Hanoi, Vietnam March 28th – 30th 2011 Another long 12-hour overnight bus ride brought me to Hanoi. At least it wasn’t raining when I got here but the air was cool and crisp, expected being so far up north. I had been recommended a guesthouse by some people I ran into in Hue, the same…
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Hue, Vietnam
Hue, Vietnam March 25th – 26th 2011 Former home of the Nguyen emperors. Sounded tempting so I had to stop by Hue. It was wet and rainy as usual so that always dampens a trip. Took a boat trip on the first day to visit several tombs of Nguyen emperors (Minh Mang, Khai Dinh, and…
Ahoy, Hoi An
Hoi An, Vietnam March 24th 2011 Small town about 4 hours north of Nha Trang. It maintains a very old traditional feel to it thanks to its location beside a river and the old Chinese-esque homes and shops that line the streets. The more I see Vietnam, the more I think of China. Prior to…
Sea, sun, mud
Nha Trang, Vietnam March 21st – 23rd 2011 (Sunrise at Nha Trang.) I had originally wanted to go straight to Hoi An from Saigon thinking I would skip Nha Trang because I didn’t think there was much else there besides a beach but the lady at my guesthouse who helped me book my ticket told…
Dog, it’s what’s for dinner
Saigon, Vietnam March 15th – 18th 2011 I used to call this place “Ho Chi Minh City” but “Saigon” just rolls off the tongue much better. It was relatively painless getting here. Caught a shared van to the border, got stamped by both Cambodian and Vietnamese immigration, then saw one of many tourist buses waiting…