Today I arrived to Saigon, the old capital of southern Vietnam. It looks very modern in comparison to other parts of the country and there is even a KFC… Tomorrow I’m going to explore some Vietcong tunnels in Cu Chi.
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Saigon
Posted in Vietnam, tagged Saigon on 7 January 2008 | 2 Comments »
Da Lat
Posted in Vietnam, tagged Da Lat on 6 January 2008 | Leave a Comment »
To Da Lat I have arrived after a 7-8h bus trip from Nha Trang, by the slowest possible bus ) The town is located in the “Vietnamese Alps” region on the altitude of 1500m, thanks to that it’s a little bit “fresher” than other parts of southern Vetnam. The town itself is not very interesting [...]
Nha Trang
Posted in Vietnam, tagged Nha Trang on 6 January 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Next day I sped in Nha Trang. A Vietnamese holiday resort with a large sandy beach and lots of hotels, restaurants, diving schools and night clubs. In the guide I read that I should go to the trip around the surrounding islands. So I did, the trip was quite funny, because it was a kind [...]
Hue, Hoi An
Posted in Vietnam, tagged Hoi An, Hue, My Son on 6 January 2008 | Leave a Comment »
After a couple of days spend in Hanoi I went to Hue (an old imperial capital) to see a kind of Vietnamese “forbidden city” (old town). Unfortunately the weather wasn’t very good this day i.e. it was raining, so I didn’t even stay in Hue for night and I just went the same day in [...]
First day in Vietnam, Hanoi
Posted in Vietnam, tagged Hanoi, Vietnam on 29 December 2007 | Leave a Comment »
After a night and a half day trip from Yanghuo in China I have finally arrived to Hanoi. It looks like in Vietnam I’ll have full Internet access, so I’ll be able again to write you some updates about the progress of my trip. Hanoi looks a little it crazy, the is a lot of [...]
