Just thought I'd give you a quick update before I finish packing and head off on the night train to Hanoi. I've just spent a couple of days in the old Imperial City Hue. The sun has been shining and its hot in the city! Sabine and I arrived the day before yesterday (what day is it today?!) after catching the local bus then train from Hoi An which was a beautiful place. Yesterday was spent wandering around the old citadel, much of which was decimated by bombs during the American War - or 148 buildings, just 20 still stand. It [View Full Entry]

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We tried to have a lie-in this morning but were awake before 7.. what's with this country. I've been up earlier here than I ever am at home unless work is calling! After a rather lazy start to the day (nothing to do with the late night) we headed off to a cafe called 'Same Same but Different' for a muesli breakfast. Yum yum. It's renowned for its muesli and was worth the walk. Then it was off to the mud baths for a strenuous day wallowing in a tub of mud and a mineral pool. A nice way to be [View Full Entry]

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By the time the girls had got up this morning Jonny had already had a coffee with the riders and headed off on his local bus to Kon Tum. I'd promised to look after Cal until we meet up in Hoi An.. not sure I'm up to the responisibility though! The first class of the day was spent at a rubber plantation, seeing the trees being bled of the latex. Loads of kids were heading off to school and all kept running along the road, or trying to keep up on their bikes, waving and shouting hello. They are all so [View Full Entry]

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Thought I'd better give you a quick update as I have gone slightly awol after such a rush of entries at the start! Cal, Sabine and I arrived in Nha Trang yesterday afternoon after a fabulous ride on the bikes from BMT, down the mountains and cross country. A little sun-kissed I think it's fair to say, as it's a staggering 38C here and the start of the dry season. The beach looks lovely and we found our way to a cool little hotel with a lovely rooftop terrace with sea view. The three of us are sharing an ensuite room [View Full Entry]

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So after the first day with the easyriders, it's hard to imagine how today could top it.. It started well with breakfast by the lake. Beautiful sunshine, no sign of yesterday's rain (yet) and no sign of the termites that were teaming through this place last night (they have to be the worst kind of insect. They fly in, shed their wings then scurry around like ants eating the furniture, but at least they don't bite!) Day 2, Stop 1: Short ride up the hill to see the former Bao Dai Palace which has just been turned in to a luxury [View Full Entry]

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Hi guys Just a quick entry to say I am truly having the time of my life. The four of us bargained our way into a trip with the easyriders and we have spent the last two days exploring into the Central Highlands. We have seen elephants, minority villages, waterfalls (lots of them!) eaten dinners for 30p and stayed in rooms for 2pounds, ridden the bikes through a monsoon storm (or three). We have been soaked through but I think its fair to say we feel absolutely alive. Can't stop to fill in the gaps now as about to head off [View Full Entry]

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So I thought it about time to bring you up to date on our adventures with the Easyriders. After much haggling we (Cal, Jonny, Sabine and I) decided to take a two day tour with the guys up in the Central Highlands with an option of extending for a third day if the weather held out and the other girls liked being on the bikes. Laden with our rucksacks we donned the sexy helmets and boarded our transport for the next 48 hours... three mins later our first stop! So I'm the only one who's ever been on a bike before, [View Full Entry]

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So this morning was fun. I finally finished backing up my photos, checking emails and packing and got to bed at 130. The alarm was set for 6! I peeled myself off the mattress and out to catch the bus for 730. My bags are heavy and I'm tired but I collapsed in my seat with a fresh croissant and settled down for a seven hour journey up the mountains to the central highlands. Sabine who I'd met at the Mekong was on the same bus so at least I had a friend to moan at for the duration!! I tried [View Full Entry]

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Aaaaaaaahh what a day today has been. I really am on holiday! Last night, after I'd got back from a very long day at the Mekong Ric, Caroline and I headed out for a posh dinner. Ric had been upset that we hadn't done posh yet since I'd arrived (not sure what Chris told him about me!) so we went to the Camargue, a french owned restaurant that gets the thumbs up in the guide books. Problem was we hadn't booked and they were full (hmmm, Caroline and I were sure we could see several empty tables..!) so we went to [View Full Entry]

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Hi All, Just got time for a quick update as I have loads to do before bed and I have an alarm call at 6 tomorrow to catch my bus.. thought I was supposed to be on holiday! I've just spent a couple of fantastic days in the Mekong Delta. I went on a trip organised by the Sinh cafe, one of the biggest tour operators here and they were really good. Only prob - it's holidays in V at the moment and so there were two bus loads of us trucking around. But I met some really great people and [View Full Entry]

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