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Mat and Trace eat lots in Hoi An: Photos 21 to 30
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January 15th 2007 by Mat and Trace
Trace: After a thrilling motorbike ride through the Central Highlands, Nicki, Mat and I were all ready to relax and enjoy some good local food (and local beer) in the relative tourist mecca of Hoi An.
Hoi An is 'Nam HQ for tailors and shoe stores, all 200+ stores in this small town advertise that they can make any item of clothing (or footwear) from a picture, from fabric of any colour, in any size, wool, silk, leather all no problem ... overnight. I got a suit jacket, pants, a shirt and a skirt all for $65US. Bargain at twice the price, and I figured that a sharp new suit may come in handy in the UK!
Hoi an is home to several local speciality dishes. White rose was a lovely delicate dish, consisting of shrimp and vegetables wrapped in a soft, thick layer of scalloped rice paper. We had to try them, and they were gorgeous, but have since discovered that shrimp production in Vietnam (and it is very similar in other places around the world) involves up to 20kg of dead by-catch being thrown back into the sea for each 1kg of shrimp.
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February 7th 2007 - Jaz: Old Girl Rules
The photo of the old girl at the top is really cool. Trace - you look like Ewan McGregor on that bike doing intrepid moto tours!! Hope you aren't growing a ginger beard!! Everyone here is enjoying a bit of decent deck-weather finally. Keep on truckin as the stories and photos are great. x jaz
February 8th 2007 - stu: is that trace
is that you trace up top? You have aged a few years must be matts constant blogging and Squealing....
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What a face.
Trace is learning about photography - it's much easier using a subject that doesn't move or change expression!
Omar's - Indian restaurants in Nga Trang, Hoi An, and Hue
We are fans, almost as good as Nazims in Laos
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February 7th 2007 - Jaz: Old Girl Rules
The photo of the old girl at the top is really cool. Trace - you look like Ewan McGregor on that bike doing intrepid moto tours!! Hope you aren't growing a ginger beard!! Everyone here is enjoying a bit of decent deck-weather finally. Keep on truckin as the stories and photos are great. x jaz
February 8th 2007 - stu: is that trace
is that you trace up top? You have aged a few years must be matts constant blogging and Squealing....
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