17 October - Ben Tre - Soc Trang (Mekong Delta tour) Up early, which wasn’t too bad this time, seeing as we’d had a relatively early night. Get our stuff organised and then went for a bit of a look around the homestay, Gite Nha Vuon Nam Hien. It has heaps of character, and it’s … Continue reading Vietnam 2017 – Trip Report 16
16 October - HCMC - Ben Tre (Mekong Delta tour) Damn it! A ‘goodbye’ day. All packed up and downstairs before 7.30am. We do the ‘goodbye’ thing with Tung and Vy. It’s hard. Hopefully it’s more a ‘see you soon’ type of farewell, rather than the more permanent sounding ‘goodbye’. I just don’t know when … Continue reading Vietnam 2017 – Trip Report 15
15 October - HCMC A Sunday. And even though it’s a Sunday, we’re up a bit after 7.00am. Wouldn’t happen at home… Downstairs just after 8.00am, and Tung and Vy look like they’ve been up for a while. And neither looks terribly happy. A pump near the kitchen has leaked overnight, and there’s now water … Continue reading Vietnam 2017 – Trip Report 14
14 October - HCMC Managed a bit of a sleep in. Not much of one, but certainly up later than I had been over the last week and a half. Anyway, needed it, and Lisa certainly did, too. We head downstairs, and on the way, we meet Tung’s dog, Winnie. She’s a cute little … Continue reading Vietnam 2017 – Trip Report 13
13 October - Hanoi - HCMC Up early again; seems to be a recurring theme here…. Yet another pack up, and then it’s downstairs to sort out the hotel bill. That done, I take a seat and wait for my car. While sitting there, one of the staff asks me why I’m not having any … Continue reading Vietnam 2017 – Trip Report 12
12 October - Ba Be Lake - Hanoi Just for a change, up early again to get myself organised. Yep, it’s here. The end of the Northern adventure. While I didn’t want it to end, I’m kind of ready to get back to some normality. It will be nice to slow down a little, get … Continue reading Vietnam 2017 – Trip Report 11
11 October - Ba Be Lake Alarm goes off at 6.30am. The good news is it’s not raining. It’s very overcast and a little misty, but it’s not raining! The bad news is that I’m up a little earlier than I really need to be, as I need to get organised and repack my bag … Continue reading Vietnam 2017 – Trip Report 10
10 October - Meo Vac - Ba Be Lake Up fairly early and downstairs to meet Toan by 7.00am for breakfast. Noticing banh mi in the list of options on the breakfast menu, and not having had a banh mi for a while, that becomes the obvious choice. So, banh mi opla (egg) duly ordered. … Continue reading Vietnam 2017 – Trip Report 9
9 October 2017 - Yen Minh - Meo Vac Up early. Well, awake early. 3.30am, to be precise. Another bloody rooster. They’re quickly becoming my least favourite animal…. Fortunately, I was able to get back to sleep. Well, until 5.30am, when some Vietnamese tourists who were also staying in the hotel decided that seeing as … Continue reading Vietnam 2017 – Trip Report 8
8 October 2017 - Vinh Quang - Yen Minh My laundry drying skills have paid off. Everything is dry. Lisa would be proud! Even got myself completely organised by packing up before meeting Toan downstairs by 7.00am. Must be getting good at this…. Grabbed the, now empty beer bottles, before I left, as apparently the … Continue reading Vietnam 2017 – Trip Report 7
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