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Today Hanoi
Yesterday I wrote a long story in this blog and when it came time to send, it disappeared, so I hope that doesn't happen again. Anyway, we have arrived in Hanoi 2days ago, and much happened before that, so let me backtrack. From HoiAn, we went to Hue, and I think I told you that we were picked up by motor cycle, in the cold and drizzle. …
Not a pretty sight
Mick and I had a surprise visitor in our room, a greco climbing up the wall, Mick in his enthusiasm to get rid of it, armed only with a magazine and a waste paper bin opened the front door of our villa to shoo it outside, I screamed, Mick wondering why, when I had to remind him he was stark naked, fortunately nobody walking by and to everyone's relief, I'm sure, ...
Pouring Phu Quoc
... infracstructure is, which for now is tollerable. However, the international airport is finished now and is expecting flights in the next couple of weeks - we are not sure how the roads will hold up to that many people coming in. We had to bypass a bridge that is being built by coming off the road, down the bank and across the fourth rickety bridge we had crossed in as many days. ALL LEAN RIGHT.
At the harbour we boarded our boat and set sail, into pretty choppy seas. ...
Test ride a ok
... skills came in very handy there. U have to watch out for pot holes, cows, roosters, chickens, dogs and children playing more than cars outside of the main city. When we passed the kids they waved happily and yelled out hello it was nice to see such excited faces. Vietnam so far is very old and very new combined. Many of the homes we saw were very traditional made out of tin and/or palm ...
The Departed
... Anchor’ beers, before making our very wobbly way over to our adopted restaurant. Jack greeted us like old friends and we sat down, he recommended the hotpots so Dan ordered a seafood one and I opted for beef.
Yet again, it was unbelievable, a strongly spiced broth accompanied by a basic boiled rice, on a burner to keep it warm. It was better than this mornings food, the flavours were so deep and enveloping that I don’t ...
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