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Saigon!

Ho Chi Minh City, still very commonly reffered to as Saigon. I arrived a full 24 hours of bus travel, the sun was already down and the streets were buzzing with people. It was clear where I was. The bus stopped off in the main tourist area of Quarter 1, I got my bearings and started the hotel...

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ourindochina on January 26, 2008 from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

from the travel blog: The Indo China Adventure (incl Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia)

The Cruise through the vietnamese central highlands part 2

So the first three days of this mad adventure had beenin full glory of the sun. However, everything changes, so on day four we had to endure the other elements on offer! It did however start after lunch... so in the morning we got to see the wooden church of Kon Tum in all its majestic...

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ourindochina on January 24, 2008 from Hoi An, Vietnam

from the travel blog: The Indo China Adventure (incl Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia)

The cruise through the central highlands Day 1-3

So no longer being with the original trio, I am now with laura, an adventure craving crazy American journalist gallivanting the world, and a sensible yet eccentric Bavarian architect being hauled back to Munich for work. Laura and Markus both proved to be an excellent choice to endure the 5...

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ourindochina on January 22, 2008 from Kon Tum, Vietnam

from the travel blog: The Indo China Adventure (incl Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia)

Hoi an

Ok, after the rain in Nha trang we arrived in Hoi an for a little more rain...but only for one day fortunately. Hoi an is a very charming village with old french colonial houses, a river flowing through and it is also marked as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The old part of Hoi an has some...

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agnesola on January 20, 2008 from Hoi An, Vietnam

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The Vietnamese French Alps

The 200 000 people big hilltop city of Da Lat is like no other Vietnamese Town. Way back when the french still had a serious grip on the Vietnamese they made Da Lat their home away from home. The town in set around a lake in a valley surrounded by pine trees. A place which is justifiably a...

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ourindochina on January 19, 2008 from Da Lat, Vietnam

from the travel blog: The Indo China Adventure (incl Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia)

Vietnam Highlight Tour

Brief Itinerary Day 01: Arrive Hanoi - Tour briefing Day 02: Morning City tour in Hanoi.PM drive to Halong Bay Day 03: Cruise on Halong - The World Heritage Site. Day 04: Fly to Danang - Visit Hoian Day 05: Hoian - Hue. Visit Hue citadel Day 06: Fly to Saigon. City tour. Day 07: Visit...

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Vietnam on January 18, 2008 from Hanoi, Vietnam

from the travel blog: Vietnam Highlight Tour

Sea, sun and tan in Mui Ne and rain in Nha Trang!!

Hello to all of you!! Sooo! After Ho Chi Minh and its beautiful Mekong River Region, we took a bus straight to Mui Ne... Mui Ne is a little town... well it is more a long street along the beach with loads of hotels and restaurants!! To be quick, the main thing to do there was to relax and go...

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agnesola on January 18, 2008 from Nha Trang, Vietnam

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Rainy Days in the ideal Beach Town

After a long and somewhat sleepless night on another Hahn bus we made it to the gorgeous yet completely saturated and grey Nha Trang. We were greeted, as we are now used to... by a forcefull hotel manager/hostess telling us in decent english what excellent value for money they offer their...

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ourindochina on January 16, 2008 from Nha Trang, Vietnam

from the travel blog: The Indo China Adventure (incl Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia)

Ho ho ho chi minh...

Allrighty! We are now back to traveling, and in hot weather again!!! nice. We have just been 3 days in Ho Chi Minh City(former Saigon) and it is very hot and humid. Our first priority here was to get a visa for laos, This proved very easy, actually the easiest visa so far, it just took 20...

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agnesola on January 13, 2008 from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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Tailor Made Hoi An

Just had a massive photo loading session... so here is a quick illustrated story... 14 January 2008 The first rainy day of the trip, the whole town is wrapped in plastic ponchos and the like and im dry and inside watching it all unravel, soon ill need to go for a food run...

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ourindochina on January 13, 2008 from Hoi An, Vietnam

from the travel blog: The Indo China Adventure (incl Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia)

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