Hoi An Travel Blogs - Page 8

We arrived in Hoi An as the town was waking up. Hoi An is a really cute quaint town with narrow alleys. It's a UNESCO site. We ate Pho in front of someone's house and then asked for soy milk. We were directed to the main road where we had a little miscommunication and were given chocolate soymilk. …

Bit of a nothing day today, between a typhoon in the South China sea sending crappy weather our way (ruling out the beach) and a power outage in the city, there wasn't a lot to do.  So it was really down to meeting people in cafe's for meals and drinks and not a lot more.  For those unf…

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It turned out that The Irish Three were on the same sleeping bus to Hoi An. We met on the bus to Nha Trang and decided to stick together in Hoi An. I ended up grabbing a room with Dave, while Rita and Louise got a room downstairs. The bus dropped us off a few kilometers outside of town so we ha…

Day 4 – Thursday 19th of February - Hanoi, Vietnam to Hoi An, Vietnam Photos from Hoi An, Vietnam Once again, I was up at the crack of dawn, to catch an early flight. I had organised with the Hotel to book a private taxi for 6:30. It was waiting when I got downstairs. The man couldn’t spe…

We arrived into Da Nang early this morning, sparrow fart exactly... then we took a taxi into Hoi An and we drove past China Beach aka the tv show, but this place blew me away as there were more people on the road jogging and on the beach running, swimming then motobikes, which is really bizarre... …

1. Arrive in Hoi An2. Checked out the cave with Buddha statue and Buddhist temple in the morning3. Pedaled bike to the beach to hang out before next tour4. Did a walking tour around old sections of town with influences of the Chinese, Japanese, and European (charming and wonderfully preserved)5. Pe…

*This entry is backdated*We had a few hours free in Hue, and then we took about a 3 hour ride to Hoi An. Driving through Hai Van Pass was pretty nice. The scenery was amazing. We had views of the beach, and views over the mountains. Our hotel in Hoi An was pretty big. On the outside it looked p…

we got up the morning (as you do) to see a bit more of bangkok. what we didnt realize was that our flight was leaving at 10 o'clock the morning. so we had like two hours to get to the airport, so we didnt see much more of it. anyway. got to bangkok airport and went thru the security check point whe…

The beds at our hostel are pretty shit. Really hard, and with only a fan it's pretty stuffy in the room, so not a good night's sleep had. Plus, we have to get up early, to head off to My Son, which is an ancient Champa ruin. The Champa's ruled from the 2-15 Century, and this is one of the many remn…

Its hard to put into words my feelings about Vietnam. I leave with mixed emotions about a country with a rich heritage and tremendous potential. I had some truly amazing experiences, but my lasting impressions will be of a people that put money above all else... (ie China) In order to get a real feel for Vietnam, you MUST get off the Lonely Planet path. Its a watered-down experience to be honest. You're treated like a walking wallet. Get away from that scene and you'll see Vietnam...

Ho Chi Minh City, Mekong Delta (Can Tho & Tiger Island), Nha Trang, Quy Nhon, Hoi An, Hué, Hanoi, Sapa (Tavan), Bac Ha, Hanoi, Coc Phuong National Park, Tam Coc & Hanoi. Full travel journal and pictures: http://www.edsander.com/travel/vietnam/

Finding Victoria. Many countries across the globe have honoured Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Commonwealth. On my travels I will keep my eye out for various namesakes.

Work up. It was raining and Da Nang was crap. No character what-so-ever. Walked for some food and got lost. Found myway back by Moto and grabbed my bags, ready to leave. A Moto rider was on his way to Hoi An at 11.00am so i had two hours to kill. Watched the Titanic - first time in years.…

This will be mainly just photos of my travels around Asia earlier this year. For the commentary see www.travelblog.org/bloggers/ant-and-allee