Phu Ly – Vietnam 5-11 March 2011
I am writing from the hotel, having spent the day resting up with a “touch of belly”. After the things we have been eating, it’s not…
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Langkawi Feb 28 – Mar 4 2011
We spent 4 wonderful days in Langkawi, en-route to Vietnam for this year’s Project Vietnam undertaking. Our visit last year to Langkawi was all too brief…
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Hanoi and Sapa
Day 20-21 24-26 Hanoi 13-14, 17-19 March 2010 Getting back to Hanoi has been one of the main aims of the whole trip and our memories…
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Hoi An
Day 16 – 18 Hoi An 9-11 March 2010 We used a hotel transfer from Danang to Hoi An, approximately 30kms South. Danang seemed like just…
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Ho Chi Minh City
Day 13 Ho Chi Minh City 6 March 2010 Arrival at Ho Chi Minh was on time and we cleared immigration without a fuss. I’m not…
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The Cruise, Hong Kong, Singapore etc
Travelling from Shenzen back to Hong Kong to board the Virgo proved uneventful. Perhaps we are getting used to trains, border checks and immigration. We had…
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Hanoi and Halong
Hanoi has proved to be a real treasure. Our small boutique hotel is situated in the Old Quarter, an area rich in colonial French architecture, narrow…
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More Vietnam
We have finally mastered the business of crossing the road in Ho Chi Minh City. It is just like the guide books say, go slowly and…
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Ho Chi Minh – Moped City
Here we are in cloudy downtown HCM City. Christine is currently swearing about the girl on the front desk of the hotel because she robbed us…