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
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 8 September - Bac Ha I’m awake. It’s 5.30am. I feel alright, although I am certainly aware that I may have had one or two too many rice wines last night. That’s okay, been here before. No need to get up just yet, so the sleep thing will continue. But it doesn’t happen, as … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 11
Thursday 7 September - Bac Ha Eyes open. It’s 4.00am. If it’s going to be a ‘farm animal’, it’s usually, but not always, a rooster. Today, or is that still tonight?, it’s a rooster. Back to sleep. 5.00am, eyes open again. Bloody rooster again! The sleep thing once again happens, but only till 5.40am. Ten … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 10
Sunday 25 September - MAI CHÂU - Hanoi Wake up several times during the night, partly because that isn’t unusual, and partly because of a bloody rooster who doesn’t know how to tell the time. And each time I do, it’s raining, which makes me think of what lies ahead, when we leave Mai Chau … Continue reading Vietnam 2022 – Trip Report 19
Saturday 24 September - MỘC CHÂU - Mai Châu The alarm in my head goes off around 7.30am, and we’re downstairs by 8.00am. I think it’s fair to say we have the routine down pat, now. Outside, and it looks, both in appearance, and because I heard it, like it’s been raining most of the … Continue reading Vietnam 2022 – Trip Report 18
Friday 23 September - MÙ CANG CHẢI - Mộc Châu Up around 7.30am, which is the good news. The not so good news is that it’s taking a while for my muscles to overcome the issues associated with sleeping on another bed that consisted of one of those ‘concrete’ mattresses. The other not so good … Continue reading Vietnam 2022 – Trip Report 17
Thursday 22 September - Tú Lệ - Mù Cang Chải Up around 7.30am, and the first thought is to try and stretch various muscles that aren’t overly enamoured with having had to lay on something for 8 hours, that can’t be depressed by a standard human body. While the muscle aches may also be … Continue reading Vietnam 2022 – Trip Report 16
Wednesday 21 September - Long Cốc - Tú Lệ Well, go to bed early, more often than not, you’ll get up early. But there’s a difference between going to bed, and actually going to sleep, with the sleep thing taking far longer than I would have liked. Perhaps a combination of wondering if there … Continue reading Vietnam 2022 – Trip Report 15
20 September - hanoi - Long Cốc Awake just after 7.30am, giving the alarm a reprieve from doing its thing by mere minutes. Remaining bits and pieces packed up, sunscreen applied, after recalling what happened on the first day I spent with Toan five years ago, on our trip up North, and just as we’re … Continue reading Vietnam 2022 – Trip Report 14
seriouslynot 