Hoi An Trade Union Hotel

... planned development and money grabbers. We've been treated to a big communal dinner everynight with the other guests and everything is on a trust policy, take what you want, just write it in the book.<br><br>We are heading into Hoi An this PM for a spot of shopping before we experience one of the dreaded nightbuses down to Jungle Beach, 60k's north ...

... M&#7929; S&#417;n är ett tempelkomplex i provinsen Quang Nam i Vietnam, 69km sydväst om Danang. Under Champariket var det en kejserlig stad.<br>Komplexet uppfördes från 300-talet och fram till 1100-talet.<br>Helgedomen är ett stort komplex av religiösa byggnader med mer än 70<br>arkitektoniska arbeten ...

... great body surfing, as well as relaxing. We were joined for a delightful lunch by our friends Brian and Joan Keane, who were visiting Viet Nam. We all went out together again the following night, to White Marble Bar for some pre-dinner drinks, then to Secret Garden for a lovely dinner. They were all leaving the following day.<br><br>The next morning, Mark went to the airport to pick up Cath and Matt. Cath ran out the arrivals door to throw her arms around her Dad, which was all very ...

... are fishing and tour boats, nicely decorated in bright blue, red and yellow colours. <br><br>Only having a snack either everyone else was still hungry so we stopped in a cute cafe on the<br>front for Coa Lu which is fresh noodles in a yummy sauce with uber tender pieces of pork.<br>Everyone must of thought leah didn't enjoy her meal as The whole bowl flipped off the side of the table and landed straight on her lap, was so funny.After going back and getting changed we decided to make a ...

... for $15 (10pounds) and my sizes<br>were taken. We ate in the evening at a small family run place by our<br>hotel. The front of their house had been turned into a restaurant using<br>a few tables, but the food was fantastic and very cheap. We got talking<br>to the owner who explained how she had bought the three bedroomed house<br>eight years ago for $500!! <br><br>24th October<br>We boarded the bus at 8am to go to the historical Cham ruins of My Son. A very popular trip, we were ...

... work but the pair of cow boy boots he got made turned into a bit of a disappointment as the writing he has asked for on the side which was the main reason for getting them made was simply forgotten and it was impossible to do as an add on. And of course there was no way a discount or even an apology was about to be had. So after that I had decided it wasn&#8217;t a good idea. But no harm in having a poke about one of the shops I reckoned as there wasn&#8217;t enough time anyway. There ...

Un petit bonjour de la part de Ketsana!<br><br>Nous nous sommes rendus au centre du Vietnam (dimanche le 27 septembre) pour une semaine de repos sur la fameuse plage "China Beach". Nous avions reserve notre semaine dans un beau complexe situe a meme la plage. C est a partir de dimanche soir que les autorites locales ont commence a sonner l alerte de la tempete tropicale. Tout un timing! <br><br>Des le lendemain, nous ...

... to disappear... So we made our way back towards Danang to visit the Marble Mountains which we chose to skip whilst in Danang due to the bad weather. We again hired a moped to avoid having to do a tour... There are five mountains which are said to represent the five elements. We went up Thuy Son which represents water. There were lots of pagodas and caves to explore. It was deserted and was a scorcher of a day so we had a lovely time ...

... a nice clean hotel room with Air-con, satellite TV &amp; ensuite bathroom and almost everywhere has had wifi!<br><br>The countryside has also been fantastic &#8211; from the Mekong Delta to Halong Bay, Vietnam is a very, very scenic place. We have probably missed out some of the prettiest places too &#8211; Dalat, Nha Trang and Sapa are supposed to be some of the Vietnam&#8217;s most spectacular gems. Unfortunately with only 3 weeks to travel you have ...

... for me, cargo pants for me, work slacks for Mandy. Then down the other end of town to get three sets of boots and shoes for Mandy. Our guide left us to wander home, so we kept on -- buying some wraparound pants and a traditional long Vietnamese blouse made out of silk for Mandy. Tea of cake and coffee at a French boulangerie in the old town, then some internet time to transfer funds before heading back to our room.