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Cat Ba

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Back in Cat Ba, Vietnam. Not sure why as cold and as wet as England probably is – actually not that bad but to look at the way the locals are dressed and behaving we might as well be in sub arctic conditions. Like China, the unusual cold spell certainly affecting the locals and I saw they are even closing the schools as temperatures drop below 10 degrees – thats plus 10 not minus !!. So all very quiet and the place taking on a closed feel as people head back to Haiphong and their own villages for Tet. Just how I like it.

Haiphong

Monday, January 28th, 2008

Left the sunshine of Thailand for the cold damp weather of north Vietnam !. Flight over easy enough bar the 4.30 start. Quick stop in Hanoi to arrange a Chinese visa and now in Haiphong. Don’t have any info on the place but quite a sizeable city and port and some decent pavement bars and cafes which would be quite nice if it wasn’t mid winter and most people probably tucked up in bed.

Tomorrow get the boat over to Cat Ba for a bit of peace and quiet after the noise and vibrancy of Pattaya. At least in Vietnam the pretty girls are the genuine item, not the copies that Pattaya seems to be producing in ever large numbers, admittedly very good copies and often better looking than the originals.

Pattaya 2

Sunday, January 27th, 2008
Have survived another week in Pattaya and more importantly now have a new Vietnamese visa so can spend another month idling in Catba. Will be the week long Tet holidays so should be very quiet as everyone goes back ... [Continue reading this entry]

Pattaya

Thursday, January 17th, 2008
Arrived back here last night to find a very crowded city in full swing and a notable lack of rooms, certainly the days of cheap accommodation seem to be over at least in high season. So after a rather ... [Continue reading this entry]

Hanoi

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008
So back in the real world where hopefully using the internet doesn't cause it to crash, a sad fate for the last month. The downside is that its also Hanoi, where crossing the road isn't as bad as Saigon ... [Continue reading this entry]