Happy House Hotel Nha Trang

We had one day in Nha Trang, it was beautiful. It's a beach city, definitely bigger than Hoi An, but with even clearer water, and a bit cooler, which was nice, because the sun was blazing hot. I never even realized Vietnam had places like this, palm trees all along the beach, water as clear as the carribbean, and little islands offshore for the country's best scuba diving. I know I'm jaded from American War Movies, but I just never realized Vietnam offered this sort of "vacation". Well, our d...

happy happy. we are at a laid back beach city to ring in the new year. we ve acquired (or cant seem to kick) a solo bostonian from ohio?, that has been teaching ghetto kids in auckland, new zealand for a year. cleo is his name. and we also got two kiwis who are teaching JET in japan, maggie and jordan (if those are their real names). we is rollin deep. and finally, finally, finally i can say that we have found a comfortable place to sleep in! this place is not dirty, not cramped, not smelly,...

Some beachised R&R after i leave Mui Ne.....If i ever leave Mui Ne!!! :) Well i did leave Mui Ne and after 3 days in Nha Trang i am glad i left Mui Ne. Mui Ne was much quieter and relaxing than here but the beaches are much better and cleaner. Went diving today at Moray beach and Fisherman Bay. Had about 7 metres visibility with fish and coral to look at. The best part was i was the only diver so i had 2 dive masters and 6 boat crew to myself!!!! All at USD$32!!! Bonus Hot Tips for travel...

After 3 days in Paradise, it just got better & better, but it seems unkind to you all to go on about it - we've been lured back to the noisy manic city of Saigon. It's back to the Saigon dance: the Million Motorbike Excuse-me. We're getting quite good at it now and like to think that we cross Saigon streets with a certain nonchalence, and not a little sang-froid. I said we wouldn't dwell on the wonders of Paradise, but we can't resist telling you a little about it. It was - as Gill would ...

Entry containing 26 photos titled: Bus Rest Area Cluster on way to Saigon, Vietnamese Burlap Bags, The Reunification Palace, Reunification Palace, At the Palace, Presidential Treasures, Way out of Saigon, The button to end the war?, Vietnamese Tanks, Puppies for Sale, Resting, Funeral, Big Coffin, Turtles, Jade Emperor Pagoda, The Jade Emperor Pagoda, At the Jade Emperor Pagoda, In the Jade Emperor Pagoda, Make a wish, Watching over the Jade Emperor Pagoda, God Rays at Jade Emperor Pagoda, Candles, Jade Emperor Pagoda Window, War Stories, Mariamman Indian God, Breakfast on the Streets

So we stopped in Viet Nam in a nice little beach town called Nha Trang. It is about 1/2 way between Hoi An and Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City). Matt was sorely in need of tan, as he doesn't even look like he has been on vacation...sorry I mean holiday..., so we headed out to the beach the first day we arrrived...after we walked 5 KM round trip to visit the market and do some bartering. At first Matt was having a blast negotiating for everything but now it is getting to be a pain. One lady quoted us...