Binh Duong Iii Hue

Jill, my friend from KL and HIllside has joined me to travel down the coast of Vietnam by train to Ho Chi MInh. It is good to have someone to share plans, experinces and meals with.
We had an overnight sleeper from Hanoi to Hue sharing a cabin with 2 frindly Brits. Arrived at hotel to discover Jill had left her camera in ...

... want to go on another tour and didn't really want to spend any significant money. Instead we hung out in the room until the last possible moment until check out, went for a leisurely lunch and then walked slowly over the river to buy some snacks from the supermarket. After all of this timewasting we still had 1hr to kill and so utilised the hotel computer before finally it was time to go. After being pretty cramped on the last night bus I specifically asked for a long seat this time ...

... the tomb from 1864 to 1867. When the guy gets to the throne, he starts planning for the construction of his tomb. While he's still alive, he uses the place as his chalet, where he can go write poetry, play the guitar, go fishing and hunting, catch up on movies he missed 'cause he was too busy running the nation... much like what Pierre does when we go to Lake Hughes. We are talking about a major big place here, not a little coffin. It has ...

... br>another early start, our motorbike taxi arrives to pick us up to bring us to the boat. what an experience, sitting ont he back of a motorbike when the driver, a vietnamese girl, is so small you can see over her!!! i was a little scared , don't think i could ever drive one!the heat today was unbearable, with constant sweat dripping down my face i felt very unattractive and used my pashmina as a towel... that now needs a wash!
we arrive on the dragon boat and head ...

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We completely stuffed ourselves with dinner. I felt sick afterwards and went to the room. Initially I thought it was from over eating, and then the deluge began. I had food coming out of both ends, frequently. My body wanted to rid itself of it’s contents and it did so in a vicious manner. Our room was pretty much all one entity, there were two double beds in the main room, and right behind them was the bathroom, or my room. Everything could be heard, and smelled ...

... of intestine and figured that was good enough) and rice fried with snake fat. I tried everything and prefered the snake spring rolls (which just tasted like unidentifiable fried food). Overall, I didn't eat enought to be completely full but surprisingly enjoyed the meal. After dinner the entire group headed to Bia Hoi (beer corner) for 30 cent beer.

Saturday I spent the day packing, running errands and responding to e-mail and updating my blog. I ate breakfast in the hostel with a ...

Today it was a DMZ tour (180,000) with a 6am start. This tour was a lot of driving. We drove 1.5 hours to Dong Ha which gave me a chance to sleep some more. Actually the whole bus slept most of the day. There weren't that many people so everyone spread out. First stop breakfast and to pick up a guide.


Then it was off down highway 1 to a statue of ...

The tour crossing Hue city, Dmz & home stay, A Luoi (Ho Chi Minh trail)-Bach Ma, Hoi An- Hai Van pass, Cham museum, Marble Mountain, My Son holy land…7 days along the Road, you will visit the most famous cultural and natural sites of Vietnam. This road is rich in natural ...