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Outside the hotel A plastic looking lounge Fridge, radio and tv Bathroom

Hau Giang Hotel Can Tho

34 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street Can Tho, Vietnam

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Rolling on the River

A travel blog entry by tickettoride

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After delighting in the fact that we got to Can Tho in a very seamless fashion we decided to book a Floating Market tour. This required a 5:30 am departure time, but getting up so early was certainly worth it. We met our boatman outside the hotel and hopped onto his little motor boat and set out into the Mekong. The sky was still dark when we set out and we enjoyed watching the sunrise while taking in the unique lifestyles of those that live ...

Into the Mekong

A travel blog entry by unstuck

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We were expecting a taxi out to the smaller village but we were surprised to find we were taking motorbikes. The drivers didn't seem deterred by the amount of gear we had between the two of us and simply stacked bags on their laps between their arms on the handlebars. The sun had already set and we sped off into the dark and dusty streets.

After about 30 minutes we arrived at our home ...

Floating markets

A travel blog entry by curlywurly

... evening and hung around the park from the teenagers right up to older people, everyone had fun and it was a really chilled atmosphere.

The next morning we got up ridiculously early to get the boat. Firstly we went to the main market a 45 min boat journey away. On the journey the lady that was driving our boat brought along a piece of bamboo and proceeded to stip the skin off it and make a selection of flowers and birds out of it whilst ...

The Longest Journey Begins with One Foolish Step

A travel blog entry by steve_julie

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... poorly matched food favorites. We go with sweet eggy, cheesy (we think) things. The fridge in the room will preserve them and we'll throw them back once we're on the boat.

At 5:30 AM we drag our sleepy asses down to the lobby and step out to find our spunky, 20-something-year-old guide already waiting attentively. We've forgotten her name so we will call her Ha 2 (god bless you). The dock is steps from the hotel door, so a little sleepy balancing ...

The Lover

A travel blog entry by auzkaz

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... Lover by Marguerite Duras (and a movie) which is a true story about a young girl from a French family who embarks on a tumultuous love affair with her Chinese lover. It was scandalous - in 1920's, she was fifteen, he was much older, she was French, he was Chinese, she was poor, he was very rich. He was madly in love with her, but forbidden to marry her, as he had to obey his father with an arranged marriage. They had an extremely ...

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