Hai Au Hotel Hoi An

Train time again on 24th, this time in soft seat class. The nine and a half hour journey was reasonably comfortable and the food and drink very inexpensive. We were picked up from the station and taken to our $20 hotel, the Hai Au (as in "it's off to work we go".). When we looked out of the window the next morning we were surprised to find that we had a sea view. The long sandy beach was only 150 metres from the hotel and there were lots of restaurants to choose from. Unlike at our previous V...

Enfin apres quasiement 24h de voyagement de Halong bay a Hanoi puis de Hanoi a Hue et enfin de Hue a Hoi An! Yay on est rendu! J'dois vous avouer franchement que ce voyagement en autobus me stresse enormement j'ai souvent bien cru qu'on ne se reverrais jamais. Ils conduisent en malade mental. On s'habitue mais je sors quand meme des bus avec les dents serres. Vous auriez du me voir quand on s'est fait squeeze en avant d'un bus assis 4 en avant (y'a de la place pour 3 pas 4!!!) J'lachais des p...

This is the place to come if you want clothes made to measure and anything copied. I thought it was funny that they have the Next catalogues here dating back to the turn of the centuary, guess fashion really does come back. Within a 5 minute walk you can find : Yaly = most realiable, but more expensive Kim Anh for made to measure shoes Miss dong @ Blue Sky = very reasonable Hoi An is the equivelent of Hue in terms of overkill on a theme...they got Temples, Hoi An got shopping. As a dedicated ...

23rd Dec Four hour drive today to Hoi An..... On the way we stopped at China Beach and Lang Co Beach in Da Nang, this is where the Americans used to go surfing on their time off, the beaches go for miles and the surf is quite rough. Next stop was Marble Mountain which is made of marble, funny that!!! Climbed to the top and explored loads of temples, pagoda's and caves. The top offers an amazing view over the surrounding area. Further along the beaches the land has all been bought up by develo...

Hoi An is known for being a tailoring town, word was that you could have anything made, nicely for dirt cheap. Word is wrong. While others were getting measured up for their safari suits with matching trouser combos, I was combing through endless catalogs and performing charades that would make anyone else blush trying to explain to these so called sewing machine wizards the costumes that I wanted whipped up. What you can't make me a horse costume, even a corpse fairy costume, come on now peo...

Hoi An - Best known for its thousands of tailor shops, The hotel were staying in finally has a swimming pool!!!!! Plus on top of all this there is a gorgeous each down the road! When we got there we went for a walk to see all the tailor shops that Grant would recommend we went to. We had some Traditional Veitnam food for lunch in a place called the Mermaid. White Rose is a big tradition for Veitnam and its lovely too! Makes a change! Back to the tailoring... I swore I was only going to have s...

Before we arrived into Hoi An, the suit tailoring capital of the world we had a day and an evening in Hue, which sits on the bank of the Perfume river. The night train from Hanoi wasn't the cleanest and we were all in need of a good shower and wash. After freshening up we arranged a motorcycle tour of the city, which meant hanging on the back of a motorbike whilst a driver whizzed us around various historical sites and around the scenic countryside. The most interesting site in Hue is the Imp...

Hoi An. Seems so long ago now! Highlights Cool beach Loads of tailors who make good quality clothes at cheap prices Jo went on a cycle trip/boat crusie Low Lights I nearly died of Dengue fever!

And grab a night bus north to Hoi An we did. The bus left at 7:00 PM and arrived at the ripe hour of 6:00 AM. The bus was also perhaps the most uncomfortable I've ever been on, making it a delightful overnight journey. There was no leg room (even my short 5'5" legs were crammed in and jammed into the seat in front of me), the seats were very hard, and they kept the lights on all night (an oddity - I've been on trains in Thailand that turn off the lights at 8:00). Needless to say, by the time ...

Hoi An, Vietnam - Konrad's Pics.