Nam Hai Vietnam

I'm heading to Nam for 2 months with no real idea what I'm going to do. After that I'm going to the UK for 1, 2 maybe 3 months. Then I'm off to Canada where I may or may not work depending if I get my visa or not I guess. When I'm sick of that I'll head ...

... called Kampot, near the southern coast of Cambodia, we hired a taxi to take us the 3 hour trip to the border with Vietnam. Our time in Kampot was interesting, filled with cunning taxi drivers whose aim is to entrap you into parting with more money than ...

... yesterday and did fuck all. Just hung around relaxing. This town feels like the most civilized place I've been to so far in Nam. It's kinda like Thailand with the resorts and resturants on the beach. I like it here. Today Julia and me hired a moto ...

... for about 10km south of the original fishing village. The area is known for having some of the prettiest beaches on mainland Vietnam, excellent windsurfing and kitesurfing and huge sand dunes. Mui Ne has a microclimate which means that the weather here is ...

Hello All Just a short note to say Happy New Year or Chuc Mung Nam Moi as they say in these parts. New year here is seven hours ahead of you so at midnight UK it'll be 7am on 1/1/12 here so no early phone calls please as we'll have our hangover to deal ...

... food off, Mom and I went to the nearest Internet cafe to look up some tours.  We decided on a 5d/4n tour of N. Vietnam since Central Vietnam was flooded out, based on the last update we heard.  Uncle Huy gave me my 1st ride on a moto back ...

... for people who interested in whether traveling or researching, can have a clearer view about Viet Nam. Favor of nature Need to admit that, Vietnam is blessed with diverse terrain from sea, rivers, plains, plateaus, mountains and forests. Even ...

... the Hoan Kiem Lake where huge tortoises are believed to be wading below the lake waters.  After that, we headed for The Vietnam Water Puppetry.** After a very interesting show, we went to a nice restaurant called the World Buffet - the name is self ...

Day 3 Happy New Year or "Chuc Mung Nam Moi!" The day obviously started off celebrating new years', and what better way than to spend it in the heart of Saigon.  I haven't seen that many people since the post Olympic celebrations in Sydney.  It ...

... Bien Phu, Vietnam, verliess Muang Khua zu der unlaotischen Zeit 05.00 Uhr. Richtig, am Sonntag ueberquerten wir die Grenze nach Vietnam. In Dien Bien Phu verbrachten wir nur den Nachmittag. Denn wir reisten gleich weiter mit dem Nachtbus nach Hanoi, der ...

... visited the Hai Lo Prison where POW's were kept. It was really interesting because it was so completely biased towards Vietnam. They would be like...Americans were bombing schools and daycares! Americans were awful awful people! Later that night we found ...

... , I have loads of willing tutors as they get to practice english in return, this weeks most used phrases are - Chuc Mung Nam Moi! - Happy New Year! Mot Hai Ba Ruou!  (say - mon hi baa yo) - One, Two, Three, Drink!  The owners of my Hotel ...

... stop will be Lak Lake, 56 km from Buon Ma Thuot, where I plan to stay overnight in a longhouse.http://www.footprintsvietnam.com/vietnam_news/Picturesque-Lak-lake.htm And stayed I did, having an entire longhouse for myself.  I didn't do much here ...

... off the views of the coastline. And what a magnificent coastline it is! The journey goes through the Hai Van Pass which is the highest road in Vietnam at just 500m above sea level. Looking down on loads of tiny secluded beaches including the gorgeous ...

... to buy a few of them. Anna's hagling skills are master class. As we travel now in what was formerly Southern Vietnam territory surprisingly we can feel the difference in people's attitude towards foreigners - they are more open. The weather is still not ...

... for 7 quid. It was cheaper than a battery for my watch, so it had to be done. We finally leave Hanoi and indeed Vietnam tomorrow, after a brilliant 4 weeks spent here. We fly into the country of Laos for a couple of weeks. Can't wait! After ...