Category Archives: Vietnam

Between September 13 & September 29, 2007 we spent some time in Vietnam with our friends Rob & Mary Neal and Max Dong who is an old friend from my National Service days. Max served as a driver at 1 … Continue reading →

These are the five things that we liked best in Vietnam (not really in any order) 1. Hoi An – A lovely old city with character and charm along with a fantastic hotel. 2. Vietnamese Road Manners – Miss River … Continue reading →

We spent our final day in Hanoi taking it easy. The weather was cool and very hazy. It felt rather wintery and although we wore only our polar plus jackets, we noticed that all the local people were well & … Continue reading →

Well, the highlight of yesterday was a Cyclo ride through Hanoi. It was better than walking and really got the adreniline pumping. On a Vietnamese cyclo, the passenger sits at the front while the driver peddles from behind. As a … Continue reading →

Returned from Sapa on a very slow train which took 10 hours to cover about 340 km of distance. At first, we enjoyed watching the countryside go past but after a million rice paddies it was getting a bit boring. … Continue reading →

Here we are in Sapa – a hill town not far from the Vietnamese / Chinese border. It is providing us with an interesting cultural experience in that we are able to visit some of the villages of the Black … Continue reading →

Today was a tourist day. We were met at the hotel by a very eloquent young lady who took us on a tour of Hanoi. The first amazing thing we found was that Hanoi has three quarters (not four as … Continue reading →

This morning we reached Hanoi after a 60 minute flight from Hue. I couldn’t get to an Internet Cafe there, so I am offering two bangs for the buck with a double report tonight. Hanoi was foggy and very humid. … Continue reading →

We left Hoi An by car and drove to Hue over the famous Hai Van pass. This is a very mountainous area of Vietnam and just north of Danang a spur from one of the mountain ranges extends down to … Continue reading →

Well, here we are in Hoi An, a world heritage town on the central coast of Vietnam. I’m sitting in an Internet Cafe with a rather slow connection but it’s only costing me 5000 Dong per hour (AUD$ 45c). This … Continue reading →