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Saigon or Ho Chi Minh City

Wow is it hot and humid. It’s like a hot wet blanket. Well let’s go into town. Last time we were here...

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Danang and Hoi An

A few technical issues today….. the gangway won’t go down. Waiting, waiting, waiting…. Problem solved , trucks,crane, lots of discussion and we...

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Saigon or Ho Chi Minh City.

Saigon was the capital city of South Vietnam and is perhaps the most well known of the Vietnam cities. It was renamed...

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Plane, plane, train, and train again to Saigon

Trains again but at even more expense as we are in a soft sleeper! Today we are on the night train to...

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Ta Con, known to us as Khe Sanh

Being old and ancient, we were teenagers during the Vietnam war. Today we visited the main areas involved in the conflict in...

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Vietnam and its people

Vietnam is divided into different areas. Each area has its own traditions for family life , dress and marriage. At the Museum...

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Halong Bay

Today was a long bus trip, short boat ride and then a long bus ride. Worth it you say…..well you decide. Halong...

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Hanoi in a day?

  Starting at 7.30 am, we were joined by our guide and driver for a whistle stop tour of the major sights...

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On the go again! Hanoi

Leaving on an early flight can be quite fraught. On our trip to the airport for a family holiday to Fiji, we...

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