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May 28, 2008
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"So we made it on the bus. The bus drove around Nha Trang to some other pick up points, and soon enough the bus was full. I read for a bit, then tried to fall asleep.&nb ..."
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jesseandzoe
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Cold Weather and Rain
Feb 19, 2008
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"Hue greeted us with damp, cold weather. The Thai Binh II Hotel was a nice place but like so many budget accommodations it didn't have heat and the old drafty rooms with marble ..."
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losbrowns
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Hai Van Pass and that unexploded ordinance
Jan 15, 2008
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"Our tour bus departs Hoi An for the most scenic drive in Vietnam, the curvy Hai Van Pass that connects Danang and Hue. Just outside of Danang, we make a quick side trip and travel ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
naysay
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Hanoi to Hue
Sep 16, 2007
(30 photos)
"Overnight bus to Hue, our new found friends Blake and Matt were to join us on this very very loooooooong journey. After putting the world to rights and deciding our place in the wo ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
marshallmatters
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Bia = food in Irish, beer in Vietnamese
Sep 8, 2005
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" The question is not what to look at, but what you see - Henry David Thoreau No change there And so on to Hue where we continued to 'eat' well. The overnight bus trip was as boring ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
byrnedm
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Sun!
Sep 26, 2007
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"Quite an eventful train journey to Hue! Liz went to but tickets for the 13 hour soft sleeper cabin, but when we got to the train, found we had soft seats- something quite different ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
johnbrianmess
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'Sorry, this restaurant doesn't do vegetables'
Jun 1, 2007
"Arriving in Hue after a horrible bus ride and no sleep at all (anyone traveling Vietnam, I'd recommend paying the extra for the sleeper bus for this journey), i was determined not ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
benabroad
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Hue-ge Scam
May 30, 2006
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"Hard to decide between a clean-but-sitting-upright night bus here in Vietnam or the 'full bed fitted but pot luck on the conditions' Chinese buses, think the best smelling one wins ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
alasdairm
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On to Hue
Nov 9, 2006
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"We weren't leaving Hoi An until 1pm so I decided to get a local to take me out top the beach and around the countryside outside of Hoi An. So I took my life in my hands and jumped ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
chrislewis7
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Look out, it's the Intrepid biker gang!
Jul 31, 2005
(2 photos)
"Phew, thank goodness that's over! By the time we boarded the train to Hue at about 6pm on Thursday the 28th, we were more than ready to say goodbye to Vietnam's crazy capital. We h ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
idarich
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Hue
Mar 2, 2006
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"We arrived into Hue at around 8am and transferred to our hotel, the Huong Vy Hotel. After climbing 3 floors of stairs, Kenny, Dave and I checked out our triple room. After checking ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
shanewilson
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Train to Hue
Mar 31, 2007
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"The train ride was fine. It was quiet and I got to read a lot. I will once again plug A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn. It's an incredible b ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
dane
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Hue - Old Citadel and bullet riddled ancient tombs
Oct 4, 2006
(43 photos)
"The 12 hour bus journey wasn't that painful; as it's low season in Vietnam, the bus wasn't that busy so I had a double seat to myself. We were dropped off at bus company's office, ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
roadtrip
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The sun is out in Hue!
Mar 4, 2006
(11 photos)
"Train arrived 8am yesterday morning and got taken to Thai Binh Hotel to check out whether we wanted to stay there. Got a double room with tv and shower for $6 in a nice little alle ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
emanddave
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No way! Yes Hue!!!
Apr 13, 2007
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"He Said: A bus ride north from Hoi An through the mountainous region of central Vietnam brought us to the historic city of Hue (pronounced "Hway"). Hue was the capital of Vietnam ( ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
globedecker
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Royal Tombs
May 11, 2004
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"Cicadas chirpping Water hyacinths floating Too damn hot for me -Donna's Haiku in honor of Emperor Tu Duc Even the locals are saying it's hot today. We stayed inside most of the mor ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
kally563
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Vietnam - Hue
Apr 10, 2007
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"After a crappy nights sleep (the hotels only problem was that we could hear the staff early (5am) in the morning), we had a leisurely breakfast and chatted to a couple of other Eng ..."
