Nov 4, 2009 - Hot Travel Guide To Vietnam

There are few places on earth as captivating and as energising as Vietnam and if you are considering a vacation there then you should definitely make time to visit the former capital city, Ho Chi Minh City.There are few places on earth as captivating and as energising as Vietnam and if you are considering a vacation there then you should definitely make time to visit the former capital city, Ho Chi Minh City....

Nov 4, 2009 - Hatchet Haircut in Hanoi

It's a pretty lake in the centre of Hanoi and is about 1 mile in circumference. ... This is also home to Hanoi's equivalent of Dingle's Fungi the dolphin. ... The Yankee POWs jokingly called it the Hanoi Hilton. ...

Nov 3, 2009 - Hysterical Hanoi

Well it's official I've been wrenched from Back Bending Bliss in the Serene Samui Sanctuary and hastily deposited in Hysterical, Hectic Hanoi. ... However, Hanoi may not be the ideal re-entry destination! It's pretty manic here. ... I urgently need to invest in some titanium strength earplugs.Well it's official I've been wrenched from Back Bending Bliss in the Serene Samui Sanctuary and hastily deposited in Hysterical, Hectic Hanoi. ... However, Hanoi may not be the ideal re-entry destination! It's pretty manic here. ... I urgently need to invest in some titanium strength earplugs....

Nov 2, 2009 - Leaving on a Jetplane.. (Minus the stilettos)

Had a final dip in the Choeng Mon waters before finishing the unevniable task of packing up my rucksack. On arrival in Hanoi I had a pick up arranged by Anna from the hostel. ... The ride into town (about 35 km) was shocking.Had a final dip in the Choeng Mon waters before finishing the unevniable task of packing up my rucksack. On arrival in Hanoi I had a pick up arranged by Anna from the hostel. ... The ride into town (about 35 km) was shocking....

Nov 1, 2009 - Hoi An

We arrived here in Hoi An about 2 pm and fancied a snack, The cafe we went to advertised bread and cheese so we had visions of trying some local cheese. ... We quite like it here in Hoi An, it is much quieter and calmer than most of other towns and has a serene atmosphere. ... This is just a well because I was just told that there is a typhoon headed this way, so we may have to hunker down for a while.We arrived here in Hoi An about 2 pm and fancied a snack, The cafe we went to advertised bread and cheese so we had visions of trying some local cheese. ... We quite like it here in Hoi An, it is much quieter and calmer than most of other towns and has a serene atmosphere. ... This is just a well because I was just told that there is a typhoon headed this way, so we may have to hunker down for a while....

Oct 31, 2009 - Hue

Spent another evening in Hanoi before heading to the station to catch the overnight sleeper train to Hue - sat in a lakeside bar for a few hours and were fascinated watching two Kingfishers at the side of the lake. ... However, this is where the inner sleeping bags we bought the day before really came into their own - mine was sealed so tightly round my neck all night that nothing was coming in! We had just one day in Hue, which was enough! Although I did take the time to have a Vietnamese hair cut! Quite brave, I thought! Not really though, because the salon was in a hotel, not just on the street. ... It was an old 1930's hotel (I mean the original!) and the hairdresser's chair was like an old fashioned dentist chair.Spent another evening in Hanoi before heading to the station to catch the overnight sleeper train to Hue - sat in a lakeside bar for a few hours and were fascinated watching two Kingfishers at the side of the lake. ... However, this is where the inner sleeping bags we bought the day before really came into their own - mine was sealed so tightly round my neck all night that nothing was coming in! We had just one day in Hue, which was enough! Although I did take the time to have a Vietnamese hair cut! Quite brave, I thought! Not really though, because the salon was in a hotel, not just on the street. ... It was an old 1930's hotel (I mean the original!) and the hairdresser's chair was like an old fashioned dentist chair....

Oct 30, 2009 - Booking the Holiday

So we're back off to Vietnam the central region this time.So we're back off to Vietnam the central region this time....

Oct 28, 2009 - Ha Long Bay

We took an amazing 2 day trip east to Ha Long Bay, just near Haiphong - this is a wonderful archipelligo in the South China Sea and consists of literally thousands of small islands, all very tall and rocky, mostly well covered in vegetation. ... Unfortunately, at this time of the year it is quite misty but was still stunning - it is where they filmed Scaramanger's island in James Bond (and probably no end of other famous scenes too).We took an amazing 2 day trip east to Ha Long Bay, just near Haiphong - this is a wonderful archipelligo in the South China Sea and consists of literally thousands of small islands, all very tall and rocky, mostly well covered in vegetation. ... Unfortunately, at this time of the year it is quite misty but was still stunning - it is where they filmed Scaramanger's island in James Bond (and probably no end of other famous scenes too)....

Oct 28, 2009 - Sa Pa

We have just returned from a trip to Sa Pa. ... We were then taken a further hour in a mini bus high up into the mountains to Sa Pa itself. ... Even before we reached Sa Pa we passed barefoot children in traditional, tribal dress walking miles to the local school as early as 7 am and local people walking around in the costume of their particular tribe (of which there are several just in this area). ... The women carry their babies in a sling on their backs and we saw a little girl, no more than 6 herself, carrying her sibling on her back! A visit to the market in Sa Pa was a real eye opener - we saw huge live fish plucked out of a bucket and chopped up, pieces of dog (complete with head), large caterpillar-type grubs (still wriggling!). ...

Oct 24, 2009 - Hanoi

Yesterday we moved on from Bangkok to Hanoi. ... So here in Hanoi we are fortunate to be in a nice hotel right near a lake in the Old Quarter. ... Hanoi is a crazy city and we have never seen traffic like it (even Bangkok does not compete!). ...

Oct 15, 2009 - Saigon

We flew from Hue Thursday night.skipping the 2 buss trips (24hours) and arrived in HCMC or Saigon at 7pm. ...

Oct 14, 2009 - Interesting thing happened to me today

Interesting thing happened to me today; I had a run in with the law! I am sure if you have been to any Asian city, you will know there are millions of motorbikes (no joke). Well in Ho Chi Minh City this is the same; the bikes do not seem to follow any road rules; in fact during our trip we would say to stop at a red stop light is a guideline and not a rule because nobody stops. ... This is the same as a one way street; the one way is the way you are going and your mate may be going the other way; that’s ok as he is only going 1 way.Interesting thing happened to me today; I had a run in with the law! I am sure if you have been to any Asian city, you will know there are millions of motorbikes (no joke). Well in Ho Chi Minh City this is the same; the bikes do not seem to follow any road rules; in fact during our trip we would say to stop at a red stop light is a guideline and not a rule because nobody stops. ... This is the same as a one way street; the one way is the way you are going and your mate may be going the other way; that’s ok as he is only going 1 way....