Saturday 14 September - Sunday 15 September - Tam Coc - Mai Chau Saturday 14 September We beat the alarm jingle, up just before 6.30am. Final pack up, which always takes longer than it should, and then up to fix up our bill, including the cost of our transport to Mai Chau, which … Continue reading Vietnam 2024 – Trip Report 7
Thursday 12 September - Friday 13 September - Tam Coc Thursday 12 September Awake a bit after 7.00am. Our toilet, which was struggling to drain efficiently last night, is now pretty much not draining at all, and flushing of said toilet is now not an option. While it could be a blockage, my suspicion is … Continue reading Vietnam 2024 – Trip Report 6
Tuesday 10 September - Wednesday 11 September - Phong Nha - Hanoi - Tam Coc Tuesday 10 September Up a bit before 8.00am. The sleep helped, but only a bit. I just feel so flat. About here, and about what’s going on at home. It’s not supposed to be this way…… Downstairs by 8.30am, and … Continue reading Vietnam 2024 – Trip Report 5
Sunday 8 September - Monday 9 September - Phong Nha Sunday 8 September Downstairs a bit before 8.00am, and as we go to take a seat at one of the three or four tables, the main guy asks us if we’d like to eat out by the pool. My initial thought is, not really, as … Continue reading Vietnam 2024 – Trip Report 4
Friday 6 September - Saturday 7 September - Hue - Phong Nha Friday 6 September That alarm actually gets to do its thing, and once again, that damn jingle. Yesterday’s stomach issues seem to be a thing of the past, and we’re downstairs by 7.00am. There’s no sign of Eva, but her husband is there, … Continue reading Vietnam 2024 – Trip Report 3
Wednesday 4 September - Thursday 5 September - Hue Wednesday 4 September A lazy start, and not out until 8.45am. It’s hot already, and the thought of a bike ride doesn’t seem as good an idea as it did last night. Into our street, and the food options and possibilities have all changed. Long weekend … Continue reading Vietnam 2024 – Trip Report 2
Saturday 31 August - Tuesday 3 September - Melbourne - Saigon - Hue A slightly more abbreviated version, still with random, and not so random, thoughts, as well as the possibility of an actual 'important and informative'* bit. *not guaranteed Saturday 31 August The day has arrived, and I’m not really sure how we managed … Continue reading Vietnam 2024 – Trip Report 1
Thursday 28 September - Saigon - Singapore - Melbourne Here we are. The day that was so distant a month ago, it couldn’t be seen. Why does it always go so quick…. Up just before 8.00am, and fortunately, but also slightly annoyingly, I feel the best I have for a week. A bit more of … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 31
Wednesday 27 September - Saigon The last full day. It’s here. One month ago today, I was watching the boy play in a football final, in what was my last full day in Melbourne, before this little adventure was about to begin. And now, this morning, I’m struggling to think about anything other than what … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 30
Tuesday 26 September - Saigon Eyes open; 7.45am. Feel….., okay, but yeah, it’s still there. Get organised, and outside by 8.30am. Over to Diagonal Street, and then down to our café for our usual cà phê sữa đá hit. The sitting, savouring, and watching begins, and it’s all same old, same old, but far, as … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 29
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