Central Market Hoi An

The journey to Hoi An was a 4 hour bus ride through some of the most beautiful landscapes in Vietnam. Lush jungle capped mountains, giving way to rice paddies on the lower slopes which ran down through long valleys almost reaching the shore, where turquoise waters crash along endless beaches.
After a while of this stunning contrast of …

Arrived early in the morning, and checked into the sleepy gecko without much consideration

Attractions:
went around the old town and bought the tickets. Seeing the amount of silk on display, we decided it might be a good idea to get some pure silk sleeping bags, (17 US).
the old town is a bit touristy, but also feels old and …

25/04/2011 Hoian/ Vietnam

So we arrived about 10am and managed to find a hostel with a pool for under $10 a night, was quite a nice place bit out of town though so we walked into town with Sam & Elle and found a restaurant for some lunch then we hired two mopeds for $2 Elle smashed into the back of a local after 10meters on the bike. …

The dawning of my final day in Vietnam, and feeling kind of relieved about this fact! Hard to believe that in three days time I will be reunited with Laura and Steve! First thing me, Eigil and Mitchell took a stroll to the Hanoi markets. We got over this fairly quickly and we then grabbed a coffee at a café, a tad expensive at 45,000 dong but being …

Ja, da har vi ankommet den lille landsbyen (som ikke var så liten som vi trodde;-) som vil være vårt hjem de neste 2-3 mnd. Planen er å bo på hotell i et par uker, bli litt kjent, knytte kontakter, finne en leilighet eller hus og ha littebitt ferie.

Hotellet vårt er jo ikke helt som på bilde for å si det sånn (bildene på nettet må være …

We're delighted to leave China after 45 days and what better country to move onto than Vietnam. So much history, promises of great food, unspoilt beaches, hot weather and crammed hustling cities. We can't wait. It's a daytime bus from Nanning in China to Hanoi. The change is noticeable almost immediately, not by the landscape (that's quite the same …

... or just cool down in the shade with a drink - as you can imagine we have partaken in both! There is a huge central market, locals selling foods and fake anything and everything! From the market shops line the streets selling artwork, ceramics, and ...

... order. Given we were leaving Hoi An tomorrow morning. she said she could turn round my order by 7pm tonight. --Afternoon around Central Market-- After visiting Nurng, we shopped around a few more shops before we hit the Central Market. This is a cramped ...

... invisible as they ignored us staring at them and being fascinated by their everyday affairs like eating breakfast. We entered the Central market and were immediately squeezed in tiny spaces between stalls and the smells of to many people, dried squid ...

... many arty shops selling gorgeous souvenirs and paintings.  They were so cheap, they were practically free! We headed to the Central Market where the locals buy their fruit and vegetables, seafood and even fresh noodles.  It all looked so ...

... that we'll be back tomorrow morning to buy a ticket, first thing. contd. writing 4.07pm, following a mooch around the central market, hoi an! after a wander along the river, where we saw the tiniest of boats, which still appeared to be people's ...

... of suits and shirts now too - fortunately Michael and Eija can transport them hope for him at family rates. In the colourful central market I was accosted by a woman who offered to thread my eyebrows for 3 dollars. I'd actually been meaning to get them ...

... a regroup before heading out for the night.   When we headed out later for something to eat, we walked through the central market and to the river, wander all the way down the river and you come to a bridge covered in lanterns.............words can ...

... at least twice!  The lady was very patient though and we eventually managed to get them off.  We then walked around the central market before riding back to our guest house. We had been invited to dinner by the owner of the guest house, which ...

... and take a more thoough look around toady. That evening we got to stick to part of the plan. We walked through the central market and ate like royalty by the river in a wonderful place called The Blue Dragon. After stuffing ourselves silly for a ...

... smoking, joking and generally making their courtyard look messy. All good fun! We quickly found somewhere to stay its off the Central Market and have emailed our Dutch compadres who are following us up here tomorrow (They needed one more day to ween ...