Final day with my vietnam tour group and we spend it going to the Cu Chi Tunnels. These are the tunnels the Viet Cong used to combat the Americans so successfully. We went to the tourist version of them which is about 1.5 hours out of Saigon. The bus we took with 11 people on… Continue reading Day 38 – Saigon
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Day 37 – Mekong River Delta
Met our new guide Cheung in the lobby at 8am for our day trip to the Mekong Delta. We had the same driver and van as the day before so we all assumed our usual positions. We were going to take the new superhighway from Saigon to the Mekong Delta but it was so new… Continue reading Day 37 – Mekong River Delta
Day 36 – Nha Trang to Saigon
5.15am wake up to catch a mini bus to the Mekong Delta at 6.30am which would take around 12-13 hours. Only problem was, when we got down to the lobby Hui told us that the bus wasn’t going to turn up until 8-9am. Bus driver wasn’t in Nha Trang yet or something. That raised all… Continue reading Day 36 – Nha Trang to Saigon
Day 35 – Nha Trang
Today’s plan was to take a boat out in to Nha Trang Bay and go snorkeling. I thought I was an idiot for doing it with a chest infection but when am I ever going to get a chance to go snorkeling in Vietnam again so I said Fuck It. After we had breakfast of… Continue reading Day 35 – Nha Trang
Day 34 – Hoi An to Nha Trang
Not much to say about today. Woke up at 6am and watched Fatal Attraction until breakfast. Went to the bakery to pick up a ham baguette, apple pie and chocolate croissant for lunch and dinner on the train.
Day 33 – Hoi An
Breakfast was an array of cold frittered fruit and cold pineapple pancakes which wasn’t too bad. Probably the most unique breakfast I have had so far. We were up early because we were all going for a bike ride to the beach. A few dipped out though due to belly sickness or uneasiness with the… Continue reading Day 33 – Hoi An
Day 32 – Hue to Hoi An
The morning in Hue was our own free time until 12pm, so I wandered the streets randomly after breakfast and spent time talking to a guy who takes people on motorcycle tours around Hue. Later I found out the others had all found the markets (individually) and I got midly annoyed that I had missed… Continue reading Day 32 – Hue to Hoi An
Day 31 – Hue
Sleep was fitful but mostly quiet except for some guy walking down the hallway whistleing in the middle of the night. What the fuck is up with that? It’s always cool to wake up with stuff going past the window. Toilet was one of those ones that drop straight on to the tracks which isn’t… Continue reading Day 31 – Hue
Day 30 – Hanoi
Early solo breakfast in the hotel then met with the tour group at 8.30am. This was our first trip together as a complete group and I got to meet the two young Aussies Lisa and Luke (first time overseas for Luke first in Asia for Lisa). 9 of us in the tour van and our… Continue reading Day 30 – Hanoi
Day 29 – Halong Bay to Hanoi
A maintenance type of day today. Woke up at 6.15 for what I thought was 7am breakfast (turned out to be 7.30). Outside my window was a magneficent view of halong bay rocks and water surrounded my mist. Had the top of the boat to myself for a bit of a walk and it was… Continue reading Day 29 – Halong Bay to Hanoi