On the Road to Saigon

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August 10th 2008

Published: August 10th 2008

June 10 - June 22 It was a long, long journey from Ninh Binh to Hoi An, made longer by the fact that every piece of information given to us by the person who sold us our tickets was a lie. Don't get me wrong, Vietnam is a great country, one of our favourites on this trip, and the Vietnamese people who are not involved in the tourist industry are friendly and interesting, but the bloodsuckers inv... Read Full Entry

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Chris Robb and Becky Alleyne

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We did it! We're packing it in and leaving our lives in Victoria ... at least for a little while. We'll be gone for about six months and we plan to visit India, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia and Indonesia. Although we've got our trusty guidebooks in hand, we don't intend to stick to any timelines or itineraries. We're going to go where the wind takes us ... okay, more likely where a third class train ticket takes us. We've decided to create this journal so that our friends and family can check in to read about our adventures and more importantly, so that Becky's mom ca... full info

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Boat

These are little teacup-like woven boats used for fishing

Fishing Family in Mui Ne

Travelling in Style

Vietnamese sleeper buses are great - lots of room to stretch out and have a snooze

Bex ReallyEnjoying the Food in HCM

What the hell? I truly could not distinguish any of the meats in the soup besides the liver. There was lots left in the bottom of the bowl at the end!