After almost two weeks in Vietnam my grasp of the language is still non-existent. Vietnamese is a very difficult (in my mind impossible) language to master, partly because it is tonal. A good example of this is the word “ba” which can mean three, grandmother, poisoned food, waste, aunt or any all depending on the […]
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I finally managed to meet up with Olly in Hanoi – hoorah! He arrived at my guesthouse on his scooter and we went to a bia hoi.. Bia hoi are basically outlets here which sell extremely cheap lager which apparently comes straight from the breweries. We then went to Olly’s on his scooter and he showed […]
Read the rest of Sunday 30th and Monday 31st March – Hanoi
Just after I finished updating my blog yesterday I heard a, “Hello” and realised that Tony, an American guy I met who was in the cabin next to me on the sleeper train was at the same guesthouse. He got off the sleeper train before me at Hoi An. A lot of people seem to […]
Read the rest of Sat 29th – Sunday 30th March Hue to Hanoi
Although I had booked a motorbike to take me around the sites today I ended up sharing a car with a Japanese guy. The hotel staff came and asked me about it this morning when I was packing up and I decided it was a good option. The first place we went to was Tu […]
Read the rest of Saturday 29th March – Hue
The sleeper train was an experience. There were six in a berth and I had the middle bunk which was probably the worst to be fair. With the bottom bunk you can put your bag underneath and with the top bunk you have more head room as the train has a curved roof. I hardly […]
Read the rest of Thursday 27th March and 28th March, the journey to, and arrival in, Hue
I spent much of yesterday (Wednesday) doing very little. I spent what felt like an eon uploading pictures only for them to then not go where I wanted. There are some on the Flickr link of the website now though if you want to have a look. I then went and got some lunch before […]
Read the rest of Wesnesday 26th March – Nha Trang a lazy day and Thursday 27th March
I left the Perfume Grass Inn where I was staying previously, as I decided at $15 USD it was a bit expensive! I checked into “Nice Hotel” which is very nice actually and am now paying $8 a night. They have a wide range of rooms here up to a lot more expensive than mine […]
Read the rest of Tuesday 25th March Nha Trang – Mud, towers, sea and motorbikes
I’ve spent today on a boat going between four islands off the coast of Nha Trang. It was an amazing day although I think I’ve been slightly spoilt in terms of snorkelling in Egypt. I’ve spoken to lots of Australians who have suggested good snorkelling spots where I will be in Oz so hopefully will get […]
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I left Mui Ne just after lunch and took another long (5 hours ish) bus journey to Nah Trang. Nah Trang is another coastal spot but bigger and busier than Mui Ne. When I got out of the bus the usual group of people touting for business arrived and I asked if they knew where […]
Read the rest of Sunday 23rd March Nah Trang
On Friday I spent a bit of time emailing and charging my Ipod in an internet cafe. I was planning to head to Nah Trang but then discovered the buses left at 8am (which I had just missed) and 8pm. I didn’t really want to stay in Saigon for another full day and had a […]
Read the rest of Friday 21st March and Saturday 22nd March Saigon to Mui Ne