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Hoi An Slideshow
Hoi An
Travel Blogs from Hoi An, Vietnam
Tailored suits, Lush beaches and the Viet Cong!
... pads in the UK ;-)!) An excellent job, Impressions Boutique was the name of the place, if you ever find yourself in Hoi An. Otherwise the town was a tranquil, beuatiful little place with some wonderful people. A great introduction to Vietnam. An ...
Hoi An and My Son
... 't until the 17th century, however, that the area was completely absorbed into Vietnamese culture. I plan on taking a historical walk through Hoi An this afternoon as we leave tomorrow morning to head to the train station in Danang for a 9 hour ride to ...
Cooking it up Spicy in Vietnam
... we needed to go to the "high school" and that he couldn't drive any further since there are no cars allowed in the middle of Hoi An. That's when we realized that as helpful as the hotel staff try to be, they only provide half the information - so they are ...
Hoi An
Hoi An has a european feel and is one of the nicer places I have seen in my trip to Vietnam. It's known as the city of taliors and has over 600 places were you can get custom gear made up for you. My friend and I both considered getting something ...
Hoi An and Beyond
... . We seem to be on the tail end of a storm which is good that we were in Cambodia when it was hitting Vietnam but that hasn't stopped the rain in Hoi An. Yesterday we took a van up (with a driver) to My Son, ancient ruins that were created between the ...
Easy riders
... make our way up to China Beach for the day, so at 10 am we set off on the 120km round trip. Over here you can rent an automatic motorbike from a dude on the street (quite often his own bike), without any kind of ID or deposit, for $6. Henirk decided upon ...
Nittende dag i Vietnam
Idag har jeg bare hygget og slappet af, ligget ved poolen og skrevet dagbog, og ellers rendt frem og tilbage fra skraedderen for at proeve min kjole, som var det sidste til at blive faerdig, den er saa fed, med helt bar ryg og i sort pinstribed stof. ...
The Motorcycle Diaries
... chauvanistic to boot so you can imagine how well that went down with me! Not to worry there were nice, friendly normal folk all over Hoi An. If you love food come here. It's a haven with everything you need to unwind. Food, drink, a beach, tailors and ...
Hoi An
... path that made it's way through the village. The view of the river at the end of the village was beautiful. I returned back to Hoi An, drenched in sweat and tired. I returned to the same restaurant by the river where I had been the day before and had ...
Hoi An
Hoi An is a lovely sleepy little town just south of Da Nang. Has a reasonably nice beach, some excellent tailors, and is a nice place to wander around checking out all the arts and crafts. Word of caution, don't try the Snake Wine. Seemed like a good ...
Fragile - Handle With Care
... for a snooze. It seems life never got too fast in Hoi An, and as much as I had enjoyed Dalat, I think I liked Hoi An even more. We spent the afternoon browsing shops and getting a feel for the market rate of the things we were interested ...
Still in Hoi An
Well , not much to report really, as I spent much of the day too-ing and fro-ing from the tailors, unbelievably having my first fitting for the suits I had ordered and then being measured up for more things, and then having to go back for more fittings ...
Suits you Sir!
... each! Beth did also go for some brown leather boots, but didn't quite have time to have them fitted properly, so fingers crossed! Hoi An itself is absolutely gorgeous - it's a UNESCO world heritage town that has been restored to look as it did over 150 ...
Lanterns and Tailors
... not necessary that night. After lunch we headed into the main part of Hoi An. Hoi An is known for two things, tailors and lanterns. In Hoi An you can get anything made. You could bring in a picture from a magazine and they would make it for you in a day. ...
We had Joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun
... Lautlosigkeit im Wageninneren wird nur von der vereinzelten Betätigung der Hupe durch den Fahrer gestört. Er gähnt. An Hotelresorts und einem Spielcasino gleiten wir vorüber. Eine verwaiste Strandpromenade? Ich vermute in der völligen Dunkelheit ...
Oh....Suits You Sir
... a glass of ice cold local beer. How can you say no to one of those! Matt and Phil wanted some suits and Hoi An is meant to be the best place in Vietnam to get them custom made. The suits are tailored to your specific shape and size and the lads had set a ...
Sunrise at My Son
... it had a massive kick! They didn't understand when I asked them the name but I think it was rice wine. There seems to be an obsession with James Bond here as this morning I turned on the tv and a bond film was finishing, it was followed by another ...
One more reason to love it here: handmade clothes
... to the small center of town. I already want to go back - I feel like we could have stayed for a week. One of Hoi An's specialties is tailored clothing - almost every store in town is a tailor shop or a souvenir shop. The town itself is also a ...
Overnight bus to Hoi An
... many, a bit like that scene in Troy but at night. Beautiful. We checked in and after a 3 hour sleep went to explore Hoi An. We found a charming restaurant for lunch run by a large family that offered huge portions of delicious food for next to ...
Hoi An beach day
... bowl you over if you weren't looking and give you a mouthful of sea and sand. Paula went back early to choose an exceedingly large about of clothes and shoes. Scott and myself waited till a bit later to gop back into town to pick up the ...
Hoi An
... und schreien gehoert...aber was solls, die andern Hotelswaren leider belegt. AmMittagsind wir dann nochanden Strand von Hoi An gefahren, ichhabjedenfalls alleserwartet...aber nicht das! Ein Kilometerweiter sauberer Strand mit lauter Palmen und frauen ...
Our Central Vietnam Experience
... phrases and his attempt at an australian accent. With some much needed downtime under our belts, we headed to Hoi An - the 'Tailor' capital of Vietnam making made-to-measure clothes for a fraction of what they would cost at home, also known for it's art ...
Shopping Heaven
After having a great night out for $50 last night we woke up super early and hit the streets as all the shops were opening. There was a feeling of sleepiness over the town still and none of the harassment of yesterday afternoon. Shop keepers were ...
Charming Hoi An
... real treasure I disovered lie in the Cham Islands, however. A new diving destination opened just 4 years ago off the coast of Hoi An, Cham Islands used to belong to the US as a military outpost during the war. Its crystal clear blue waters, pure untamed ...
The very hot Hoi an
Got the sleeper bus from Hue to Hoi an and arrived in yesterday afternoon! Didn't take that long and gave me chance to read my book so all was good!! I met a girl when I got of the bus from Japan called Eli and we are now sharing a room! I also met a ...
Charming Hoi An
... pleased that they block most of the old town so that only foot and 'primitive vehicle' traffic are allowed in - NO honking scooters :) Hoi An is right along the river and was an international trading post as far back as the 17th century. You can see the ...
15p
... Katie and I know from university days, his friend and sister. This involved some partying....there is a theme appearing here. Hoi An is a pretty little town, full of tailors shops, where we also did some shopping, getting dresses, PJs, a suit ...
It has to get worse to get better
Moving south down the Vietnam coast, Hoi An is about an 18 hour bus ride from Hanoi. Of course, we can't verify that because we ended up flying. Our story begins in the office of Ocean Tours - yes, the very same people with whom we booked our Halong Bay ...
New Year's Eve - Part II (DJ For A Night)
... more like Christmas does back home than New Year. It's a very family-oriented holiday so we met many Vietnamese families who were in Hoi An for just a few days from Ho Chi Minh City or Hanoi to visit the rest of their family. Another cool thing about Tet ...