Phu Thinh Ii Hotel Hoi An

... you from? Vancouver? Montreal?" ETC. ETC. <br>We did indulge a bit in the tailor shops after searching around for the "best ones".. i guess.We ended up with some great shoes both of us, personalized moccasins for Lauren and personalized hightpos for Dotes complete with "DOTES" embroidered on the strap. A leather-style plaid jackert and peacoat were also purchased. <br><br>Our last night there we drank at a ...

... spring rolls and a milkshake at a little cafe looking out over the river. I then did a bit of sightseeing. First I walked over the Japanese Covered Bridge. The emblem of Hoi An, it was built in the sixteenth century. As you enter the wooden structure off Tran Phu from the east, immediately on either side of you are two dogs statues, and on the other side of the bridge are two monkey statues; work began in the year of the latter, and ended in year of the former. All of them are ...

... is a lurid shade of green and looks pretty old, but the staff are so friendly, it really makes a difference. It's very basic, but it has everything you need, whole place could benefit from a refurb but they just don't have the money. They've done an amazing job with the photo of the pool though, very creative compared to how it really was! <br><br>Sarah &amp; family are at the Victoria Resort right on the beach, which is a 40 min walk ...

... been so bad in Hue and on the way as we passed Da nang the sea was rough and a disgusting brown colour that we didnt have great expectations for Cua Dai beach. After 20 minutes we arrived, its only 5km out of town. The beach way exceeded our expectations, which was nice as things usual dont. It was sandy, long and full of palm trees. The sea was clean, not amazingly clear but had good waves, so we all got changed and headed in to do some body<br>surfing, it was so nice to be cooling of ...

... dirt cheap) are about 10% of what you would pay at home and yet the<br>material will be the same and outfit is tailored to you. We couldn't<br>afford the clothes in the boutique but this outlet had premade items at<br>heavy discounts. Toms found an amazing wool and leather trim knee<br>length winter coat for 40 dollars and I found an extravagant cocktail<br>dress (30 dollars) and wool suit (40 dollars). We had to have a little<br>tailoring done (no charge) and they were perfect!<br><br>

... them up but to no avail so back to the first place it was where Miriam chose a purple and after much humming and haing as to whether to get them made or not I decided to go with a bright red. I realised I was in a grumpy mood and would only be grumpier in the morning when I realised I only didn&#8217;t get them made due to my grumpiness the night before and so therefore my grumpiness would continue and I ran the risk of always being grumpy just because of a pair of boots. Well maybe a ...

... at another shop and bought beads for Tu, which he uses in making wine bottle covers. Mark has now seen quite a lot of different areas and shops in Da Nang and is beginning to like it a lot more than before. Unlike Mark's last Da Nang trip, when Ghi showed him how his motorbike could do 100kph, this time he only went at about at 50. Mark wanted to ask him to go faster, but was worried that maybe he only had two speeds! <br><br>Mark submitted an application to the ...

... lots of Africans sneaking into the country (interesting that people are now perceiving Viet Nam to be a more promising place to live than their country of origin); government wanting to exclude foreigners around the time of Independence Day (2nd September). It is often difficult to find reasons in Viet Nam, in fact we advise people not to ask "why" when here, just go with the flow. Anyway, our passports are still not back so we are technically &#8220;illegals&#8221; and are ...

... and a mix of little meats with a chicken leg. I looked over at what the ladies were eating. It was mostly a bowl of rice and some vegetables. Some had noodles. None had any meat dishes. The women ate quietly, patiently, slowly as though it were their last meal and they were trying to make it last. I was enlightened by their connection with food. I could feel their appreciation for it. If they spoke they would say how thankful they are for the ...