Category Archives: Vietnam

Cambodia, the fragile frontier

Posted on April 2, 2011 by randr100days

] Saigon, early morning.  Weather, hot.  Traffic, insane.  We have to get from our hotel to the bus station, to pick up a public bus, for the seven-hour trip to another country.  But how?   Sareth, our new minder for the … Continue reading →

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On and on, to Saigon

Posted on March 15, 2011 by randr100days

Massive fruit bats sailed and whirled about our heads, as we made our way to breakfast. Our lovely little hotel in Hoi An had a circular wooden restaurant in the middle of its luscious gardens, and they’d opened specially early … Continue reading →

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On our Hue, again

Posted on March 1, 2011 by randr100days

Our night train from Hanoi to Hue (pronounced Huaaaaaaay) had been daunting in prospect, but had turned out to be a bit of a wheeze. First Class it ain’t, fifth Class? Hmm…Anyone travelling on their own might have found it … Continue reading →

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Down Halong the Bay

Posted on February 26, 2011 by randr100days

Our first trip with our new travelling companions. We’re travelling to Halong Bay, off the coast, to the east of Hanoi. It’s 1500 sq km of the Gulf of Tonkin, in the China Sea, and has more than 2,000 pinnacle-shaped … Continue reading →

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Way down yonder, in Vietnam

Posted on February 23, 2011 by randr100days

The world is packed with evocative place-names. Some have historic, and, maybe, romantic, connotations. But surely none quite as historic and romantic as the Orient, the Yellow Sea, the South China Sea, the Mekong Delta, and the Andaman Sea. These … Continue reading →

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