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
Thursday 6 / Friday 7 October - Saigon to Melbourne Sleep slowly becomes awakeness, of sorts, and through the haze of tiredness, too many late nights, and maybe too many beers, the realisation hits me. We’ve arrived at that day that seemed so far away, when this whole thing began. I’m really struggling to understand … Continue reading Vietnam 2022 – Trip Report 30
Friday 30 September - Hanoi Eyes open. Time check. Sigh…… 7.00am. Again. That same old, same old routine. Seems I’m stuck with it. The world does not need me yet, so the urge to get up is resisted, which not surprisingly, is one of the easiest things I’ve ever done. 8.00am is reached, with some … Continue reading Vietnam 2022 – Trip Report 24
Monday 26 September - Hanoi Awake at 7.00am. Nup, not happening. Doze for an hour listening to the usual noises of Vietnam; cars and bikes, and their horns, as well as voices. Eventually make the effort to become vertical, and we’re downstairs around 8.30am where we meet up with Kerstin again. She doesn’t really have … Continue reading Vietnam 2022 – Trip Report 20
Sunday 25 September - MAI CHÂU - Hanoi Wake up several times during the night, partly because that isn’t unusual, and partly because of a bloody rooster who doesn’t know how to tell the time. And each time I do, it’s raining, which makes me think of what lies ahead, when we leave Mai Chau … Continue reading Vietnam 2022 – Trip Report 19
17 september - hue - hanoi Eyes open, time checked. It’s 5.45am. Good, plenty more time to sleep. Five minutes later, it’s 8.00am. Obviously needed it. Into the upright position, and make a start on that packing thing, which, because we’d had laundry done yesterday, was quicker and easier than it usually is. Downstairs, and … Continue reading Vietnam 2022 – Trip Report 11
11 september - can tho Those sounds of the Mekong, mostly frogs and crickets, worked well, with sleep, unusually for me, coming pretty quickly. Up a couple of times during the night, to do what has to be done when you get up in the darkness, and then up a bit before 8.00am. I head … Continue reading Vietnam 2022 – Trip Report 5
5 October - Hanoi Awake a bit after 8.00am. A small sleep in, and, as an added bonus, I feel good. Well, I do for about 15 minutes, when the urge to use the toilet becomes a priority. Back to feeling closer to good, we head over to the balcony around 9.00am. It’s been … Continue reading Cambodia / Vietnam 2019 – Trip Report 31
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