Monday 25 September - Saigon Awake at 5.30am. As too is Saigon. I have no desire, however, to join them. Back to sleep, and then up at 7.45am. I feel okay, but it’s still lingering. Whatever ‘it’ is. Downstairs and outside by 8.30am. I didn’t really notice it a few weeks ago, but the entrance … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 28
Saturday 23 September - Can Tho Awake, and up, a bit before 8.00am. The night was uneventful, but I wouldn’t go so far as to say it was uninterrupted sleep the whole way through. But, I rarely achieve that anyway. I hardly feel brilliant, but I’m no worse than last night, so that’s a positive. … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 26
Thursday 21 September - Hanoi - Can Tho Eyes open – 5.30am. Good, back to sleep! It actually works, and the alarm does its thing at 6.45am. I really, really, need to change that bloody tune….. Get organised, and we, yes we, undertake that packing thing I love so much. But the ‘we’ soon becomes … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 24
Wednesday 20 September - Hanoi Woke a couple of times during the night, and when I did, I felt good. But now, at 8.15am, that feeling of wellness is a distant memory. Head blocked up, some aches and pains, and an overwhelming feeling of lethargy. Lucky it was a relatively early night….. Downstairs by 8.45am … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 23
Tuesday 19 September - Hanoi Eyes open, and I try and guess the time by how much noise I can hear. My suspicion is that it’s early, which is what I really want it to be, seeing as I don’t really want to get up yet. Phone is looked at. It’s 7.30am. Good, we don’t … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 22
Monday 18 September - Hanoi Awake at 8.30am, and yep, 12.30am is just a little too late. But with our Hanoi days fast disappearing, I don’t actually want them to end. And giving up and going to sleep means they end. And yes, I know that doesn’t really make sense, when we then lose hours … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 21
Sunday 17 September - Hanoi Wake a few times during the night, but each time it’s still dark. That’s good. But then it is light; bit before 8.00am, I’m told. Lay there, but then force myself, as well as Lisa, to make a move. Downstairs after 8.30am, into the breakfast area, and we’re it. It … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 20
Saturday 16 September - Hanoi Another slow-ish start, not getting up till just after 8.00am. Downstairs around 8.30am, and this time we both disappoint the breakfast staff, choosing just fruit, along of course with a cà phê sữa đá. We sit, eat, savour the coffee, chat a little, but the chatting comes to an abrupt … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 19
Friday 15 September - Hanoi It’s a slow start, as it was always likely to be. You know, someone’s jetlag and all. 8.00am comes and goes, but I don’t let 8.30am arrive without being vertical. Enough is enough. Get sorted and head downstairs. And yes, it is down the stairs. They’re not difficult stairs. It … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 18
Thursday 14 September - Hanoi Wake up. It’s dark. So dark, that I know it’s still the middle of the night. I don’t bother checking the time. There’s no point. That darkness, coupled with the quietness, tells me I have hours. But it’s not completely noise free, as I can hear rain. And it’s heavy … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 17
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