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gonetilwhenever
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Rain from Above, the Side and even Underneath
Dec 12, 2005
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"Arriving in Hue we got the usual hassle from touts at the train station, but decided to check out one of the hotels listed in the LP guide. We both jumped into separate pedal ricks ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
eatdessertfirst
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Rainy days get me down
Nov 24, 2005
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"During the night the bus seemed to stop everywhere. It rained constantly and the seats were terrible. This wasn't like the sleeper buses in China, no this was a normal bus but the ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
rbisset
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Is this Beijing? No way-- it's Hué!
Jun 8, 2006
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"We stumbled onto Hué (pronounciation: hway) at just the right time. Hué is the ancient capital of Vietnam, and as such the entire city has been designated as a World Heritage Site ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
adamandeva
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Friendly Hue
Dec 9, 2005
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"Its a fairly short hop by bus from Hoi An to Hue. En route, we unexpectedly stop at Marble Mountain, a town that specialises in stone sculptures made from the local marble. The tow ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
rachel_john
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Bikes, Buses and Tunnels
Feb 23, 2006
(23 photos)
"Hi Everyone, there will be a little catch up on the last few places Danny and I have been to so a few separate entries at once (just have a look at a few pictures if you get bored! ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
mills-mcshea
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Christmas
Dec 28, 2004
(11 photos)
"December 28, 04 After a 5 hour bus ride from Savanakhet, Laos I arrived in Vietnam. Things seemed to change almost as soon as I crossed the border. Different scenery was the first ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
arlash
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Train from Hanoi
Aug 4, 2005
"The overnight journey by train to Hue was a typical affair and one that we were now very accustomed to on this trip. This time we shared out cabin with a friendly Vietnamese family ..."
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pidgeandpie
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Hue, Day One: Music in the Pines
Feb 12, 2006
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"Just in time to eat a late lunch with Phan the moto driver, I arrived in Hue. Phan was one of the thousands of boat people, discontented with Vietnam's economic and political situa ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
lraleigh
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Tour on Two Wheels
Jan 30, 2005
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"We decided to fly from Hanoi to Hue (pronounced "Way") to try to hurry ourselves a long a bit. (Tet is drawing near and we don't have a lot of time left, plus we've heard the bus t ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
kimandmartin
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Hue
Jan 9, 2005
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"Hue is a beautiful city with some stunning architecture including a huge Citadel with walls and a moat surrounding the main buildings! We had a great time exploring the sites and g ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
dawn_smedley
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Hue
Jan 19, 2005
(39 photos)
"Hello everybody, Hue is located almost halfway down the coast from Hanoi in the North to Saigon in the South. According to my Lonely Planet guidebook, it "has been one of Vietnam's ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
eric
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Friend or Pho? - Travels in South Vietnam
Jan 28, 2005
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"Over the course of the last 5 months we have read a tremendous deal on Vietnam and about the Vietnamese war. Now we were finally able to see the places we had heard so much about a ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
chrisandlara
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Getting accustomed to life in Vietnam...
Mar 2, 2005
(2 photos)
"(Peter) Now that we've spent over a week in Vietnam, I've started to notice little things here and there that we've had to get used to. I've tried not to see things as right or wro ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
nicandpete
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Bombed Hue!
Mar 17, 2005
(4 photos)
"The overnight train from Hanoi to Hue, athough a little cramped, was uneventful enough (unlike the same train 3 days earlier that had derailed, killing 12 people, in Vietnam's firs ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
bush-trotters
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Bit of a write-off
Feb 13, 2005
(6 photos)
"Extremely short entry here, as there really isn't too much to say. We left Hoi An in the afternoon. En route to Hue, we stopped off at a few places. First stop, Marble Mountain. Th ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
chowie
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The DMZ
Mar 4, 2008
(23 photos)
"Hue would be a good city to visit.... if it wasn't raining. After checking the weather forecast and seeing rain for the next several days, I had no choice but to accept ..."
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jeffsadventures
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Travel writings
Oct 15, 2004
"... in which the paid traveller gives insight into the vile business of writing guidebooks... ROUGH WORK I'm here to update the Vietnam chapter of a Southeast Asia guidebook, cover ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
jeroen
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On yer bike!
