Friday 8 September - Bac Ha I’m awake. It’s 5.30am. I feel alright, although I am certainly aware that I may have had one or two too many rice wines last night. That’s okay, been here before. No need to get up just yet, so the sleep thing will continue. But it doesn’t happen, as … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 11
Thursday 7 September - Bac Ha Eyes open. It’s 4.00am. If it’s going to be a ‘farm animal’, it’s usually, but not always, a rooster. Today, or is that still tonight?, it’s a rooster. Back to sleep. 5.00am, eyes open again. Bloody rooster again! The sleep thing once again happens, but only till 5.40am. Ten … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 10
Wednesday 6 September - Ta Van - Bac Ha The sleep, yeah, not quite as good as last night. Again, it’s all me. I rarely string two good ones together. Weird dreams, for some reason, with no rice wine to blame. I did, however, make it back to my room without incident, after making the … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 9
Tuesday 5 September - Ta Van Sleep, which a little surprisingly for me, comes quickly, but the need to rid myself of that last beer, just two hours later, becomes enough to wake me up. Outside, into the very dark Vietnamese countryside, and Honey the dog does her watchdog thing. The initial thought of puncture … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 8
Monday 4 September - Hanoi - Ta Van Awake. Time check – 3.30am. Back to sleep. Awake, again. It’s now 5.00am. It feels like I’m clock watching in my sleep…. Still have an hour before the dreaded, and awful sounding, alarm is due to do its thing. Fortunately, sort of, it never gets the opportunity, … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 7
Sunday 3 September - Hanoi 6.00am. It’s becoming a habit. Not happening, so back to sleep. 7.30am. Better. But still not happening. Sleep, doze, just lay there, and all of a sudden it’s 8.30am. Could quite happily continue just laying here, but I need to make an appearance in the dining room, just in case … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 6
Saturday 2 September - Hanoi Eyes open. It’s 5.00am. Two positives; I’m alive, and I ain’t getting up. Back to sleep, and it was actually sleep, before eyes open again. I know it’s later, as it’s lighter, and I can hear the noises associated with it being later, but I have no desire to get … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 5
Friday 1 September - Hanoi Awake. Time check. 4.30am. Seriously? But good! Back to sleep in my very dark room. Eyes open again. 6.00am. Yeah, that’s not happening. Make it to 7.00am, and while I’m awake, I can’t really be bothered. Lethargy and laziness. 7.30am arrives, and I can put it off no longer. There’s … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 4
Thursday 31 August - Saigon - Hanoi Eyes open, time checked. 4.45am. Good! Back to sleep. Sort of. Phone looked at again; 5.30am. Still good. Doze, but little else, and then it happens. That bloody alarm tune! Get up, get sorted, and pack up. Quick check of the time, and my phone is telling me … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 3
Wednesday 30 August - Saigon Eyes open, it’s light outside. And by the sound of things, Saigon is awake. Phone looked at; 5.30am. Not going to happen. But interestingly, it feels like it could. I resist the urge. Quite easily, as it turns out. Phone put down, along with my head, and little more than … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 2
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