November 20th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Haiphong
It's coming to the end of our contract here in Haiphong. We finish teaching for Apollo on the 5th December and we fly back to the UK, via Kuala Lumpur, on the 12th. We are really excited about c ... 20 photos [full story]

November 14th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi
Let's just say they're not good. But first, Vientiane. Vientiane (pronounced V-N-T-N) is Laos' capital city and home to about 250,000 people. Like Phonsavan, it also seems to be undergoing a hu ... 4 photos [full story]

November 18th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi
HI Again! Here's the first report from Vietnam I had expected to have the most glowing report of Hanoi and Halong Bay but.....life is about expectations...and maybe my expectations were too high ... [full story]

November 16th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi
I had left an entry incomplete in a previous submssion and will try to make things right. I have included pictures of Luang Prabang as well as pictures from Hanoi, and Halong Bay in this entry. Ok, he ... [full story]

November 13th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi
Hello, wanna buy something from me? That's what we heard some 100 times a day here in Vietnam. A quick review of what we did after Thailand : We visited only the north of Vietnam (2 weeks), a ... 78 photos [full story]

November 12th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi
GOODMORNING VIETNAM hey all....its been a while since we last blogged so get ready for a long one. Since our last blog we got a whole day train to Yichang think I mentioned that yitchang was just a ... [full story]

November 12th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi
Our camera memory card sadly corrupted the photos of our travels so far. I lost some remarkable pictures so you'll understand why I'm pretty sparse on pictures for this entry! I will add pics when I c ... [full story]

November 10th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi
I would like to share this travel quote I read a few months back: "I believe that places, much like people, can be soul mates. There are destinations that have a spirit, an energy, and a pace that so ... 46 photos [full story]

November 10th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi
Hi everyone!! Hungry here. After weeks of watching Jeremy and Amy hog the spotlight on this blog, I decided to write one of my own. I am their mascot, after all! I've been having a great time on ... 17 photos [full story]

November 8th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Halong Bay
So picture the scene. You're floating on an 80-foot Oriental junk boat in the middle of a spectacular bay. Strange karst mountains covered with greenery shoot up out of the water all around you. Th ... 71 photos [full story]