K underwater just off Nha Trang.
Thursday, 23 October 2008
Wednesday, 22 October 2008
Saigon
Hello,
Karen, Ian and I are now in Saigon...There are two things that Vietnam has in spades...that is mopeds and rats...I have never seen so many in my life. Hoi An was really cool...on to Nha Trang which was a big city on a big beach...we went diving and had a good day...some nice coral and a couple of realy cool fish amongst the usual stuff. Went for a mud bath. Chilled out on the beach in Mui Ne, loads of kite surfers...too expensive for a lesson. Mui Ne to Saigon on the bus. Did the Cu Chi tunnels today...bit touristy but an eye opener all the same.
Ian is off home tomorrow which will be weird. K and I were going to skip Cambodia but have little choice but to head for Phnom penh because of the lack of flights and the expense to BKK. We have purchased some anti-malarials and will head off in a few days. Apparently the Cambodians and the Thais have stopped fighting, so hopefully, it is safe enough to cross back into Thailand.
Bizarre sight for the day is a 6ft fridge freezer strapped upright upright to the back of a moped...the best burdened bike yet. Photos will be posted soon...they take so long to upload. Ian has taken some real corkers!
Cheapest pint yet has been 30p...fruit juice is more expensive!
Laters, J
Karen, Ian and I are now in Saigon...There are two things that Vietnam has in spades...that is mopeds and rats...I have never seen so many in my life. Hoi An was really cool...on to Nha Trang which was a big city on a big beach...we went diving and had a good day...some nice coral and a couple of realy cool fish amongst the usual stuff. Went for a mud bath. Chilled out on the beach in Mui Ne, loads of kite surfers...too expensive for a lesson. Mui Ne to Saigon on the bus. Did the Cu Chi tunnels today...bit touristy but an eye opener all the same.
Ian is off home tomorrow which will be weird. K and I were going to skip Cambodia but have little choice but to head for Phnom penh because of the lack of flights and the expense to BKK. We have purchased some anti-malarials and will head off in a few days. Apparently the Cambodians and the Thais have stopped fighting, so hopefully, it is safe enough to cross back into Thailand.
Bizarre sight for the day is a 6ft fridge freezer strapped upright upright to the back of a moped...the best burdened bike yet. Photos will be posted soon...they take so long to upload. Ian has taken some real corkers!
Cheapest pint yet has been 30p...fruit juice is more expensive!
Laters, J
Tuesday, 14 October 2008
Hanoi to Hue to Hoi An...
Hello,
Just a quick post to let anyone who is interested (I personally get bored and perhaps just a bit jealous listening to people banging on about their travels) know that we are now in Hoi An having travelled from Hanoi to Hue on the night train and enduring 2 seriously wet days in Hue and then got a really cool 'sleeper' bus (has bunk beds!) to here. I won't bore you with all the details but it is lovely town. Ian (K's brother) and I heaved ourselves out of bed at 5am to take photos and 'experience' the market...have seen a few things that I would rather forget...like a man skinning big frogs while they are still alive. Off to Nha Trang tomorrow on the sleeper bus.
We both miss you all.
Jason and Karen. x
Just a quick post to let anyone who is interested (I personally get bored and perhaps just a bit jealous listening to people banging on about their travels) know that we are now in Hoi An having travelled from Hanoi to Hue on the night train and enduring 2 seriously wet days in Hue and then got a really cool 'sleeper' bus (has bunk beds!) to here. I won't bore you with all the details but it is lovely town. Ian (K's brother) and I heaved ourselves out of bed at 5am to take photos and 'experience' the market...have seen a few things that I would rather forget...like a man skinning big frogs while they are still alive. Off to Nha Trang tomorrow on the sleeper bus.
We both miss you all.
Jason and Karen. x
Wednesday, 8 October 2008
Hello to anyone still reading. Jason here. We are now in Hanoi. We flew in yesterday after one cancelled flight and some seriously needed sleep in BKK. Hanoi is crazy but somehow nicer and less threatening than BKK. Saw what I can only assume was a roasted dog today in the market along with other very bizarre sights. We have a nice hotel...but this luxury will not last. Off on a boat around Halong bay tomorrow.
J
J
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