world in a pair of crocs | Dec 26, 2011
We No Speak Vietnamo===No.8=== After deciding that we would wake up at 6 in order to pack our baggage so we could enjoy the morning, we woke at 8, discovering that SOMEONE (Vlad) had left the phone on silent. It wasn't the end of Posted by clm2708 in A snapshot of Vietnam | Dec 26, 2011
Step away from the turkey......and feast your eyes on this! In case you were wondering what Vietnam and Laos were like to travel through, here are some photos of the beautiful scenery. Enjoy. Vietnam [i][img=http://photos.travellerspoint.com/417422/Van_Long_N. Posted by jparsons in Parsons on Tour | Dec 25, 2011
Unfamiliar streets===No.7=== We woke up today early, around 7am, and began preparing to go out again to explore the old district. We began the day with a buffet breakfast in the hotel, again with a full spread of French, Vietnamese and Continental-style Posted by clm2708 in A snapshot of Vietnam | Dec 25, 2011
Christmas MusingsI’m honest to a fault, so I have to tell you that this Christmas has been quite a depressing one. Partly that’s to do with being away from family and friends (both in the States and China), partly that’s Posted by feiheli in Vietnam | Dec 25, 2011
Nha Trang - Do the boat trip!What a refreshing place Nha Trang is with its wide beach, up together properties, people that can communicate (yes I know its me thats the problem - I should learn the language). We were only staying here one night Posted by Vicky Bailey in Vicky and Chloe Bailey World Tour 11/12 | Dec 25, 2011
Ho Chi Minh City to Nha Trang by train So from memory on my last blog I told you we were going to Nha Trang on the 625am train and we had already booked the tickets with soft sleeper (which means we have a four bed compartment to ourselves Posted by Vicky Bailey in Vicky and Chloe Bailey World Tour 11/12 | Dec 25, 2011
Citadels of HuéWe got the night train from Hanoi to Hué. We had a stressful journey to Hanoi station as the heavens opened while we were waiting to get a cab, meaning that every taxi in the city was suddenly occupied. Tom Posted by ClareAndTom in Just a big holiday | Dec 24, 2011
Dinner and a Show===No.6=== We returned from dinner thoroughly fed and grinning from the festivities! We enjoyed a delicious banquet for a paltry 4.2 million dong consisting of an all-you-can-eat gourmet buffet including French, Japanese and Vietnamese cuisines. The Posted by clm2708 in A snapshot of Vietnam | Dec 24, 2011
The Luck of the Tortoise===No.5=== There are many things we assume people know. We assume they know how to toast bread without burning it, we assume they know that when we ask for chicken we get chicken and not something that looks like chicken. We Posted by clm2708 in A snapshot of Vietnam | Dec 24, 2011
Aarrgghh me heartiesThe typhoon that delayed our Halong Bay trip had passed, so we had the all clear to head there for a three-day trip on a traditional junk. After buying a bottle of wine at the port (we’d been warned that Posted by ClareAndTom in Just a big holiday | Dec 24, 2011
Bangkok, Cambodia and VietnamWe arrived in Bangkok half-asleep after an overnight flight from Colombo leaving at 2am and arriving at 7am - not conducive to sleep! And having been greeted excitedly by Si's best man Sam and even more excitedly by his little Posted by SimonandLucy in Simon and Lucy's amazing honeymoon! | Dec 24, 2011
An exceptionally busy couple of daysYou'll have to forgive me for not writing for the past few days. Two days in a row I had morning tours. The first was a sunrise photo tour (I got up at 4 to meet the van Posted by feiheli in Vietnam | Dec 23, 2011
Phu Quoc Hello again everyone! Well our time in Vietnam is now over and we are currently in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, where we will be spending our Christmas together. It is absolutely amazing he Posted by ttbwarren in Blair & Stacey's World Tour | Dec 23, 2011
Ho ho ho....Let's get the traffic bit out of the way first shall we ? I have never seen so many motorbikes on the road as I have here (see pics below). At an intersection, there will be motos mixed Posted by Sussex Sam in Insert witty title here...... | Dec 23, 2011
Fortunate Sun===No. 4=== Bonjour, Hello, Xin Chao. In what ever language, you can always tell when someone is saying hi. Unfortunately that is ALL we knew. Had we known earlier in the day that we would be needing to know a lot more Posted by clm2708 in A snapshot of Vietnam | Dec 23, 2011
From Hanoi to SaigonWe definitely started off on the wrong foot in Vietnam. It’s a long story, but the short of it is that our bus driver from Laos to Vinh, Vietnam did not want to take us to the bus station Posted by geldere in The Hostel Honeymoon | Dec 21, 2011
Sand dunes, scams and Ho Chi Minh City!Continuing on from the sunbathing by the pool at our resort with beer in hand and sun at last... On the night of the 19th we went out for a 'half-way' dinner to acknowledge how quickly the past 3 weeks Posted by hannahhoward in ผมอยากฝึกภาษาไทย | Dec 21, 2011
Good Morning VietnamIn an effort to make up for my slackness on my blog during the latter stages of my time in Siem Reap, here is a very timely update on my time spent in Ho Chi Minh City, my first taste Posted by ljmac2 in South East Asia mark II | Dec 21, 2011
Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Ming aka Saigon via overnight bus You know what no matter how many times I can plan something that can make that 'thing' to be such a simple task something usually happens to put a spanner in the works. We found out we could Posted by Vicky Bailey in Vicky and Chloe Bailey World Tour 11/12 | Dec 21, 2011
Ho Chi Minh City Finally I get to recount our crazy adventure into the urban jungle of Vietnam... Ho Chi Minh City (formerly of course known as Saigon). An absolutely fascinating place full of life, tra Posted by ttbwarren in Blair & Stacey's World Tour | Dec 20, 2011

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