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Hoi An Slideshow
Hoi An
Travel Blogs from Hoi An, Vietnam
How to use the internet in Hoi An
This is a top pick! How to use the internet in Hoi An 1)Click on the internet explorer button 2)Hit the drop down arrow and click in hotmail 3)Wait three minutes and then receive a message that the page is unavailable 4)Click refresh 5)Wait three minutes and receive a ...
Report from your Vietnamese beach inspector
This is a top pick! ... the beach. Today I flew from Nha Trang north to Hoi An. After all this travelling north I am still only halfway up the country. Hoi An is a UNESCO world heritage site. I have yet to work out why - an initial recce suggests it's full of tourist shops ...
The Tailoring Capital of 'Nam
This is a top pick! ... until around 10 a.m. All the girls in our tour group were giddy about this destination, as supposedly the shopping in Hoi An is unrivaled in Vietnam. I was a little concerned as I wasn't looking to shop too much, and we were scheduled to stay here for ...
You Come To My Clothes Shop
This is a top pick! ... country. That wasn't our plan so instead we just walked around the town and occasionally gave in and bought something small. Hoi An is quite charming actually and we had fun looking around and eating in the cheapest restaurants we could find. Definately ...
Hoi An
This is a top pick! ... affairs, serving japanese, vietnamese and western foods and happy hours from 6-9pm in most places. How nice! The guide book says Hoi An is like 'walking inside a museum piece and enchants people with it's beauty and accessible history'. It was a trading ...
Women love it and Men fear it's Awesome Power!
This is a top pick! ... . Too many options. I suffer terribly from buyer's remorse. I sweat. I feel like I'm gambling. But I must say that here in Hoi An, I truly enjoyed the experience. So when I woke up today, the plan was simple. No sightseeing, no tours, no cooking ...
Hoi, Hoi, Oui
This is a top pick! We decided to slow our pace down in Hoi An and the mood of the whole village encouraged this. Our day started with a little swim in our hotel pool whilst chatting to some of the other guests, followed by lunch in town and then a quick trip to the coast ...
the red bag treachery
This is a top pick! ... sweet potato the family was eating. It was so lovely to be invited into her home. It was one of the most memorable experiences of Hoi An. We left with best wishes, truly meaning it. I hope her good karma from being so gracious and friendly after Ian's ...
So far, my favorite city in Vietnam
This is a top pick! This place is great. Having amazing time. Will write ...
Leaving Hoi An
This is a top pick! ... asses off with the locals and sat by the pool. It's been 100% relaxing, I shan't rub it in too much, as I know you're all jealous. Hoi An is so great, we've really loved our few days here. However, nothing lasts forever and it's time to move on..... ...
for fashionistas
This is a top pick! ... or cyclo driver. It was quite a long ride and I got to sit back (as much as one can do on a motorbike) and take in beautiful Hoi An, excited and content. We stopped off on the way and the women said she'd be a moment and ducked into a big building. I ...
Hoi An - Cooking, tailoring and Tet Celebrations
... people are swarming the streets. We find out it’s the final day of tet and it seems like most of Vietnam has flocked to Hoi An. Everyone is lighting candles set in paper flowers and sending them down the river, a pretty sight. We ...
Hoi An
This is a top pick! ... yesterday (well, all apart from the fittings anyway - yes, they do proper fittings as well), there was little excitemen left in hoi An. We spent the morning laughing at all the customers' recommendations in the tailors - "All we came to Hoi An for was a ...
Oh I do like to be beside the seaside!
This is a top pick! ... so we encountered major hassle and touts trying to rip us off when we attempted to take the normal bus to Hoi An. Top tip: if you're travelling in Vietnam accept that its easier, cheaper and you'll see more if you take the tourist buses! Booooo! We ...
Hoi An
This is a top pick! ... for a fraction of the cost in the catalogue. Anyone wanting to have a complete overhaul of their wardrobe should fly to Hoi An and save an incredibleamount of cash. Just to give you an example, a tailor made suit in any fabric they have (which is the old ...
