Phuong Hoang Hotel
Travel Blogs from Vinh Long
The per kilo fish dinner
In our two days in Vinh Long we rented bikes from our hotel (the kids had to walk to school that day) and took the ferry to the nearby island. We drove around tiny villages and along little canals, returning the yelled 'Hellos' from the local kids. It reminded me of growing up in Goldegg where tourists were pretty sensational, too.
Most of the time we had ...
My friend, the giant
... br>
From Rach Gia we took the bus to Can Tho, one of the largest cities in the Mekong delta. There Craig found the perfect room for us - a windowless cell. First I was frowning, but his argumentation convinced me: No windows means no mosquitoes and no sunlight to wake you up in the morning. Why hadn't we thought of this earlier?!
Although we had the best sleep-in room ever, we got up one morning at 5:00 ...
Mekong Lodge on the Tien River
... and rode over bridges that looked like they might fall at any moment. Stopped at the local pub where they put on a musical type thing for us. If I'm honest, it sounded a bit like strangling a cat but hey, they probably didn't like the Spice Girls. Back to the Lodge by boat (the heavens had opened) with SJW swearing never to get on a bloody bike again. Cooking class at 6.30 - spring rolls and sweet and sour pork. In bed by 8pm and asleep by ...
Pedaleando bajo la lluvia
... vamos corriendo a coger las mochilas para pillar el ferry..no queda mucho para que salga el autobus para Ho Chi Ming (Saigon)!!!!!!
4horas de viaje en bus y estamos en Saigon!! nos alojamos en sitio donde habia estado Tzvika por 12dolares la noche.. no esta mal...
Damos unas vueltas por la zona y nos despedimos de Tzvika.. el va ha hacer camino hacia Dalat... Tal vez nos volvamos a encontrar..
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Homestay en una isla del Mekong
... hacernos entender, jeje...
bueno que al final el policia nos indica la direccion haciendo senyas y para alla que vamos..
y caminando por la calle se nos acerca una mujer y... (esa historia la continuaremos mas adelante.. ahora tzvika nos espera para ir a dar un paseo en bici)
.... nos habla de su familia y nos ensenya fotos. El caso es que aceptamos pasar la noche en su casa.
No resulta ser una experiencia tan cercana como nos ...