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
Monday 28 / Tuesday 29 August - Melbourne - Singapore - Saigon Monday 28 August Eyes open. It’s here. The day that, while not really wanting to count it down that far out, was first looked at, and noted 19 weeks ago. I didn’t want to do it, but while my brain drifted off on … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 1
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
Wednesday 5 October - Saigon Eyes open. But before I look at the time, I need to work out what day it is. Through the haze and confusion of having just woken up, it surprisingly doesn’t take long. The last full day is here, and the only, like ONLY, good thing about that, is that … Continue reading Vietnam 2022 – Trip Report 29
Monday 3 October - Hanoi - Saigon The usual routine of eyes open at 7.00am, give or take, is altered, with today being not quite 6.00am. Anticipation of the flight? The angst associated with leaving my beloved Hanoi? Not sure, but maybe both. The good news is I’ve still got a bit over an hour, … Continue reading Vietnam 2022 – Trip Report 27
10 september - ho chi minh city - can tho Yep, 12.50am was too late. I really need to be better, but there were two beers still in the fridge, and I didn’t want to leave them there, nor take them on the bus trip with us. A job needed to be done, and the … Continue reading Vietnam 2022 – Trip Report 4
9 SEPTEMBER – HO CHI MINH CITY Awake a bit after 7.30am, and apart from a feeling of lethargy, which can be dealt with by simply getting up and moving, I feel alright. Force Lisa to also do the getting up thing, and we’re out into a well awake Saigon, a little after 8.00am. Disappear … Continue reading Vietnam 2022 – Trip Report 3
8 September - ho chi minh city Thursday 8 September Our Mai Linh driver pulls up at the airport exit toll booth, hands over the toll of 10 000 Dong, and we’re quickly out in the ‘real world’. The traffic, the chaos, the tooting, the rapid-fire gear changes, the everything. It’s all so familiar, and … Continue reading Vietnam 2022 – Trip Report 2
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