Vietnam 2022 – Trip Report 2

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

Vietnam 2022 – Trip Report 1

7-8 September - Melbourne - Singapore - hcmc   Wednesday 7 September - It’s here!  The day we begin something that, right up until May became June, we were never going to do this year. But by mid June, that all changed, when the realisation hit that we could actually do this. Off to work … Continue reading Vietnam 2022 – Trip Report 1

Vietnam 2017 – Trip Report 12

13 October - Hanoi - HCMC Up early again; seems to be a recurring theme here….  Yet another pack up, and then it’s downstairs to sort out the hotel bill. That done, I take a seat and wait for my car.  While sitting there, one of the staff asks me why I’m not having any … Continue reading Vietnam 2017 – Trip Report 12

Vietnam 2016 – Trip Report 17

Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City The alarm goes off. It’s loud. But things are always loud at 4.30am. My early morning, fuzzy brain, slowly begins to kick in. First realisation; I feel like crap. I feel like absolute crap! My wish from the night before has not come true. I now feel worse. Significantly … Continue reading Vietnam 2016 – Trip Report 17