Nov 7, 2003
(8 photos)
"Thursday November 6th The train down from Hanoi was fantastic. I had heard stories about ticket scams (ie paying for a first class ticket only to be given a pleb class seat 5 minut ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
dazzla
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Hoi An - Hue - Hanoi
Oct 17, 2003
"Friday 17th October... Had a near heart attack yesterday when I realised I'd spent far more money than I thought in Hoi An and filled an entire holdall with clothes. Also got compl ..."
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froglin81
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Local water diet
Sep 7, 2004
(2 photos)
"Tuesday 7 September Hue, Lu Loi Hotel By the time we get to Hue, Kim is well rested, we haven't exchanged a single word with the other people in the compartment. By this stage I ha ..."
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kimandpercy2004
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Beautiful!! The ocean... how I have missed you
May 15, 2005
"Vietnam is a love-hate relationship. There are some aspects that are absolutely amazing such as the scenery, and other parts such as dealing with the people that want your money th ..."
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ajpeel
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Motorbiking around Hue
Mar 8, 2005
(10 photos)
"So was motorbiking around Hue a good idea? After recovering from my Dengue fever episode - which had a few relapses and meant Sapa was blown out (boo or should I say brr aparently ..."
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roundtheworld
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There Was A War Here - Apparently
Jul 25, 2004
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" Tuesday 26th July 2004 Hello Hue (or "Hway" to those of us fluent in Vietnamese...) Barely slept on the bus, and have a bad cold, but find a half decent hotel for $8, and gradual ..."
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shaunduvall
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We got Lucky and Crazy in Dalat
Mar 1, 2004
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"Hands down, the best way to see Vietnam is on the back of a motorbike. Our six days on a motorbike tour through the Central Highlands will certainly be a highlight of our year-long ..."
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jill_and_andy
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Hue and Bach Ma National Park
Jun 7, 2004
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"Sat 05 June - Day 37. Scorchio 35C - Happy Birthday Sue / Mum It was a long night. Apart from the bumpy roads and constant hooting of the horn, the man on the seat in front of us s ..."
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leeandcathy
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The average age was just nnnnnineteen
May 19, 2003
"19th May - The train to Hue arrived at 7.30am and we were immediately pounced on by hotel touts offering amazing deals. We picked one and were taken to a new hotel. The room was $9 ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
phil_and_lisa
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Hue
Mar 2, 2004
"Hi Guys, You can read our update from Vietnam in our entry from Vientiane, Laos Peoples Dem Rep entitled 'Touring Vietnam with the Irish and Rum!'. Cheers, K & S ..."
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kevandsian
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On the bus again
Sep 19, 2003
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"Well so much for an early night before we left Hanoi. We ended up meeting Peter and Maria for a few beers. We had an excellent view of the traffic from the pub. The traffic converg ..."
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hils
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Hoi An - Hue - Hanoi
Apr 24, 2003
(2 photos)
"Days 86 - 87 - Hoi An - Hue - Hanoi A comparatively short journey (merely 6 hours for less than 100 miles) and we arrived in Hue. I can't say that Hue held much in the way of expec ..."
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kandg
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From sapa i undertook a gruelling 32 hour ...
Dec 18, 2001
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"From Sapa i undertook a gruelling 32 hour bus and train journey down to Hue. Both forms of transport were slow, travelling at an average speed of 27mph!!! By the time i boarded the ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
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Hue
Jan 10, 2008
(3 photos)
"Got an overnight bus to Hue - the beds were very skinny and very short! On every turn i thought i would fall out - we couldnt sit up in them as we were on the top of three bunks in ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
tomsontravels
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Emperor's Life
Jan 6, 2008
(22 photos)
"We are now starting our trip south, our first stop was Hue. Traditionally, it has been one of Vietnam's cultural, religious and educational centers. Hue served as the political cap ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
goodrichodyssey
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War lessons
Oct 23, 2006
(4 photos)
"Hue, the former capital, was our base for a tour taking us through the history and important sites of the 'American War' as they call it in Vietnam. ..."
