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Central highlands tour
Oct 5, 2007
(22 photos)
"I decided to do this trip completely by chance. I met my guide- an easy rider-Phu, in a cafe next to my hotel. We talked for a while and he told me what he did- basically taking to ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
johnbrianmess
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Motorcycle Diaries
Jun 14, 2007
"My first day in Dalat was a late arrival, just found a guest house, ate dinner, then booked myself onto a canyoning trip the next day. For those of you uncool kids not in the know ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
benabroad
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Head To The Hills
Jun 6, 2006
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"The shortish bus journey to Dalat was pretty uneventful but I was just glad for once it was a day journey and not another leg cramping, neck twisting night bus. As the bus slowly w ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
alasdairm
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Freezing Ass Cold
Aug 10, 2005
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"(This is Ben) Ahhhh Dalat...... Well this place was some what of a bust. The guide book paints a picture of a quaint, mountain town. A place to escape the hustle and bustle and the ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
cookiechick6969
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Are we in France?
Jun 22, 2006
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"So we rocked up to Dalat, a town in the mountains with a much cooler climate and it was an exciting prospect to be wearing a sweater again. We spent a day canyoning (rappelling, hi ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
tracyleigh54
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It's all about the Journey...
Mar 20, 2006
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"I've been travelling completely on my own for a week now, the longest since I've been away, and I am proud to say that I have survived. I hit Nha Trang tomorrow, which is supposed ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
bootsmade4wlkin
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(Yet another) Easy Rider adventure
Jun 2, 2006
(72 photos)
"Finally, we've arrived in some weather that Adam does not constantly sweat in! Dalat is a quaint small mountain town with winding cobblestone streets and a vaguely European feel, l ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
adamandeva
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Mad Monks and Crazy Houses
Feb 14, 2006
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"After another night in Saigon we hit our open bus tour ticket up to Delat. The bus tour is quite a touristy route, but is a bargain at 12 quid for the whole country. 'oh no, what i ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
mills-mcshea
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Motorbike Tours
Jan 9, 2006
"Hanoi - Hue - Hoi An - Nha Trang - Dalat Well were now down in Dalat and moving onto Saigon (HCMC) tomorrow. Times moving so quickly at the moment that we can't keep up. We've done ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
suzukistorey
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Flower power Vietnamese style
Dec 4, 2005
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"Dalat is a lakeside town in the central highlands of Vietnam, a place non-existent until the French established a settlement here to escape the heat of the Mekong Delta late in the ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
technotrekker
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The City of Flowers!
Jan 16, 2005
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"We had a great journey to Dalat which is in the Central Highlands and the journey there was great in itself. We stopped at the Phan Rang Cham Towers perched on a hilltop in the mid ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
dawn_smedley
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Central Highlands
Jan 27, 2005
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"We last left off in Hoi An - since then, we've been on the South Coast beaches and in the Central Highland mountains - Nha Trang & Dalat. Nha Trang is where we got our first taste ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
canuckdive
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Vietnam Vet: Highland to Coast
Jan 7, 2005
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"Xin Chou from the east coast of Vietnam, No doubt the hangovers are well and truly cleared now and those New Years' resolutions are broken already. I forgot to make any myself! Tra ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
oflareypants
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The Central Highlands
Feb 21, 2008
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"It's cold and raining here and the warm clothes are out. However, before arriving in the central highland town of Dalat, I passed through a small beach town called Mui N ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
jeffsadventures
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From the Mekong to the mountains...
Nov 3, 2003
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"What a poetic title. I really should quit nursing and write for Hallmark... We jounced and jolted our way out of Phnom Penh to Neak Luong for the boat into Viet Nam. I can really f ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
sarah
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I'm a rider too.
Oct 16, 2004
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"In one short paragraph, the Lonely Planet guide mentions a group of motorbike guides that offer tours in the Dalat area. These guides, known as "Easyriders", apparently have 50 mem ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
rebn
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Motorbiking from Dalat
Dec 6, 1999
"I have memories of growing up. A tank went through the American embassies gates. I always thought Vietnamese people were not nice in the 70's because of this. As we headed towards ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
uncle_davros
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Ahhh, the mountains!
Aug 26, 2004
"Dalat is another old French colonial hill station, but this one is very much still inhabited, unlike Bokor in SW Cambodia (the capital of eerie atmosphere). It's in the mountains n ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
mimmik
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Easy Rider
May 27, 2003
"27th May - Arrived in Nha Trang after our over night bus and were told we had time for breakfast before we caught the bus to Dalat. We sat down at a restaurant by the bus stop and ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
phil_and_lisa
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Dalat - honeymoon capital of Vietnam!
Aug 28, 2003
"Dalat is a picturesque town in the Central Highlands of Vietnam, well known as a local honeymoon destination because of its cool weather, lakes and surrounding waterfalls. One of t ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
lizandsteve
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Dalat's the way (uh huh, uh huh), I like it!
