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About the Trip (1) Australia (43) England (2) India (9) Korea (4) Pre-Departure (1) Russia (11) Singapore (1) Vietnam (9)
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* Sydney: Arrival
* The Mekong Delta * Ho Chi Minh City * Da Lat * Nha Trang * Hoi An * The DMZ * Hue * Halong Bay
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July 15, 2004Sydney: ArrivalI tripped out of Sydney airport, all tanned in my skirt and flip-flops, into the freezing winter morning. 'Unprepared' doesn't cover it... I shivered as I traipsed around the full-up, overpriced hostels and scanned the windows of travel agents for...Read this update July 13, 2004The Mekong DeltaHaving successfully avoided the dog markets, I found myself confronted with even worse sights at My Tho. I walked through the meat market with an Australian teacher called Sandii (who took photos to gross out her students) and saw live...Read this update July 11, 2004Ho Chi Minh CityThe skies above Saigon were illuminated by lightning storms - bolts and flashes - sometimes with rain, sometimes without. The city was packed with the ubiquitous 'motos' and there were shops and markets everywhere. With capitalism running rampant, I'm not...Read this update July 10, 2004Da LatArriving in Da Lat, I wished I'd spent longer on the beach in Nha Trang instead as it was cold and raining up in the mountains. I found a very basic but friendly hostel and ventured out into the famed...Read this update July 09, 2004Nha TrangI sat at the front of the overnight bus to Nha Trang, next to a stout lady with her luggage piled around her. Why she couldn't stow it like the rest of us, I don't know, but I was assigned...Read this update July 07, 2004Hoi AnThe luggage compartment of the Hue - Hoi An bus was full, so my rucksack ended up on the floor by the door. It was not a happy arrangement as the driver switched off the air-conditioning going up hills to...Read this update July 06, 2004The DMZI was expecting the DMZ (De-Militarised Zone) to be a wasteland still, but it was full of paddy fields, banana trees and villages. Eucalyptus and pine trees were imported to re-forest the hillsides sprayed with Agent Orange, and the farmers...Read this update July 05, 2004HueI was late for the bus so it was mostly full when I boarded and I ended up with a seat over a back wheel. I was hoping to stretch out onto the space next to me to make up...Read this update July 03, 2004Halong BayHalong Bay, 200km east of Hanoi, is surrounded by tree-covered karsts and filled with green sea water. I stayed on a boat for two days as it motored around the islands, stopping at a spectacular cave and dropping anchor to...Read this update |
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