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Vietnam
01: Vietnam – Siagon (Ho Chi Minh City)
Saturday 5th August 2006 Got on the bus to the border and another early start. After finally being picked up from our hotel we get taken to another guesthouse bearing the same name as our tour bus operator. Our bus was waiting for us there, Andy joked saying it was probably built in the late [...]
02: Vietnam – Cu Chi Tunnels
Monday 7 August 2006 Spent most of the day at the Cu Chi tunnels, the underground network the Viet Cong used during the war. At one point the tunnels system stretched to the Cambodian boarder, 250km of network. They were dug by hand with a small farming shovel/hoe tool and a basket to carry the [...]
03: Vietnam – Mekong Delta
Tuesday 8th August 2006 Up early yet again to meet the bus although this one wasn’t too bad, only 8 o’clock. We were on our way to the Mekong Delta. We weren’t sure about this trip at first but it turned out to be a really nice day out. Our guide Mr. Sui was a [...]
04: Mui Ne
Wednesday 9th August 2006 Getting bored of this ‘get up early to meet the bus’ malarkey but this time we were moving on again. This time to Mui Ne and the beach. Time to unwind and stop for a couple of days, sit on a beach and even up the t-shirt and vest shaped tan [...]
04: Mui Ne – White Dunes
Friday 11th August 2006 After a day of beach and unwind we went on a jeep tour which took in: the White Sand Dunes – Doi Cat Trang, The Red Sand Dunes – Doi Cat Hong, The Red Canyon – Bong lai Tien Canh and the Fairy Stream – Suoi Tien. This one was an [...]
04: Mui Ne – Red Canyon
Friday 11th August 2006 The Red Canyon was a pretty amazing place too. It had been eroded away purely by the rain and was a bright reddy orange in colour hence the name. All of the terrain around this entire area had that reddish colour to it. It also gives the Mekong its distinctive brown [...]
04: Mui Ne – Fairy Stream
Friday 11th August 2006 The Fairy Stream was an unexpected pleasure. We had initially booked the tour for the dunes and the sunrise. The fairy stream was pretty much something else Chucked in on the way back to the guesthouse. How wrong could you be. It was a stream, naturally and was only about three [...]
04: Mui Ne – Fishing village
Friday 11th August 2006 Went for a wander before dinner and took as walk by the fishing village
05: Vietnam – Nha Trang
Well, I have searched high and low but he text for this section has gone completely. Can’t find it anywhere, absolutely gutted.
06: Vietnam – Hoi An
Wednesday 16th August 2006 Arrived at Hoi An very early and very tired. We are getting wise to the tour operators dropping you off at their own hotels. Usually there are plenty of moped boys hanging around by the bus leaflets in hand. ‘I take you to my hotel, good price for you. I take [...]
07: Vietnam – Hue
Saturday 19th August 2006 Get to Hue which after Hoi An is quite large and full of hustle and bustle. We start to look for accommodation and have Look round the Backpacker part of town. After a walk in the heat and humidity Michelle stays with bags while the boys go on a search. After [...]
08: Vietnam – Hue Boat trip
Sunday 20th August 2006 Met up with the others for our little boating adventure. All of the tourist boats that run up and down the Purfume river are decorated like huge yellow dragons. Many of them have plenty of scheduled stops with separate entrance fees and hidden motorbike taxi rides designed to relieve you of [...]
09: Vietnam – Halong Bay
Thursday 24th August So today we go to Halong Bay. Another little trip and you guessed it – another early start. Checked out of our room and made our way on the bus to Halong City. There we boarded one of the Junks and started our boat trip with every other backpacker. Halong bay is [...]
10: Vietnam – Hanoi
Sunday 27th August 2006 Got up when we wanted. Three days of working to a program felt a bit to much like work. We decided to do museums and shopping as this could potentially be our last day in Hanoi. First stop was the booking agent and an argument. The manager had been out the [...]