Beautiful Vung Tau

... in to a big three lane sealed road. Strange!! I couldn't see a truck making the first 50 metres of the road. <br><br>Oh well, the lighthouse was a bit of an anticlimax after the trip up and the great views. <br><br> <br><br><br>Next it was off to the giant Jesus statue, I couldn&#8217;t take the bike up so had to walk up ...

... Aussie Style) we have tasted. Not cheap but not expensive - just normal aussie prices - two burgers and chips plus beer and juice = $25AUD. BUT GREAT STUFF!!! Belly also conducts tours to Lon Tan Battle site and Nui Dat area where our soldiers fought. We had a chat and he gave me a couple of maps for my Uncle. Nice guy. A number of ex soldiers hang around the restaurant and return each year for their holidays. It was of course ...

... was a cluster of houses, the French way, serving as hotel hamlets, and outdoor spaces with terracotta tiled roof, by a marsh covered with sea water, rising only a little above the knees, which allowed one to wade in it in bear feet to cross to the other side, or to use a long bamboo stick to push against the mud to move small boat along. We were all very hungry and had a tasty traditional family style authentic ...

Visited: Cu Chi Tunnels - Interesting if you are less that 14 Stone - Challenging otherwise. Tay Ninh and the Cadaoism Temple - Loads of people worshipping in white. First time out in Saigon Food is cheap and good. Motorcycle hell - I have never seen so many in such a small space. Hotels are good - well the ones we stayed in were. Played pool and got ripped off by local girls.

... a tour to Cu Chi tunnels. A quick history lesson: most people know a wee bit about the Vietnam war and it's likely that you've heard about the Viet-Kong using an extensive tunnel network. That was a slight understatement because in the Cu Chi area, there is approximately 250 km's of tunnel connecting one side of the province to the other. These tunnels were so well designed that they even had entries and exits into ...

... doesn't work...getting my landing card...getting to my Cu Chi tunnel tour before it left) I was hot and sweaty before even getting on the bus, and it would only get worse. The weather is the only aspect of this country I can't bring myself to love. The city, the countryside, the people, every bit of it brings me to tears of joy. We got on our bus and our tour guide, Lah, introduced himself to us and got us underway. After a quick drive out of the pier we ...

Hello all! we are in Nha Trang, vietnam. we have been to siagon, then to mui ne, dalat ( a mountain town) then up to nha trang, but we loved mui ne so much, we are heading back there on monday. I hear people say that " a beach is a beach", but I would have to strongly disagree. whenever you add sand in your toes, wind in your hair, sun, salty water, and hammocks (thank God for hammocks), and get to watch an ...

... nothing was a day of bliss... but out here, where I know I'm having the time of my life, I feel like I should make the most of every day... like I have a countdown of days already and I'm in fear of that damn days clock. 2nd January 2007 - 3 months!?!??!! That's it, I've only been gone 3 months today....! It feels like years honestly. Anyway today was cool. We were up at 8am to grab some free breakfast, then we headed out to do some last minute sight-seeing ...

... feel like there is a very strong feel still for many people, Japan was interesting with Hiroshima but it was nothing like what we were feeling last night. By the end of the logistics meeting we could see the shoreline of Vietnam - we would transit most of the Saigon river in the dark early morning hours, arriving in Ho Chi Min City at around 8:00am. It was exciting to see the lights as we went to bed. The faculty had done a really good job at making us think about what this ...

... made suits, shoes, anything you wantesd really made. It cost me 90 pounds to get a suit, dress, shoes, 2 tops and a skirt made to measure! all been sent home now. From there we went onto Hoh chi minh city (or saigon) Didint feel like we had long enough here. A fantastic city but extremly busy.did a cyclo tour of the city. This was our last port of call for vietnam. Next onto cambodia..............