Trung Cang Hotel Dalat

... station as they ran the bike dry, after we left fuel in it the day before, for today. We refused to pay for the day as there was still petrol in the tank. We did win we ended up having to pay 20,000 which we didn't mind it was just the principal we keep put petrol in and people using it.<br><br>The rain didn't stop all day i guess the typhoon from the Philippines has come early. We popped out to buy some hot chocolate and spent the rest of the day doing nothing and drinking wine.<br>

... the markets and people either stir fry them, put them into congee (thick soup made with lots of overcooked rice) or soak them in rice wine. I tell you, as long as it's soaked in rice wine, these people will eat anything including their grandma's right kidney;<br>- Bao Dai's palace: this is the last emperor who died in France in 1997 at the age of 85. The guy was quite a playboy apparently, had girlfriends in every port and city and when his wife died in ...

... Sverige blir sv*ret och h*n lyser upp, h*ns b*st* v*n *r n*mligen fr*n just Sverige.<br> 55 Doll*r n*tten v*r priset vi h*de kommit overrens om, men lyck*s f* det till 5* doll*r n*tten, ing* problem. Efter det borj*r h*n fix* med priser p* kv*llens buffe som h*n vill *t* med oss s*mt bjuder oss p* k*ffe.<br><br>Vi *ker upp till t*kv*ningen d*r vi sk* drick ...

... over 3 million scooters in the city and it is a sight to behold just watching them 'scoot' along the roads with sometimes up to 4 or 5 people on them! We seen a mother, father and 3 kids on one and other people use them to transport stuff that you would barely fit on the back of pick up truck (not in Oz any more so dont have to say ute anymore!!). At junctions its nuts seeing them all lined up waiting for the lights and then like a thousand hair dryers off they go ...

27th August<br>Arrived in Dalat around 6ish, chose a guest house and up here in the mountains you really need hot water, there is free Internet and breakfast all for $10. Being on a mountain it is pretty cold up here not by UK standards but a lot colder than what we have got used to and so I have used a jumper for the first time. It is very pretty up here, there are many French colonial style buildings, a lake and lots of ...

... on the edge of a cliff, water pouring over my shoulders and splashing my face. I could barely see as the water clouded by contact lenses. I admit, I was slightly panicked (no tears though!) because it was so difficult to get back up. Eventually I worked my way up. I made it about five more steps before my second fall. I had made it a ways over the end of the waterfall now and the water was pouring over my face and I had to attempt to stand up without my vision to guide me ...

... town - narrow streets lined with French chateaus, rolling hills covered in tall pines, lakes scattered here and there. At first glance, one would never expect that Dalat has a quirky side. The first stop on the city tour was Bao Dai's summer palace. Bao Dai, Vietnam's last emperor, vacationed with his family in this art-deco villa; painted in pale yellow, the royal color. Modestly decorated in terms of an emperor, the villa attracts a number of ...

... had heard at breakfast that the canyoning was good though so put my name down for that instead for the next day.<br><br>I wasn&#8217;t disappointed. The canyoning was awesome! Definitely a trip highlight! We went to a ploace called Datanla falls and trekked down beside the waterfall for a bit where we set up a practice run. Canyoning is basically getting down a gorge by any means including abseiling, jumping and swimming! There were ...

... great to be get of the town and up into the hills, which were stunning. <br><br>The first stop was without a doubt the most kitsch temple I've ever seen, pretty normal from outside... <br><br> <br><br>...but inside it was definitely unique; the altar area had the ...