- Ho Chi Minh (Saigon)Ho Chi Minh is Vietnams largest city, and although in places it is quite dirty it's arguably the most modern city we visited in Vietnam. One of the most important things we wanted to achieve in our time here was Posted by Christian25 in Flying The Nest | Dec 19, 2011
- Denang, GVN, Hoi An + Mui NeWe have a lot to tell you all about since we last wrote. After our last blog we perhaps a little tired and somewhat still bewilded by the fact that we had just spend 24 hours on 3 different buses Posted by hannahhoward in ผมอยากฝึกภาษาไทย | Dec 19, 2011
- Hoi An - made just for tourists?For dinner of my first full day in Hue, I went to a restaurant called Ancient Hue. Actually, it's technically three restaurants, one in a building of the traditional architectural style of Hue, one in the style of nearby Da Posted by feiheli in Vietnam | Dec 19, 2011
- Weather Report: Sunny and Windy!!It's been good to get back to our friends at the Jibe's Kiting School in Mui Ne where the weather has improved for kiting somewhat. That storm that is killing hundreds in The Philippines is sending us some gusty Posted by colincampbell in Colin & Natalie | Dec 18, 2011
- The Wonders At Halong BaySeeing that I did absolutely no research as to what I should do in Vietnam, my hostel informed me that Halong Bay was not to be missed. After a quick google image search I immediately asked to part take Posted by chang2n in Forever Summer | Dec 18, 2011
- Mui Ne
Happy Holidays Everyone!! We left Ho Chin Minh City today and caught a bus to Rach Gia which sits on the southern coast of Vietnam. Tomorrow will be catching a ferry to Pho Quoc Island Posted by ttbwarren in Blair & Stacey's World Tour | Dec 17, 2011
- First thoughtsSo Hugh and I are in Hanoi, we've been here for a few days and I've decided to immortalise the experience in the shrine of a travel blog.
Here's a quick summary of my first few thoughts of this inconceivable Posted by whatthepho in The misadventures of the gapyap boys | Dec 16, 2011
- PHOTOS...or rather just one!Hi all,
Check out our new photo, we have only managed to upload one-will update more later on! This photo is of us sitting on the temple steps in Bangkok! Posted by lanolocolunar in South East Asia 2011 | Dec 16, 2011
- So much to do and so little timeA week ago we laboured over our decision to leave Mui Ne for a few days and make the awkward journey to Hoi An, but after our time there, we are very happy we made the trip. We were Posted by colincampbell in Colin & Natalie | Dec 15, 2011
- Hoi AnOne glorious day spent in the rainy Hoi An saw us thoroughly pampered and preened with foot massages, leg and arm hair thinning with cotton thread, pedicures and last but certainly not least tailor made clothes.
Lucy got a blazer and Posted by lanolocolunar in South East Asia 2011 | Dec 16, 2011
- Rain, Rain Go A-HueI've been in Hue for about 16 hours and I think it's been raining 15 of those hours. I went out for lunch and came back absolutely SOAKING. I'm not worried about my clothes - they'll dry - Posted by feiheli in Vietnam | Dec 16, 2011
- Hanoi to Halong Bay
Despite hearing mixed reports about Hanoi I really liked the place, it's a crazy bustling city with ridiculous traffic where you practically risk your life every time you attempt to cros Posted by katie2801 in Round the world in a pair of crocs | Dec 16, 2011
- Dear avid readersWe greet you from our luxury accommodation in Hoi An; complete with swimming pool, ensuite with bath, very helpful and lovely staff, breakfast included and a mini bar. All this just for 10USD!!! The latest adventures include sailing Halong bay, Posted by lanolocolunar in South East Asia 2011 | Dec 15, 2011
- 24 hours on a busThis bus trip deserves a blog all of its own!
We bought an open bus ticket for 40USD which should get us from Hanoi to Ho Chi Min city while we are here. It didn't really start on the best note. Posted by anna.marshall in ผมอยากฝึกภาษาไทย | Dec 14, 2011
- The Motorcycle DiariesI like choosing the road less traveled. It generally takes a lot more time, but you become hyper aware of your surroundings because you have no choice. My flight landed fairly close to midnight at Noi Bai International Posted by chang2n in Forever Summer | Dec 14, 2011
- Central Vietnam (Hue, Hoi An, Nha Trang)We arrived in Hue after a long bus journey through the night in pretty cramped conditions. Surprisingly we were not feeling too tired and decided to head straight out after dumping our stuff. After walking for a while and being Posted by Christian25 in Flying The Nest | Dec 19, 2011
- Dalat
I gotta get caught up on these posts.... it's been a very busy last couple of days as we've been on the move a lot, and have experienced SO much. We are currently in Ho Chi Minh City Posted by ttbwarren in Blair & Stacey's World Tour | Dec 13, 2011
- Goodmorning Vietnam!Deciding to get to the airport in Laos 3 1/2 hours early for our flight was one of the best decisions yet. We thought our flight was at 1.30pm however, the airlines had failed to inform us that it had Posted by hannahhoward in ผมอยากฝึกภาษาไทย | Dec 12, 2011
- My First Full Day in Vietnam
Well, I feel like I've walked all of Hanoi - from the Old Quarter( where my hotel is located) to the French Quarter, from the old to the new "Hanoi Hilton."
I started off a bit late Posted by feiheli in Vietnam | Dec 12, 2011
- Nha Trang
Well I'm happy to announce that we finally got our long awaited beach day today! Yep, sun for the better part of the day and hot. Even managed to get a sunburn. Quite a big change fro Posted by ttbwarren in Blair & Stacey's World Tour | Dec 12, 2011
- Arrived in HANOI!
Well we finally made it to Hanoi Backpackers.
WOW what a journey!
The flight went really smoothly. However when we landed we were instantly faced with a minor obstacle of a potential taxi scam. We realised this before we got in the Posted by lanolocolunar in South East Asia 2011 | Dec 11, 2011
- Don't stop the carnivalIt was pouring rain, she wasn't feeling very well and it was a Sunday morning, not really the best recipe for a day of shopping, but nothing was getting in Natalie's way after what she had seen on our short Posted by colincampbell in Colin & Natalie | Dec 11, 2011
- I'm in Hanoi!Hi again, and welcome from Hanoi.
I arrived in Vietnam around 6pm (local time) after a 3-4 hour flight from Shanghai. I'm not too sure how long the flight was because I slept through part of it and think we Posted by feiheli in Vietnam | Dec 11, 2011
- No moss on these rolling stonesWhen we woke up Friday morning it was raining the kind of rain that makes you rent some movies, pop some popcorn and go back to bed. Without popcorn and not wanting to watch any movies we made an Posted by colincampbell in Colin & Natalie | Dec 10, 2011
- Having some troubles...So, as you may have noticed, I haven't written in awhile, and that's because the laptops broken. So, I will try to write (but it takes sooooooooooooooooooooooo long with the iPod!!) but I don't know if I will be able Posted by megan prawdzik in Wish You Were Here! | Dec 10, 2011