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gilesandjane
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Off to Hue
Mar 21, 2007
(9 photos)
"Wow... After leaving Hanoi, Ondra and Myself jumped on a Open Tour Bus which connects Hanoi with Saigon (HCMC) with multiple stops along the way. The bus trip was a 14 hour trip fo ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
sorenwhite
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The Ugly European
Jul 17, 2007
"I've already spent a considerable amount of space bitching about Eurotrash on this trip. But really, this has a lot to do with the fact that I've been pleasantly su ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
12thousand500
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Hue
Jul 1, 2008
"Snart... ..."
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johast
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Lovely Hue
Apr 17, 2008
(29 photos)
"After very bumpy 13 hour card playing train ride we arrived at Hue early in the morning. Peter taught us a chinese card game called bic 2. I won and was blamed for cheating even th ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
ruairioc
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The Forbidden Purple City
Feb 13, 2007
(9 photos)
"Hue is mostly of interest to tourists becasue of what it was, not what it is. It was the capital of Vietnam from the early 19th century through the end of World War ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
mistahall
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Hue
Sep 4, 2007
(30 photos)
"Day 59- Very tired in Hue... We made an unnecessary stop at 7:00am, where tour operators tried to sell us tickets to the DMZ. They force you off of the bus by shutting ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
philnshell
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Hue and Demilitarized zone
Mar 30, 2006
(4 photos)
"Had an ok train to Hue, left at 7pm, getting into Hue a bit after 8:30am. Ryan seemed to sleep just about all the way, I had a restless night due to the thin mattress, getting old ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
kakadudude
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Hue
Jul 22, 2007
"July 22nd The 3-4 hour Journey to Hue (pronounced something like 'hway' with a soft h & w) passed with both of us sleeping. We arrived knowing we had to catch a flight at 9.30p ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
bhavish
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Hoi An and Hue
Mar 12, 2006
(15 photos)
"We are really moving along now. We have covered some ground since we last wrote. But we will finish with Hoi An where we left off. We went back to see about the clothes we were hav ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
epdevries
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Hue
Feb 14, 2007
(3 photos)
"First of all happy valentines everyone!!! shame I have no-one to share it with ;-( oh well! so, updating my blog. Monday we did the imperial tomb cruise down Perfume river. It was ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
barbarabryson
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Hue
Nov 24, 2005
"Arrived in Hue on night train from Nha Trang. Had 24 hours there before heading off to Hanoi again on the night train. Rained a bit so just looked at all imperial palace and a coup ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
holmesbe
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Hue
Feb 29, 2008
(7 photos)
"DAY 1 Arrived in Hue battered and bruised from the bus. Breakfasted and completed a walking tour of the city, visiting the massive old citadel and the towns delightful raw-dead-thi ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
kimandrob
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Hue
May 30, 2005
"The train journey to Hue (12 hours) was certainly a different experience, the sleeper carriages were split up in to compartments of four bunk beds and we had to share with two comp ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
lucy_and_matt
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Hue
Mar 11, 2006
(19 photos)
"ja saa blev det tid til at sige farvel til Hoi An og vende naesen mod Hue, som vi befidner os i lige nu. 4 timers buskorsel tog os hertil her til morgen, og vi havde jo som altid r ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
iben
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Why you not want moto-cycle tour lady?
Dec 18, 2006
(6 photos)
"We arrived in Hue after our last bus trip, you have know idea how happy that made us feel! After months of crappy buses with shit a/c and crazy amphetamine fueled bus drivers ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
thewjgirls
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bikes, rain and mr bean
Jul 25, 2005
"despite feeling absolutely and utterly exhausted, dehydrated, drained etc, i am having a blast in central Viet Nam! it's a cool area. we left Hoi An yesterday morning. the night be ..."
A travel blog entry from Hue by
ruthie
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Tyvende dag i Vietnam
Aug 12, 2006
(10 photos)
"Saa er jeg kommet til Hue, Vietnams gamle kejserlige hovedstad. Idag tog vi fra Hoi An ved 10-tiden, koerte foerst til Marble Mountain, besteg det og koerte saa hen over et super f ..."
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evamaria85
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