Monday 23 September - Tuesday 24 September - Hanoi - Can Tho (Green Village) Monday 23 September Up just before 9.00am, and downstairs for the easy breakfast of fruit. A chat with Jenny, and yes, the lunch is on and arranged for 12.30pm. We discuss booking the car that will be required in the morning, … Continue reading Vietnam 2024 – Trip Report 12
Saturday 21 September - Sunday 22 September - Hanoi Saturday 21 September Up at 8.00am, and downstairs to go through the motions of breakfast, with a little bacon to deal with the protein side of things, followed up with some fruit, to cover the plant component which makes it all that little bit healthier. A … Continue reading Vietnam 2024 – Trip Report 11
Wednesday 18 September - Thursday 19 September - Hanoi Wednesday 18 September Up around 7.45am, and Hanoi is well and truly awake. The excitement of the Mid-Autumn festival last night, appears to be continuing. Downstairs for breakfast – me, trứng chiên (fried egg), while practicing my Vietnamese badly, and fruit for Lisa, who is at … Continue reading Vietnam 2024 – Trip Report 9
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
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
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
Tuesday 12 September - Bac Ha - Hanoi Awake at 3.00am. Then again at 5.00am. Damn this clock watching / alarm anticipation thing in my sleep. Lay, doze, but mainly lay, and then get up just before 6.00am. Off to the toilet to check things out, and it seems it is all but a distant … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 15
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