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Hoi An Happenings

Arriving back in Hanoi after Ha Long Bay, Joc, Carl, Katie, Jennie, and I said "later!" to Aaron who headed off to Hue and decided ourselves to make our way to Hoi An a day earlier than planned. Unfortunately (um, except not), the only seats available for the following day were on business...

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GoBlue on June 23, 2007 from Hoi An, Vietnam

from the travel blog: Viv's Voyage(s)

From Ha Noi to Hoi An

Halong Bay was as spectacular as ever, though with far more people than there were 7 years ago - almost to the point of compromising our experience, but not quite. Our tour did a good job getting farther off the beaten path on our second day, when we did some kayaking in and amongst lagoons. We...

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GoBlue on June 22, 2007 from Hoi An, Vietnam

from the travel blog: Joc's Journeys

Adolescence can suck, kinda.

Well, everyone knows how difficult the teenage years can be . . . I've decided that Viet Nam is firmly in the middle of its teenage years . . . It is not quite the young, developing country that makes one appreciate the difficulties of life; yet, it is definitely not a fully functioning, healthy...

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GoBlue on June 22, 2007 from Hoi An, Vietnam

from the travel blog: Carl's Circuit

Hanging in Ha Long Bay

Upon returning to Hanoi from Sapa on the overnight bus, Joc, Carl, Aaron, Ben, and I met up with Jennie and Katie..ok, more like busted into their hotel room at 7am demanding to use their shower...we were dirty, and I mean 30km of trekking sweat and dirt + deet + sunscreen + no shower for 3 days...

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GoBlue on June 22, 2007 from Ha Long, Vietnam

from the travel blog: Viv's Voyage(s)

At 5:45 am, I fell out of bed because the roll-away mattress fell off the cot

See title. :) Seriously, though, I can't get over how funny this was. I was sleeping on the make-shift third bed in our room at the Prince II Hotel, which was a mattress atop a camping cot about 70% its size. Needless to say, this was not the most stable contraption. When I woke up, I...

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GoBlue on June 21, 2007 from Hanoi, Vietnam

from the travel blog: J-Mac's Junket

MO512: Bargaining and Influence Skills ... Vietnamese Style

As many of my Ross friends recall, I struggled through our school's famed "negotiations" class last fall. Now that I've arrived in Vietnam, I've discovered that I have the opportunity to redeem myself from all my disasterous attempts at bargaining. So far, the results aren't much better than...

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GoBlue on June 18, 2007 from Hanoi, Vietnam

from the travel blog: J-Mac's Junket

Northern Vietnam

We are currently in the northern mountains of Vietnam after finishing a two day trek and spending the nights in local villages. It was a great experience, something I will remember for a long time to come. That said, I continue to get the feeling that Vietnamese people are not quite as warm...

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GoBlue on June 17, 2007 from Sa Pa, Vietnam

from the travel blog: Carl's Circuit

Professional Photos Now Available

In Chiang Mai, we reluctantly said farewell to Dave and Maddy Chapman, who had to head back to the states. We sure miss them a lot and wish they were still trekking around with us, but it seems Dave has been hard at work since he's been back. He's an amazing photographer, and has posted his...

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GoBlue on June 17, 2007 from Hanoi, Vietnam

from the travel blog: J-Mac's Junket

Loving Life in LP (that's Luang Prabang, Laos, not Lincoln Park, Chicago)

Once again, our group diverged in search of different adventures, and we bring them all to you here using the powers of Blogabond. :) So, while Carl, Viv, Joc, Aaron, and Ben explored Sapa, Christi and I hung out in Luang Prabang, Laos for almost 5 days. I had been especially looking forward...

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GoBlue on June 17, 2007 from Hanoi, Vietnam

from the travel blog: J-Mac's Junket

Sa Pa Trekking Adventures

We are back from our 2-day trek into the hill tribe areas around Sa Pa, and it was great! We had very good weather until this morning (when it rained), and the scenery was gorgeous. I think it was the same route I did years ago when I was here, but it was remarkable how much things have...

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GoBlue on June 17, 2007 from Sa Pa, Vietnam

from the travel blog: Joc's Journeys

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