Cap St Jacques Vung Tau

... the sun. <br><br>Why do I always walk up stairs or a hill at midday, do I never learn. After giant Jesus, the plan was to go to Hon Ba pagoda. <br><br> <br>But I couldn&#8217;t be bothered to walk across the sea to the small island that the pagoda is on. So I settled on a picture, then it was time to get the bike back.<br><br>

... that we ran into our persistent biker from the morning who actually stopped us and asked us what we were doing..... He looked quite rejected and asked how much we had paid (he had offered us a tour for $2USD (?3ishAUD) for a HALF hour. Dave asked him if he wanted to hop on and have a tour for $100,000VD??? He was not impressed. We left on the 1600 hydrofoil for Saigon. Walking back to the hotel picked up some rolls (30 cents ...

... lunch. 2 hours nap/break was followed, after which time, another round of pictures were arranged to be taken. As the sun was setting down, a campfire was set up to take pictures for the groom and bride to be. My sister was treated like a movie or model star. 5 people in the photographing crew were assisting the photographer with lighting and the couple with posing. It was interesting watching. I just tagged along to enjoy ...

Bonjour a tous, 1- Nous avons retrouve nos bagages,apres seulement une journee d attente (a croire que les vietnamiens sont plus rapide que air canada). Cetait donc la joie ici,on pouvait alors commencer a voyager l esprit tranquil. Tout d abord Ho Chi Minh (saigon). On sy plait bien ici. Cest une ville plein d action, surtout dans le quartier on l on sejourne. Cest rempli de bon petit resto-bar, et ainsi, de tres bonne biere. Le monde est pas mal sur le ...

... bases. Whilst walking around the tunnel grounds we had the option to fire several weapons which Shaun eagerly took the opportunity to fire a Kalashnikov (AK 47). At the end of the tour we were given the opportunity to crawl through a reasonable section of the tunnel network that had been slightly modified to accommodate for the size of westerners. It was hard work going through these tunnels for about 1/4 an hour; we couldn't ...

... on a main street, where we were first introduced to the chaotic traffic of Saigon. (Saigon...we're in Saigon!) The way to cross the street, we were instructed, is to simply walk out in front and the motorcycles, 18-wheelers, tour busses, and occasional car will move around you. Imagine the traffic in Times Square or on Michigan Avenue. Now imagine walking right into it, and expecting it to maneuver around you. Surprisingly enough, here in Vietnam, it ...

... sport like kiteboarding while reading your new favorite book, life gets instantly better! happy easter to everyone too! We have met some great people here, we met a brit named dean, and hung out with him in siagon, and mui ne, and ran into him on his way out in nha trang. and we met another great guy, a british seaman named colin. this guy has all kinds of connections, and a cool vespa to boot! he has ...

... heading back to Saigon. The lighthouse that overlooks Vung Tau was our destination and although the lighthouse itself was utterly rubbish, the views over Vung Tau were brilliant. We checked out and headed back to Saigon via the awesomely fast and fun submarine boat thing. This is where we said goodbye to our 2 week long travel buddy Nick... it was a real blast mate and I'm sure we'll see you again before Hanoi. Back in Saigon we checked back in to the same room we ...

... was going to be like for us if we kept in mind the fairly recent history of this country and our own. This morning as I climbed out on the deck the sights were breathtaking. Rich green rice fields stretched forever, up to the bottom of beautiful mountains, the patches of jungle were so dense with palm trees it looked like a scene from Swiss Family Robinson until I realized that in many of them way at the top were platforms - it pretty much was Swiss Family Robinson. Little ...

Day 2 We got here by bus yesterday and did **** all. Just hung around relaxing. This town feels like the most civilized place I've been to so far in Nam. It's kinda like Thailand with the resorts and resturants on the beach. I like it here. Today Julia and me hired a moto and went to look at some red sand. Was fantastic. Tomorrow we may look for more exciting sand. Day 3 & 4 Basically I did **** all for a couple of days. Sat around, looked at some sand dunes and stuff.