
So its blog time again! We've pretty much done everything we wanted to do touristwise in Saigon, so think its a safe time to wrap it up in a blog before we get on the road to Phnom Penh. We'll see what we can pull together here!
We wrapped up in Mui ne, after having 3 surfs in total, waves dỉed down, wind dropped, so it was no more surf for the lads :( . It rained quite a lot one of the days, and we gathered all our books and our south east asia lonely planet and spent the day in the pub reading and drinking beer, stopping only to eat dinner, before we continued on. Thats the thing with Mui ne, if the sun isn't shining there isn't much to do, but we did like it I have to say.
So lots of tourist activities in Saigon. We're liking it here, its different to Hanoi, and crossing the road is a little easier- altho Paul is still strictly confined to hand holding duty for all road crossing events! The touristy centre is more manageable with the places to eat and drink all bunched together (at
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If I ever go to Vietnam there is absolutely NO WAY I'm going into one of those tunnels. I'm suffering from claustrophobia just looking at the photos!! Just shows what can be achieved by determined low-tech locals against a "superpower".
ditto that! i think i would only be able to get about 20 foot into it. unless a US soldier was on my ass that is..
you could just assume Paul that the logging system wasn't working around the time you posted the blog. Denial is a great attribute....
As for NZ flight changes, we're going to stick with the schedule so far, there's little time available to us to make drastic changes, so guess we may be hanging out in Christchurch for a few days!
is this the one that paul wrote that im supposed to say is the best one ever? this is this the best blog ever. Totally.
C'mon lads, its been 10 days since last blog. are you after forgetting about us?
We're getting to it! think by tmrw we MAY have a full 'cambodia in a nutshell' composed... no mean feat i tells ya!!! Back in bangkok, and Paul has a cold so i've been given 5 minutes leave from nursemaid duties to check mail :p
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Suoi Thien water parkLots of fun slides and dodgy rickety rollercoasters. The fear factor was the fear of the rollercoaster falling apart rather than the ride itself :p
Cao Dai TempleCao Dai was a religion founded in 1926, it takes different teachings from different religions.
Girl in the pictureIf you've ever read the book "The girl in the picture" Kim Phouc was a member of the religion. On the way to the Cao Dai temple we past where the famous picture of Kim Phouc was taken running down the
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Cu Chi TunnelsCu Chi tunnels where the VC used to live under ground to avoid American B52 bomb atacks. Guide showing us how to fit into the tunnels
Stuck! damn that bellyI actually got stuck and couldnt get in, Defies belief how they managed to get around these tunnels that went for miles and miles
Into the tunnelstrip through one of the tunnels, note this tunnel had been widened to twice its width to accomodate tourists, I had to get out after 30m, it was getting a bit too claustophobic
Well earned breakSome tea and a taste of a root plant that the Cu Chi Guerrillas used to live on
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If I ever go to Vietnam there is absolutely NO WAY I'm going into one of those tunnels. I'm suffering from claustrophobia just looking at the photos!! Just shows what can be achieved by determined low-tech locals against a "superpower".
ditto that! i think i would only be able to get about 20 foot into it. unless a US soldier was on my ass that is..
you could just assume Paul that the logging system wasn't working around the time you posted the blog. Denial is a great attribute....
As for NZ flight changes, we're going to stick with the schedule so far, there's little time available to us to make drastic changes, so guess we may be hanging out in Christchurch for a few days!
is this the one that paul wrote that im supposed to say is the best one ever? this is this the best blog ever. Totally.
C'mon lads, its been 10 days since last blog. are you after forgetting about us?
We're getting to it! think by tmrw we MAY have a full 'cambodia in a nutshell' composed... no mean feat i tells ya!!! Back in bangkok, and Paul has a cold so i've been given 5 minutes leave from nursemaid duties to check mail :p
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