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Scott Hutchison Joined: March 3rd 2008
Logged in: January 12th 2012
Logged in: January 12th 2012
Travel Blog Posts
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First Trip over the border North from Thailand, quite town with casual atmosphere. Nightlife fairly laidback unless you find the disco at the hotel. Getting around was easy and locals freindly. They drive on the opposite side of the road from Thailand so if coming from there, beware when taking your first few corners... Rained the entire time as there was a monsoon off Vietnam. Stayed in a 3 star hotel for one night and decided to pay the extra $10 pn to get the extra star. Well worth the money as increased the comfort factor 5 fold. Found some nice eateries on the Mekong river.. Where the bitumen turns to dirt road continue on the dirt for the best bars and restuarants I found.. Looks as though they are doing up the waterfront and imagine ... read more
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One month in LOS, loved the place and been back twice since.. Pictures say a thousand words.. Met some excellent friends and cant wait to get back again.. Chaing Mai to Udon to BKK to Hat Ya via Krabi... read more
Buddhist Lamestry
Flight to Beijing and check into a fine Hotel for the cost of $30AUS per night. First thing we notice about Beijing is its flat, not just flat but billiard table flat. The city is divided into blocks, these are not just regular blocks but some go for a kilometer. To look on a map, what may seem a short distance to walk, being a few blocks can turn into a proper day outing with plenty of walking. The pushbike appears to be a prefered mode of transport as I have already mentioned, Beijing is flat! We went to the compulsory Forbidden City, Great wall, Summer Palace, Olympic Site, Markets, parks and numerous Temples. The girls also went to the Tianamen Square Flag raising (at 4am), the zoo, and the Temple of Heaven. I spent this ... read more
Zipper Factory
We were picked up from the border of HK / China by friends and travelled to the industrial area of Guangzhou were we where to spend a few days at a zipper factory belonging to friends from Australia. As is customary apparently in the region we were taken out to eat late at night. The restuarants here can cater for over 1000 people and the foyers look more like exotic pet shops than an eatery. The Cantonese have a way to make everything edible and delicious. They could even make lawn clippings taste like heaven and probably do. The factory we stayed at as previously mentioned made zippers. Not just assembled zippers but did everything from weave the cloth to smelt and cast the fittings. It employed about 150 people and churned out tens of thousands ... read more
Kowloon
Made it to Hong Kong, Was supposed to travel overland but due to the Sichuan Earthquake and the Olympics no visa. Anyway had a good look around Kowloon on what was left of my budget - not much. Seems to be a 7 - 11 and Macdonalds on every corner... read more
The journey there
It was on my list of things to do once in my life and now it is crossed off. Worth every moment though to see this amazing place. Overnighter with kayaking recommended. ... read more
Hanoi Old Quarter
Spend days wandering around Hanoi on a motorbike, getting lost, meeting people. My Vietnamese by this stage was good enough to hold a basic conversation. Did the usual tourist events plus a few.... read more
Flying into Danang
We went directly from Na Trang to Danang and straight down to Hoi An. My Favourite place in Vietnam. Were going to stay for a couple of days and stayed for 9 days. Nice... read more
Beach Haven
Flew to Phu Quoc for a very refreshing few days. Nice place could live there no problems.... read more
Flying into Rach Gia
I just wantedto post a short note mentioning Rach Gia as there is not much on here about it. We found it to be a freindly town with 4star accomodation (The best we have stayed in yet) for $20 a night. Nobody, and I mean nobody speaks a word of english so I had to polish up on the vietnamese quickly. We had a great night and watched the sunset over the bay ate excellent food and were treated like royalty. Recommend the Linda Hotel - excellent value..!!!!'... read more