Nha Trang - Hoi An
This is a top pick! Day 83 - Nha Trang - Hoi An With a full day before catching our overnight bus to Hoi An we visited the nearby hot mineral springs. With the literature promising (and this is verbatim), "Soaking hot mineral water feels so cool even it is hotly!!!? ...
The town of silk.. and other cheap substitutes
This is a top pick! ... town, nor for it's scenic river and Japanese bridge, not even for the multitude of art galleries set amongst the French villas. Hoi An is the place to buy clothes. Tailor-made clothes. It's virtually impossible to pass a street without tailor shops. ...
I took the bus 164kms further south from ...
This is a top pick! I took the bus 164kms further south from Hue to the sleepy town of Hoi-An. Unfortunatley all the plans i had to visit the nearby My Son temples (the kingdom of Champa) were cancelled as the rain from Hanoi/Sapa and Hue decided to work its way down to ...
Attack of the shopping mad woman!
This is a top pick! ... Then there are the hand bags and other goodies. "Hey Rachel, that backpack sure is looking heavy to me!" Food is another of Hoi An's attractions. There are a few dishes offered that can only be had in Hoi An as they require water from a specific well ...
The world's biggest clothes shop
This is a top pick! ... are the exception to the rule. So of course, we started looking. There must be 1000's of tailor shops in Hoi An (stunningly for Vietnam, they actually outnumber souvenir and tour shops COMBINED!). I was interested in a suit and some shirts, M was ...
Our boring bits
This is a top pick! ... food for lunch, it has some really good flavours similar to Chinese at home but it doesn't seem to fill us up. Got on the bus to Hoi An, the bus only took about 4 hours so wasn't to bad but was ready to get off, walked for ages and ages as we got dropped ...
Angry little men!
This is a top pick! Day 140; Had a brilliant day of spending money! The shopping here is amazing and I can understand why it is the area to get clothing made, there is shop upon shop doing the same things but some of the dresses are devine, if I could of just come up ...
Leg 3, Vietnam
Hoi An If Vietnam was California, Hanoi would be downtown L.A. and Hoi An would be Santa Monica or Pismo Beach. The town is situated between the Hoi An river and the Ocean, in town the riverfront has alot of restaurants and shops, and if you ...
Back to Hoi An
... a bit of a dilemma as to what to do next? North, east, south, west, there were too many options but we decided to go to Hoi An to continue the craic with the Halong Bay crew, and because we loved it so much the last time. This time round, there was no 4 ...
Water's warm so you might as well swim
... ;We did manage to get one important thing done on the first day – we picked out and were measured for our tailored clothes. Hoi An is famous for its tailors, and everyone we know who has been there had clothes made. Especially suits for the guys ...
Hoi An and My Son Sightseeing
... a small boat where we had lunch as we went. We also stopped at a wood carving shop and then finally docked back at Hoi An. We left our group and wandered about town for a while looking at the different houses, assembly halls and temples and ...
Windy beach
... a couple of nice bargains!). We had wontons stuffed with prawns and pork for our dinner which is a speciality of the area of central Vietnam. It was delicious, we will certainly be having more of them. Netx stop is Hoi An, only 40 minutes away by ...
Happy Birthday Daddy! (Dave!)
Happy Birthday Dad! Soooooooo, Hoi An could possible be one of the best places we've been to so far. After another night bus journey (don't think we love them- its the cheapest way of getting around) we find a hotel with a pool as Aaron plans to go off ...
Hoi An et autres considérations
... toutes les rues. Promis, juré ! Et sinon, ben, côté cartes postales, j'ai eu la flemme du siècle. :-)) Bon, Hoi An. Très honnêtement, je suis passée devant les musées, les vieilles maisons, les trucs typiques... Mais je suis pas rentrée. ...
Vietnam
... Karoke bar. The next morning we took the ferry to Phu Quoc a beautiful and fairly untouched island at the southern tip of Vietnam. A bungalow on the beach with hammocks! Need I say more? A truly fantastic place. Great food, great company, and some ...