Vietnam Travel Stories 2008

Saigon, Vietnam: A Little Luxury at the End of the Road The Caravelle, rooftop drinks, fabulous French food and the end of our first journey through Vietnam We arrived back in Saigon after an uneventful bus journey down from Da Lat, and the first thing that hit us was the […]

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Da Lat, Vietnam: Night Buses, Broken Pipes and Bad Wine From a Vietnamese sleeper bus to the cool hills of Da Lat The Vietnamese night bus, my dear friends, is a truly remarkable thing. It is taller than your average bus and inside, instead of normal seats, there are rows […]

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Hoi An: Trains, Tailors & Vietnamese Coffee A spectacular railway, ancient streets, fabulous food and our first Vietnamese night bus We caught the train from Hue to Da Nang, with Hoi An our final destination. I had heard whispers about the train journey south and had stumbled across an obscure […]

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Hue: Imperial Cities, Misty Streets & Bun Bo Hue Hue: Imperial Cities, Misty Streets & Bun Bo Hue Emperors, French food, ancient walls and a very good bowl of noodles Given this was a relatively short trip, and in the interests of saving time, we flew to Hue. Overland travel […]

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Saigon: Markets, Motorbikes & the Art of Crossing the Road Saigon: Markets, Motorbikes & the Art of Crossing the Road Street food, colonial landmarks and our introduction to Vietnam It was time for another adventure. This time we decided to stay a little closer to home and head into our […]

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