Apr 15, 2003
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"Oh when the Saints, Oh when the Saints, Oh when the Saints come Marching in, I wanna be in that number.............I could continue, but as you have probably guessed if you haven't ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
countrybumpkin
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This Calls for a Mountain Bike
Feb 8, 2007
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"OK, so after about twenty minutes of typing here, the power went out and I lost it all (I know, I shoud have been saving periodically). I'm not much in the mood to ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
mistahall
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Mui Ne to Dalat
Feb 24, 2006
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"Where did we leave off? After the first day of kite surfing we rested the next day. That was a good call because we were both tired. But the next day we went at it again. The winds ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
epdevries
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Dalat
Mar 5, 2008
(17 photos)
"Arriving in Dalat we set about trying to find someone who would take us mountain biking or hiking in the surrounding countryside, and, as is typical in Vietnam, each tour company h ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
kimandrob
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20 hours on the bus!!!
May 3, 2006
"We made it to a mountain town called Dalat today. Well, it's more of a small city with over 140,000 people. I dont know what all the rave is about this place, it's just a dirty loo ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
bertoymariana
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English Weather!
Jun 11, 2005
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"We arrived in Dalat to pouring down rain and a much cooler climate only 5 hours on the bus from Nha Trang where it was hot and sunny. In the central highlands of Vietnam, 1475m abo ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
lucy_and_matt
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The original Easy Rider was a scooter...
Dec 11, 2006
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"On the road again, this time with our nasty open tour ticket in hand! Basically an open tour ticket allows you to hop on and off the bus as often as you want in different tow ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
thewjgirls
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Highlands. Low point
Dec 29, 2002
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"After Nah Trang, and during Christmas week, we headed to a hill town called Dalat to see some Vietnamese hill tribes and the surrounding countryside the area is know for before get ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
byrnedm
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A rainy night in Dalat
Oct 2, 2007
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"Departed from Saigon at 8am for our six and a half hour journey to a little town in the mountains called Dalat. Well in true Asian style things didn't go according to plan an ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
tonyandsara_rtw
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Canyons and coasts.
Nov 3, 2005
"Well Jim, thanks for all your clever facts of Vietnam. I know I for one will certainly have those thoughts running through my mind as I wander southward in this strange land. Altho ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
allworthy
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Sun at last!
Dec 21, 2006
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"Ely - We have arrived in Dalat, a town 1500 meters above sea level, lost in the central highlands, and which is the epitome of romantic for most vietnamese since ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
nwillz
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Easy Riding!
Feb 10, 2007
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"Dalat is in the Central Highlands of Vietnam and gave us a chance to explore some of the more mountainous areas of the country. The cooler climate there was also a pleasant ch ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
emma_steve80
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Dalat
Jul 27, 2006
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"On our way to Ho Chi Minh City, we detoured for a few days through the hill station town called Dalat. It is where the French and Vietnamese bourgeois would escape the heat of Saig ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
longwalktour
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Swiss Alps in Summer
Mar 31, 2008
"Aah, ik kan terug ademen! 15 graden, bergen, naaldbossen, propere straten. Dalat lijkt bij aankomst inderdaad op de zwitserse alpen in de zomer. Dalat is een bergdorpje dat door de ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
dirkmarta
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Dalat- Vietnam
Sep 28, 2005
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"Dalat, we loved this place it reminded us of the lake district back home except it was in the central highlands of Vietnam!! ..."
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em_sez
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Takin' my hog out for a spin...
Jan 19, 2007
"The bus ride to Dalat takes 8-10 hours (depending on the traffic and police), so we left at 8am. Dalat is up in the central highlands (1500m above sea level) and is a busy to ..."
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awehrbar
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Caffeine Capital
Dec 19, 2007
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"All along the route to Dalat, between here and Buon Me Thout you can see coffee beans dryinging in the sun. Many of the old farms are converting to coffee as a new source of income ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
sidom
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Dag 18, 19, 20 - Dalat
Jun 25, 2008
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"Na onze missie in Nha Trang is het tijd om de bus naar Dalat te nemen. Wegens het zwaar tegenvallen van de nachtbus hebben we onze reis nu opgesplitst in kortere stukken. Dat wil z ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
anneldavy
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Mountains and cold weather
Aug 23, 2005
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"Dalat is a quite little mountain town. For the first time in Asia I am chilly. I knew the temperatures would be lower up here, but as I was packing for this trip I just couldn't br ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
gypsymichelle
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Crazy nights in Hoi an and Dalat
Sep 20, 2003
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"My next stop was Hoi an, a small, sleepy village a few kilometers from the beach south of Hue. Though I was sick of tours and the tourist train, I took the tourist bus to get there ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
gnomes
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Dalat to the rescue!
Apr 16, 2008
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"Dalat to the rescue! Just as it seemed like we'd had enough of Vietnam (see "Nha Trang sucks" blog) Dalat rides in to save the day. This is a wonderful small town full of happy sm ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
lisamcsherry
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Ah... the mountains, home at last.
