Page 11 of pn76 Travel Blog Posts
October 5th 2007
The Delta was amazing. It took two to three hrs by bus to get out of town, past new housing estates 10 stories high, slender terraced houses on a small plot of land (which is very expensive), roadside rice planters (Vietnam is the 2nd largest rice grower in the world, sounds like my idea of heaven). The respite of the air con hotels, shops and bus was very much needed - the humidity sits at about 95% and a lot of the Delta region is at or slightly below sea level it seems, so sandflies and potentially Dengue carrying mossies are rife. Enter the obligatory Malaria pills and DEET 80% that will surely turn my body inside out if the disease itself does not. Travel dr recommended no greater than 30% but what the hell, NZ ... read more
October 4th 2007
Hello to all interested and sundry parties and welcome to my inaugral travel blog on Vietnam! I am a new blogger as of tonight, so please bear with me as I recount some of the scetchier details (is that a word?) of the past 8 hazy days.... Ho Chi Mihn City, also called Saigon (officially changed about 30 yrs ago if my brief vietnamese history lesson serves me correctly?) was hectic. From the moment I stepped off the plane into the heavy humidity of early evening it was utter chaos. The driver for Intrepid who picked me up (thats the first time in a while...) spoke little English, and so began a sequence of gestures, smiles, and pigeon Vietnamese (mine) as we headed towards the Empress hotel. When I say chaos I mean drivers of all ... read more
Where to this time on the modest travel budget?
Like a rolling stone that gethers moss, like an itchy skin condition, and like the wanderlust of varying amounts that will never die, I am off to get some culture of the Latino kind in South America.
First up in a Christmas aboard an Antarctica vessel scanning for wildlife, ice camping, XC skiing if the weather coperates, and lots of silence. All with the aid of 3 discounted Gap tours, Quark Expeditions, my travel buddy in Brazil and myself....plus the many people I am yet to meet and am looking forwards to.
After a New Year in central ... full info
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