Molt bones a tothom!!!!! Avui ja som al centre del pais! Aquest mati hem agafat un vol Saigon-Da Nang i despres amb un taxi ens hem plantat a la bonica i tranquiiiiiilaaaaaa ciutat de Hoi An! Pero.... on ho haviem deixat???? Ah, si! A l'hotel de 15 dolars!!!! Doncs tot va anar molt be fins que en Joan va posar a carregar les tres cameres.... Ens...

I am going to take you through Vietnam only highlighting chosen episodes of my trip because I did the 1,650 km of Vietnam, from the Mekong delta all the way to Sapa, stopping here and there along the way. Funny enough, cause nobody speaks a word of english in Vietnam, it is actually quite easy to take the bus because there is a company called Si...

I'm currently in this small river/beach town in Vietnam called Hoi An. It is a gorgeous little haven of old streets, historic buildings, amazing fresh seafood, and beautiful white sand beaches. The warm weather feels great, as before this I was in the chilly north. I started my Vietnam adventure in Hanoi where my mom was attending a conference f...

Hi All - We arrived in Hoi An on December 1 from Hue. Only three and a half hours by bus (however it is less than 100kms away!) Our only bit of advice for Hoi An is to leave your credit cards locked up in a safe at your hotel. There are over 500 custom tailors here, and they are very good and at the ready to make you anything you want! Custom su...

The next couple of days were spent in Hoi An, an UNESCO World Heritage Site. What makes this little town so special is its old town. With house from the 15th to 19th century, when the town was a big port and market places, it still manages to preserve a little of the spirit of those days. Of course, nowadays the city is more or less a haven for ...

The camel (yes that was its name!) sleeper bus wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, although it was quite horrible for Matt and Bobs and was awful for Ad as he is so tall he couldn't fit in the beds and had to have his feet poking out the bottom in some guys face! Arrived in Hue at around 6am and decided to have a little kip before going on a...

Hoi An really wasn't quite what I was expecting. Having read about it and heard from others coming north, I was anticipating a beautifully preserved old town, mostly free from the hassle usually present in such places. It wasn't quite like that. Although attractive enough, and certainly not an unpleasant place to spend a couple of days, it suffe...

Hoi An is a beautiful colonial town perched on the side of a river with lazy streets to wander through, shops to look in and oh clothes to have made. It is the tailor capital of Vietnam and was an entertaining experience, from designing the clothes, going for fittings and even (Emma) a trip to the workshop (travelling on the back of the motpeds ...

I've worn the same shirt for two weeks straight without washing it. Granted, it's a Patagonia Capilene shirt designed to take exactly that kind of abuse (and funk). Laundry can be hard to come by in some places. Sometimes I'm rushed. In instances like the Ha Long Bay trip, I can get too rushed to even shower. But the personal grit, grime, and B....

We take a tour bus this morning to visit My Son . Upon our return to Hoi An, a dip in the rooftop pool cools us off followed by a trip down town for our suit-fittings. Along the way however we are distracted and somehow end up, getting fitted for more shirts and tops (costing bewteen $6 and $10). Its almost 4 o'clock when we arrive at Yaly's (wh...