The Mekong Delta (incl Saigon and Phu Quoc Island) Dec 3-12, 2009 We land in Saigon having been pre-warned it’s chaotic in a way that makes Hanoi look like a German nunnery. Fortunately with expectations as low as they were, we rather liked it. Yes the streets are especially thick with traffic, but they are […]
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Views from our hotel, Phu An River, Vietnam Nov 28-Dec 2, 2009. The most powerful website in the travel industry must be Tripadvisor.com. We, and many others don’t make a booking without researching and this is likely our first line of defense. Hoteliers beg us to review them positively. And the Midas kiss in the […]
Nov 25-28, 2009 The Citadel in Hue As fascinating and mind blowing as Vietnam can be, it`s a spender`s nightmare. From any street corner to decent hotel, this country shops, sells and hawks as good as any. Yet it`s not always a relaxed experience. It`s a safe assumption that as a traveler, […]
Nov 21-23, 2009 Halong Bay if you believe the Vietnamese, is one of the 7 natural wonders of the world. It has a UNESCO stamp to back it up, plus there is nary a soul anywhere who will tell you that its overblown and overrated. The 2000 drop-dead gorgeous limestone pinnacles rise from the emerald […]
Presidential Palace Temple of Literature Hanoi, Nov 14-21 and 24 Well before one lands in Vietnam, you are forewarned and buried with redflags and alerts about touts, scams, thieves, annoyances, dangers and cheats. Indeed we saw evidence of this immediately after hitting the arrivals area when teams of young men plied us with questionable offers. […]