Royal Hotel Vung Tau

... we assumed we were suppose to we moved on to another group of vietnemese 20 somethings having a sing-along....these people are extremely generous, and will insist you drink and eat with them.....while you join them in dancing some salsa.

we finished off about 2.30 where we were offered a dirty massage....we hit the sac by 4....

next day was a killer drive home, had a slight hangover....my first in 5 months

Well, Mui Ne came and went in an instance! We took the bus from Nha Trang to Mui Ne with a hope of finding a more secluded and tropical beach hideaway. Instead we found Mui Ne -- a town in an arid part of Vietnam with sand dunes and strong winds that whipped up dust, and a dirty beach to one side of it, a fishing village to the other side, and a line of resorts with an eroded beach ...

... like Lyam did in the cab). So we all had a change of clothes. But they all slept through the 2 hours in the van. The ceremony was quick, very quick, 5 signatures and a few pictures and that's it. BUT, we needed a stamp ... you guessed it...once all the signatures, pictures were done... it was 1130 and the ...

... nets, check our stuff constantly for bugs. But we got to wake to the sound of the waves hitting the shore. It was really cool, and it was nice to let nature provide shelter. That night we hit the hot springs pool and played with several Vietnamese children for a few hours. Unfortunately, time got away from us and we had to drive home at dusk. This is an experience I never want to have again. (Long ...

... depayse et on trip a fond. Pour moi (js), saigon risque detremon coup de coeur, il y a trop daction. Demain, on va visiter un marche chinois et quelque temple et ensuite magasinage. On part ensuite en avion pour Hoi An pour 3 jours,allerfairedes vetement en soie a annie. Cote sommeil,cest assez ruf.On a pas encore pogner lheure vietnamien. On fait donc encore des mini dodo dapres midi comme a la maternelle et on se reveille a 4 hrs du mat, pret a ...

... I ate at the Pho 24 chain and at Pho 2000, where photos showed Bill Clinton eating when he visited the country several years back. Perfectly baked French baguettes are available seemingly everywhere including street vendors. The bread is great and it's only about 30 cents for a fresh baguette. I was surprised to learn that Vietnam is the second leading exporter of coffee in the world (after Columbia). The Vietnamese serve their coffee incredibly strong ...

... how to handle the roads. Occasionally, the streets would open up and bring into view a river and canoe-like fishing boats. The waters, brown with filth, teemed with floating plants and palm trees. I'm not much of a small-town or country girl, but the rural landscape of Vietnam is enough to change my views on the quieter areas of a land. Once we made it through the bustling city, we encountered quieter streets, wider and with less traffic and more open ...

... maids that come in all the time and clean. Its really hard for me to get used to people moving my stuff around all of the time. They do our laundry too. We have cable tv and will soon have internet access. It kinda just feels like we are living in a hotel. We will probably keep looking for somewhere elce but this is really convient right now. I'm really looking forward to relaxing on the beach in Thialand. I'll post more once I get there. Until then, much love, Mary

... left to find some food to eat. We find this really cute restaurant that had French, Thai, Mongolian, and Vietnamese food and figured we could all order a different type of food and share but we ending up liking our dishes so much only a few bites from each other's plates were allowed  While we were eating the boys walked by and came in to "see how we were doing". We think they were lost but they wouldn't admit it. BethAnne, Kelly, Meghan and I decided that we were going to ...

... next stop, Ba Nhat we tour their very simple showroom which displays an enormous assortment of Natural Fibers and basketry. For the length of a football field, one can stroll through shelves full of wicker baskets, furniture and decorative items. Looking around, I feel that I could be standing in the middle of a Pier 1 merchants' fantasy, although considering their business as of late, more likely a nightmare. The most interesting part of the entire operation ...