Vien Dong

... mockery. End stupid, crappy start to day here. Begin nice part of day here. We walked our baggage around the corner to the Vien Dong Hotel, a 3-star luxury hotel. We checked into our room (we'd chosen a deluxe room) and to be honest, it wasn't ...

We arrived in the Nha Trang station at night and in the rain and checked into our hotel, Vien Dong - an apparent traveller's favourite close to the beach. The next morning we awoke to the sound of pouring rain and thunder, something I would usually love ...

... Vietnam to lightening and rain so a slow trip to the Hotel. Our favorite hotel has been pulled down so we are staying at the Vien Dong hotel which is centrally situated in HCM, overlooking the biggest park of the city. It is also only a few minutes walk ...

... on Ophelia's jumper and stank of vomit for the rest of the day. Was just miserable. dishonourable mention: Massage at Vien Dong Hotel in Saigon - Terrible ambience, chainsmoking old men who were probably there for a "happy ending". Really uncomfortable ...

... the time we arrived at the city, it was already noon and we head for buffet lunch at one of the hotels in Saigon called Vien Dong Hotel. Here the menu was entirely Vietnamese dishes. It seems that the Vietnamese eat mostly pork and beef. The food was good ...

... magnificent mansions built on the other side of the ferry crossing. That evening we went across to the park opposite the Vien Dong hotel where lots of things were going on. There were musicians playing traditional instruments and food stalls with yummy ...

... ). we had a great night in our own private booth, see pics... i managed to catch up with some others while i was there - vien dong (still the same), mellet, jan and richard, and a cousin rosalind whom i hadnt even met before! thats what its all ...

... road - a no-no in Bangkok! This city is definitely motorbike central too! We checked into our backpacker place in District One Buy Vien: room, satelite tv, air-con, hot water, clean sheets, small breakfast all for $11 per night! Not bad. Then we ...

... old ladies tried to sell us tourist stuff, and Barb took pity on one very old very thin dear, and bought a fan for 20,000 dong. Great gran’s face lit up. We’d probably paid 4 times what she’d expected. And it was still cheap. Next on ...

... travelling by herself. The highlight of the night (and possibly of my life so far) was going to an ATM and withdrawing 5 million dong. Was whistling 'I Wanna Be a Millionaire' as we made our way to a cocktail bar, where we proceeded to put a dent into ...

We are staying in the most prominent are in the city which is around Dong Khoi Street in District 1, shops, museums, and losts of dining. We are close enough to everything that we can explore comfortably by foot. We went to Ben Thanh Market which is the ...

... 'posé à un hôtel que Eric avait repéré dans le Lonely Planet (c'est surtout sa piscine qu'il avait repéré!), le Viet Dong Hotel. Nous n'avions pas réservé donc on a vérifier les disponibilités et visiter 2 types de chambres. Je trouvais que les ...

... drove to Tam Coc (3 grottos) village, which is famous as the "Halong Bay on the Rice Paddies" and stayed at the ancient Co Vien Lau Hotel. The hotel was in process of renovation and a bit run-down, even though the area around in was very scenic with ...

... nous indiquant qu'on y trouvera certainement une auberge a notre gout. Le cout du trajet en taxi pour les 2 kms etait a 425,000 Vietnam dong.  Confus du changement de monnaie de dollars, au riel et au dong, on n'est pas sure de ce que vaut cette ...

... ago now. So we got to Hoi an after just a short 4 hour bus journey from Hue and we found a great hotel called Than Vien 2 with a pool and a buffet breakfast and the poshest room yet for only $7 each. First day we just went for a walk around really and ...

... ! Drinking at Bui Vien Street (9:30 PM)   It was still drizzling after dinner, so we strolled back to Bui Vien Street. I remembered that I had a beer session by the roadside 5 years ago and dragged my companions to seek out a street-side vendor. It ...

... the metal scrappers from hauling away the remnants.  They sit where they were left- now half buried in soil, still pointing East.       Ban Dong wasn't much to speak of.  On my way out of town after a brief visit, I saw two girls heading off ...

... , rat nhieu brand noi tieng deu co o day. Ngay luc gio cong so chung toi thay cong nhanvien chuc nhat di an trua dong ohuc chinh te. Toi dac biet thich cac vien chuc nu voi bo vay rat la lich su nhungk kem oha khue goi, cuoi cung sau 1 tieng chung toi vao ...