Bamboo Village Beach Resort And Spa Phan Thiet

So Mui Ne is a beautiful place its south of vietnam we decided to go here as it is very beautiful and very relaxing, the first day we got here we went straight to the beach it looked a lot like bmth beach but the water was a lot warmer!! we then booked a trip for the next day to the sand dunes, we were up for 4.30am so we could see the sun rise we got thereand got to the top and the view was well worth it we also hired a sledge and went done when ...

The tour of Saigon city was interesting. I suppose the highlightsfor me were the Presidential Palace and the Handicrafts Showroom. The latter wasespecially nice as we saw the people creating dome great works of art using natural materials. The prices were reasonable but for me I would hae to ship them and the cost I was quoted was more than some of the articles. Later in ...

... the beds are comfy and they provide bug nets and a fan so no complaints! Met alot of really cool people here so far, yesterday Lee (England), Richie (Australia) and I went to "Fairy Stream" we hired a couple of motos (don't worry I didn't drive!) and headed out of town about 5 minutes. Basically it's just a stream that leads to a waterfall but what's beautiful about it is that on the right side of the ...

... uns ein paar gute Tips gegeben, wo wir hinfahren koennen. Dann haben wir uns noch das Kriegsmuseum angeschaut und haben vorallem die besten Cafes der Stadt kennengelernt. Dienstag mussten wir frueh aus den Federn, um mit anderen Touris (vorallem Asiaten)ins Mekong Delta zu fahren. Das war eine sehr schoene Cafefahrt, wo wir gelernt haben, wie man Reisfladen backt und Kokosnussbonbons herstellt. Mit einem Boot sind wir von Insel zu Insel ...

... being out in the sun for several hours. In Thailand it would heat up around 1030 and then we would apply sunscreen, but there were a few days when we forgot and we didn't burn at all (I think the sun had trouble getting through the smoke). Here, the sun is up and fierce by 8.30, so tomorrow we're going to set off even earlier and be on the road by 6. We left Ba Ria with the rest of the population (they get up very early here) and it was busy for the ...

... 125 cc motorbikes in Vietnam, although that seemed hard to believe with so many motorbike rental places in Vietnam that cater to tourists. Instead of having to worry about whether the police would really bother us, we arranged to go on a tour with some of the motorcycle drivers that hang out in front of Lam-Tong Popular Restaurant. They asked for US$7 and agreed to 12,000 dong for a six hour tour around the Mui Ne area. There was an option to leave at ...

... that's the big problem with travel books like Lonely Planet. As useful as they are, once a place gets mentioned in it, it seems to me that customer service gets downgraded because they now know they will have a steady stream of travelers coming through since so many people totally rely on the guide books. Despite Sinh Cafe's convenience, try using some of the smaller companies - they may still have good service! :p

... a Greek fishing village to me. There are some giant sand dunes to throw yourself down. Kids rent you a square of linoleum to go "sand boarding" but I'll be damned if you can slide down the dunes on those things. Mui Ne is popular with the Vietnamese as it is not far from Saigon and a great place to unwind and escape the hustle and bustle.

... the best buffet I have ever encountered. Ritz Carlton? No thanks, I'll pass, Victoria Hotel is tops. Included in the buffet was tons of fish and all of it raw. You pick what you want and the chef would grill it up one of the 8 mini BBQ grills. Snapper, 3 different kinds of prawns (and huge ones), 2 different types of lobster, scallops, 2 different types of clams, salmon, and more. There was even an oyster bar with 3 different kinds of oysters! Not to mention ...

... to the train station, only getting mildly ripped off by the cab driver along the way. He started negotiations at $20 US for the trip, I bartered him down to $10 for both of us and then was mildly irked to see that the final price was less than $4. Oh well a deal's a deal. Happy New Year you thieving little git. HCM only has one train station so we knew we were in the right one even though for such a large city it is decidedly 'Mickey Mouse'. We had assumed, incorrectly it ...