15 September - Chau Doc I wake up a bit before 7.30am. Which is good, on two counts. It means I actually got some sleep, and it also means I’m still alive. It was a rough night, though. Fortunately, I suppose, it was all about the high temperature and the just generally feeling like crap. … Continue reading Cambodia / Vietnam 2019 – Trip Report 11
14 September - Phnom Penh - Chau Doc (Vietnam) Wake up around the time the sun comes up, and as that happens, the usual street sounds can be heard. Tuk tuks, bikes, cars, horns, and even some guy giving his angle grinder an early work out. And then there was the kind and considerate person … Continue reading Cambodia / Vietnam 2019 – Trip Report 10
5 September - Melbourne Well, the day is here. After booking the flights way back in March; after knowing the trip was going to happen probably six months before that; the 5th of September had finally arrived. And the fact that there is actually a Trip Report 1, means that yes, Lisa’s recovery went … Continue reading Cambodia / Vietnam 2019 – Trip Report 1
The Planning..... Seriously, how did we get here? And not just to planning a fourth trip, but to planning a trip that is going to involve things that we could never have imagined way back in 2014, when on the initial adventure. Interestingly, there was never any thought that there was to be a subsequent … Continue reading Cambodia / Vietnam 2019 – The Planning
Vietnam's Currency So, what is it? What does it look like? And how do you get it? Well, hopefully, this post will help you to understand the money situation in Vietnam. Hopefully it will also clear up a few ‘myths’, or perhaps, misconceptions, about the best way to go about paying for things in Vietnam. … Continue reading Vietnam Currency and Money – How and why….
*NOTE - 26 July 2022 - Since Vietnam re-opened in March 2022 following the Covid closure, VOA (Visa on Arrival) has not been reinstated as it was prior to Covid. It is still available to some, and to use it, you will need to find a travel / tour agent to apply for you. Having … Continue reading Vietnam Visas – How to….
31 October - Hanoi Our last full day. And while it’s not as bad as the actual day that you leave, it’s still not a great feeling. Live the moment. Live the moment…. But that’s not always that easy. We head next door for breakfast, and fortunately, there’s chairs free on the balcony. Which is … Continue reading Vietnam 2017 – Trip Report 30
30 October - Hanoi Alarm goes off at 6.30am. Perhaps should have made it a little earlier, but that might have been pushing my luck, somewhat. I probably shouldn’t complain, 6.00am was just a bit too painful for me to comprehend last night. We get down to the lake by 6.50am, and there’s heaps of … Continue reading Vietnam 2017 – Trip Report 29
29 October - Hanoi A sleep in of sorts, by getting up a little after 8.00am. Three full days left in Hanoi, which means I only have three mornings in which I can fulfil my desire to have breakfast down on the street. Today was certainly an option, in fact it was probably more the … Continue reading Vietnam 2017 – Trip Report 28
28 October - Hanoi Once my brain kicks into gear out of the fog of just waking up, the possibility of having a bit of a nothing day today is pretty much confirmed. I feel ordinary; sort of hungover, but I’m not sure that’s all it is. I thought today might have been the … Continue reading Vietnam 2017 – Trip Report 27
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