Arrived in Hanoi and were greeted with our first scam which Hanoi is known for! Luckily i had marie so we got very angry at the bus driver who had dropped us off outside of the city centre. We got a motorbike to the Old Town and found some accommodation. Stayed at Thu Giang Guesthouse, which was pretty cheap and i got recommended to stay there anyway. Booked my tour to Halong Bay and Sapa and went to explore Hanoi. It was absolutely pouring!!! Experienced my first vietnamese rain and the streets were flooded in such a short period of time. [View Full Entry]

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Hoi An was very hot when we arrived! Had some food then went into the Old Town, which is right near our hotel and goes along to the river. Bought a ticket (quite expensive for vietnam!) and saw some of the sights, the Japanese Covered Bridget, Cantonese Assembly Hall, etc. Went to some of the shops, i got a dress made so went and picked it up later. They measured me and everything and they had heaps of catalogues of stuff to choose from. Its not heaps cheap but for what they do, and can make anything its pretty cool! and [View Full Entry]

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Well after spending the day in Nha Trang relaxing by the beach etc, the fun began! Had tea at the restaurant part of the hostel with Marie, the English/Aussie girl. We had a voucher for a free cocktail and fruit salad when we had tea so that was good value! We saw the guys from my dorm, and another girl had arrived, so i wasnt the only one in the room! She was also English, called Lauren and pretty cool. We went to this bar called Guava, where there were 2 for 1 tiger beers during happy hour so we enjoyed [View Full Entry]

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Kind of glad to be away from the chaos of what is Ho Chi Minh City. I spent yesterday wandering around the city, met this thai brother and sister (the brother lives in vietnam now) and went to their house, where i had some vietnamese food that the old lady had cooked. The house was very small on each level but five storeys high. The guy taught me how to play poker + blackjack bcos he is a vip dealer on star cruises, and in the sheraton hotel. He sees a lot of money taht's for sure! I went and chilled [View Full Entry]

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After flights to Perth - Singapore - Ho Chi Minh City, i arrived ! Small delays mostly due to strong headwinds (200km/h) but had plenty of time anyway! A long night waiting at airports, but managed to sleep a bit on the plane. There were people spread out all over floor sleeping in Singapore. Stupid man at the visa section of the airport charged me $20 extra for my visa because i didn't have US dollars! Caught the bus from the airport to the town (cheapest option - and easy, although the driver didn't speak English so this Perth guy and [View Full Entry]

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