Jul 8, 2005
"Last night, after my update, i finally tried the dish at our resteraunt that had been arousing my curiosity for three days running. It was some sort of "Beef Steamboat", whatever t ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
lrubin
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The Lake Tahoe of South East Asia
Apr 13, 2007
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"After leaving Mui Ne, we took a harrowing bus ride to Dalat, or the Lake Tahoe of Vietnam. The ride was harrowing, because our psycho bus driver insisted on driving 75 miles ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
itsgotime
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Dalat
Feb 22, 2003
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"Greetings from Dalat! Since I last wrote we have worked ourselves a bit more south and west into Vietnam. After Hue, we went up and over pass, which again, aside from the horns and ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
spudbraham
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Day 75 to 76: Dalat
Jan 30, 2007
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"Monday 29th of January I left Nha Trang this morning at 8am. I am going to Dalat in the Central Highlands, it's in the mountains, the town is at an alitude of 1450m. The journey ta ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
fabienr
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Easy Riding in Dalat
Feb 2, 2007
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"Easy Riding in Da Lat 2nd February 2007 It's an early bus ride to the small town of Dalat which primarily supplies fresh fruit and vegetables to the immediate region . It is also t ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
danielandrachel
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Up in the mountains
Mar 27, 2008
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"Our journey from Saigon was supposed to take only 7 hours but due to numerous problems ( bus picking us up late, traffic in Saigon, puncture enroute and numerous drink and food sto ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
jon-daniella
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Dalat
Nov 1, 2006
(5 photos)
"From Saigon we went to this lovely town in the central Highlands called Dalat. The temperature was cool and the town had an Aline feel to it. The town is known for its produce. The ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
rvagabond
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Dalat
Oct 17, 2007
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" Dalat was a lovely retreat in the mountains (often compared to the Alps) which was spared in the war where soldiers used to visit for a holiday from it all. It was very beautiful ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
carlosb1978
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Dalat
Jul 30, 2005
"After an all day journey on the bus from Mui Ne to Dalat, I finally arrived in the mountainous town about 3pm. It was a beatiful drive up the mountains to the central highlands. I ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
barnsie2
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The hooneymoon destination of Vietnam
Dec 4, 2006
"Ok - short entry I promise. Dalat is a resort in the mountains of Vietnam (just be it took a two hour assent on the bus to get here where I was sick). It has become a place where V ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
amandaroberts79
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Dalat
Oct 12, 2006
"I took a 6 hour bus ride to the hills in Dalat. ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
yushim
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Easy riding
Nov 2, 2005
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"It is called the honeymoon capital of the south. To me, it was the place that relieved me from the heat of the south. Dalat is in the central highlands. The city itself is very del ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
jrcooke7
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Dalat - Vietnam's Honeymoon Capital
Mar 13, 2006
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"The trip to Dalat was quite long, as we climbed hills working our way up to the central highlands and cooler climate. We spent the afternoon wandering around town and getting ideas ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
glenn_christie
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honeymooning in Dalat
Oct 15, 2007
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"Apparently Da Lat is where many Vietnamese go for their honeymoons. It's called the European Vietnam... and known for its cooler climate due to its elevated position - so instead o ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
nellyandsime
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A Couple of Great Days in the Mountains
Feb 2, 2007
"We had heard great things about this place in the mountains called Dalat. It's the favorite tourist destination for the Vietnamese, so we figured if it's good enough for them... Yo ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
natecropp
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Da Lat
Aug 3, 2007
""Can't we go any faster" was the unlikely comment from the Spaniard who was doing a good job at concealing his annoyance. He was talking to our coach driver. We had been trave ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
alexbright
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Dalat
Nov 20, 2007
"We didn't arrive in dalat untill mid afternoon and exhausted we were pleased that the place the bus took us to offered such cheep rooms! Having dumped our stuff we set o ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
liv.ltd
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Run to the hills
Feb 20, 2007
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"Ok you will not read that in my blog too often about a place but Dalat sucks! Me and Kirsten had great expectations about it, god we were disappointed. It sounded like a nice mount ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
vachon_88
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Dalat: Le Petit Paris
Nov 16, 2006
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"We have now moved from the seaside and up into the mountains to a town called Dalat. It's been compared to Paris (due to the French connection) and even has it's own smaller versio ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
iainandemma
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Dalat
May 8, 2007
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"We arrived in Dalat by around 4:00pm and in true backpacker fashion, scoped out a few hotels before choosing one. We decided to bunk with our German friend Jana who tagged al ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
thetour
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About as good as it sounds
Apr 9, 2007
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"Well yea this place was pretty knaff to be honest! We arrived here from beautiful Nha Trang just on dark. Being the only foreigners in the van we were dropped of last at some ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
joshloz
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Cooling Off in Le Petit Paris
Mar 26, 2005
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"I am now in the lovely little city of Dalat, otherwise known as Le Petit Paris. This place is the honeymoon destination of choice for Vietnamese and it is easy to see why. It is ab ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
canucktravel
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Dalat
May 13, 2006
(12 photos)
"We again re-joined the open tour bus and left Mui Ne Beach and headed for Dalat. It was only about 3 hours on the bus so not too bad. Our hotel in Dalat was lovely and really cheap ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
keirle7
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Easy Riders
May 4, 2006
"I had some more thoughts about Saigon to add to my last entry... I have moved on now to Dalat, a lovely mountain town said to be the romance capital of Viet Nam - ideal for proposa ..."
A travel blog entry from Dalat by
redjen
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