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
Wednesday 4 September - Thursday 5 September - Hue Wednesday 4 September A lazy start, and not out until 8.45am. It’s hot already, and the thought of a bike ride doesn’t seem as good an idea as it did last night. Into our street, and the food options and possibilities have all changed. Long weekend … Continue reading Vietnam 2024 – Trip Report 2
Saturday 31 August - Tuesday 3 September - Melbourne - Saigon - Hue A slightly more abbreviated version, still with random, and not so random, thoughts, as well as the possibility of an actual 'important and informative'* bit. *not guaranteed Saturday 31 August The day has arrived, and I’m not really sure how we managed … Continue reading Vietnam 2024 – Trip Report 1
Tuesday 26 September - Saigon Eyes open; 7.45am. Feel….., okay, but yeah, it’s still there. Get organised, and outside by 8.30am. Over to Diagonal Street, and then down to our café for our usual cà phê sữa đá hit. The sitting, savouring, and watching begins, and it’s all same old, same old, but far, as … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 29
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
Monday 11 September - Ban Phung - Bac Ha Eyes open. It’s light. And a little noisy. Out of bed and over to my phone, which is hanging from the only, and most inappropriately positioned, powerpoint I could find last night. 6.00am. Good, I don’t have to get up yet. A quick look outside at … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 14
Sunday 3 September - Hanoi 6.00am. It’s becoming a habit. Not happening, so back to sleep. 7.30am. Better. But still not happening. Sleep, doze, just lay there, and all of a sudden it’s 8.30am. Could quite happily continue just laying here, but I need to make an appearance in the dining room, just in case … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 6
Saturday 1 October - Hanoi Awake, this time before 7.00am. Two things I know; I ain’t getting up, and yep, I really wasn’t that smart last night. Eyes closed again, and mere minutes later, or that’s what it felt like, the alarm rudely does its job at 7.50am. I needed the extra sleep, and could … Continue reading Vietnam 2022 – Trip Report 25
Friday 30 September - Hanoi Eyes open. Time check. Sigh…… 7.00am. Again. That same old, same old routine. Seems I’m stuck with it. The world does not need me yet, so the urge to get up is resisted, which not surprisingly, is one of the easiest things I’ve ever done. 8.00am is reached, with some … Continue reading Vietnam 2022 – Trip Report 24
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