Sports Hotel Hue

Last night we ate
at a great local joint where we sampled local favorite the Hue
pancake (more like a crispy omelet filled with seafood, beansprouts,
and other goodness) and ended up meeting some very cool guys – Quy
and Ty. Quy and Ty are best friends and they also work as tour
guides – their business is called Hue Riders. They give motorcycle
tours. So instead of hopping on mopeds Mike and I got to sit on some
very comfortable seats (with back rests!) Fi...

After our surprisingly uncomfortable night bus from Ninh Binh our final stop in Vietnam was the city of Hue (pronounced hway).

We arrived in Hue first thing in the morning to be met by a representative of the hotel we booked and despite standing right next to him this didn't stop a number of touts asking if we’d paid already as they had a cheaper hotel. We ignored them all and checked into our hotel and then went out to explore Hue.

Hue is one of the biggest cities in Viet...

Got the overnight bus from Hanoi. My God it was unconfortable! Three rows of narrow bunkbeds with hard matresses and an old ragged blannket, and that was a soft sleeper! Not really designed for the westerners, a few people really struggled to fit in. I just about managed but my shoulders were squeezed in tight against the rails. Good job i suppose bercause if i'd have been able to roll even slightly i'd have just come crashing off the top bunk onto the floor!! Set off from Hanoi at 1800 and ...

27th to 30th Aug 2007 The last few days have been a little hectic. On the 27th Aug (Mon), I went on a 2 day/1night tour to Ha long Bay. Pickup from the hotel was at 0800, so an early rise was in order. We were then on our way to Ha long Bay, a 3 hour bus trip from Hanoi with a break half way. When we arrived at Ha long bay, around 1200, we were shown aboard the Junk boat and set sail. Met up with another Scot from Glasgow who was studying at St Andrews University and an Irish guy. We had lunc...

This entry will be short and sweet, ending as soon as our transport to the airport arrives. This concludes our stay at the Sports Hotel in Hue - still no clue why the name... although I was forewarned last night that we may not receive our 5am wake up call as the staff would be watching a very important futbol game from 2-4am and might be too tired to call us at 5. Sports fanatics perhaps? No worries, we did receive our wake up call and the staff here is among the best - super friendly and fu...

HELLO.................. Oh my god Ive got so much to tell you all but I'm going to have to work backwards as its been so long. I'm really sorry i haven't updated this sooner. Laos chilled me out so much I totally lost track of keeping this up to date and also the Internet there was pretty bad!!! Luckily I have just about kept up to date writing in my journal so hopefully wont miss anything out. So at the moment I am in Vietnam. I have been here for just over a week now and its pretty cool. Ha...

Hello.... Well I have am staying in a really nice hotel for about $10 a night, I have a big double bed, sky T.V and a bath so I am very happy!! Hue is a lot more chilled than Hanoi. I really like it here. Met some guys on the night bus from Newcastle that were coming to this hotel so just followed them and glad I did. One Iris guy from the hostel is also staying here. Just had a relaxing day. Went for a swim at the local sports center. That was really funny. Had to wait on this bench with all...

Not overly impressed with this town, however nice enough and a good place to amble around the streets soaking up the atmosphere, but not as much fun in the pouring rain!

What a friendly town this is! Everyone seemed to smile and wave as we walked by. Pleased to leave the hustle and bustle of Hanoi, Hue was the perfect retreat. From the moment that we arrived, we got a sense that this town moved at a pace that we were used to! Slightly wetter than Hanoi, Hue seemed cleaner and greener. The Perfume River, which runs through the heart of the town, is lined with pagodas, tombs, statues and temples. We headed for The Sports Hotel (nothing 'sporty' about it), where...