http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Mekong-River-Delta/Phu-Quoc-Island/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Vietnam , Mekong River Delta , Phu Quoc Island en-us Sat, 02 Jan 2010 02:36:57 +0000 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 02:36:57 +0000 A Rough Schedule Read Nap Sleep When we left Dong Ha we were exhausted both physically and mentally. Our teaching schedule was fairly rigorous and I was sick our last week there. We were tired of talking to students to teachers to friends and even to each other. We were also treated to numerous farewell celebrations. We left Dong Ha around 9pm on Saturday night in a car that drove http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Mekong-River-Delta/Phu-Quoc-Island/blog-438965.html Hello FriendsIch halte mich heute kurz denn das internet hier ist nicht das beste kann meine mails nicht abfragen aber mein blog funktioniert deshalb hier die newsnachdem ich die ganze insel ungefaehr 3x mit dem motobike abgefahren bin kenne ich mich schon super aus. es gefaellt mir immernoch sehr gut die straende die landschaft die leute. habe einige ganz lustige bekanntschaften gemacht i http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Mekong-River-Delta/Phu-Quoc-Island/blog-431814.html Dies ist bereits mein 2. Eintrag. Doch der erste ist spurlos verschwunden. Also nochmalParadies. Sonne. Strand. Palmen. Haengematten. Nichtstun.Das kann ich momentan ueber Phu Quoc sagen. Doch ich will euch zuerst etwas ueber meine Reise hierhin berichten. In Hoh Chi Minh habe ich meinen Tag wie folgt verbracht ich habe den Botanischen Garten besucht ich dachte ja man koenne bei einem Botani http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Mekong-River-Delta/Phu-Quoc-Island/blog-429184.html After our stay at Jungle Beach we were keen to spend a few more days relaxing on an idyllic beach sandwiched between our time in Saigon and Bangkok so we headed to Phu Quoc an island off the South West coast of Vietnam closer to Cambodia by plane. The Island is pretty big so to explore it we hired a motorbike the roads aren't great most of the main ones are fairly flat but not sealed and http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Mekong-River-Delta/Phu-Quoc-Island/blog-428668.html We have had several holidays within the holiday that has been this trip. Unawatuna was the first followed by Mirrissa Kota Kinabalu and now Phu Quoc. What they have had in common has been staying for a period in one place and beaches. The children are instantly happy doing very little but urgently. They run around and cast spells dig holes build sandcastles and irrigate water trenches. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Mekong-River-Delta/Phu-Quoc-Island/blog-428391.html This is Maitoday we left Saigon to go to Phu Quoc. We had to wake up at 700. Our flight was supposed to be at 1020 but it was late so we flew at a quatre to 1100. Our hotel didn't look like what I excpected. I thought it would be better. When we came to the hotel our power was out for 3 hours and there were notelevision. So We changed and went to the beach. The water of the beach was cold. W http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Mekong-River-Delta/Phu-Quoc-Island/blog-420671.html I'm not going to write much for today because I really didn't do much. We tried to go next door and use their internet but the wifi wasn't working so I grabbed a taxi to Buddy's Ice Cream in the town. I had another adorable taxi driver I'm convinced every 2030 year old male on this island is driving a taxi because the island's not that big and I've yet to have a repeat driver... anyway he w http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Mekong-River-Delta/Phu-Quoc-Island/blog-414401.html Today we woke up early and got breakfast at the hotel. Soon our driver came to pick us up. A few other people from our hotel were going on the same tour. We got loaded into a van and headed south to Sao Beach. Everyone we've talked to mentions this beach as the nicest beach on the island. As we got to the beach we were loaded onto a little boat to take us out to our bigger boat which was to http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Mekong-River-Delta/Phu-Quoc-Island/blog-413992.html After the bottle of wine last night we headed over to this bar called the Dog Bar. It's owned by an Aussie guy named Jimmy. We met a couple of older expats guys and a Vietnamese lady who runs tours. She had the CUTEST puppy so little. We played with it for awhile and chatted with people. We had quite a debacle on our way home. Jimmy was being an ass to our taxi driver some expats have t http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Mekong-River-Delta/Phu-Quoc-Island/blog-413978.html Today I woke up super late like at 11. Heather on the other hand started waking up at like 1 am and kept waking up. Ah jet lag. I got up and changed into my swimsuit got some breakfast then got in the water. We're right on the Gulf of Thailand and the water is great. It's warm like bathwater. We're going to arrange some snorkeling for sometime later this week so excited I might try http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Mekong-River-Delta/Phu-Quoc-Island/blog-413020.html I made it Viet Nam If you look on a map of the distance I covered today it is laughable that it took me as long as it did but thanks to a lack of ferries from Cambodia to the island limited ferries in general and border crossings it took me a grand total of 10 hours and 6 forms of transportation to get from Kep Cambodia to Phu Quoc Island Vietnam. On a map they are 30 miles apart. I de http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Mekong-River-Delta/Phu-Quoc-Island/blog-413011.html Note We've had a little trouble getting our blog to everyone we wanted it to go to. Sorry if this is the first time you are receiving notification about our blog. We have two previous ones that can be viewed from this website. Our four day visit to Saigon included a visit to the Reunification Palace which was the home of the South Vietnamese president until April 30 1975 when Saigon fell to http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Mekong-River-Delta/Phu-Quoc-Island/blog-408437.html 1. Tag 8.6.2009Heute um 7 Uhr Morgens startete unser Flugzeug nach Phu Quoc einer wunderschnen tropischen Insel. Katie und ich waren total mde nachdem wir den ganzen Sonntag damit verbracht haben uns zu verabschieden und zu packen. Ich schlief die ganzen 50 Minuten die wir in der Luft verbracht haben.Angekommen in Phu Quoc wurden wir von Hotelangestellten abgeholt. Sie kamen mit ihren Motorbi http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Mekong-River-Delta/Phu-Quoc-Island/blog-408035.html So...Long time no blogDont get me wrong I'm not apologising it was always the plan to tell you about our stay on Phu Quoc island either just before or just after we had left for the final part of our trip in Saigon.... But with the power of hindsight I probably should have done the blog in stages. It now seems a bit of a daunting prospect to catch up with everything we have seen and done since http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Mekong-River-Delta/Phu-Quoc-Island/blog-396954.html Phu Quoc is about 100kms offshore from Rach Gia due east which on the map shows it to be closer to Cambodia that Vietnam sitting just 15kms south of the Cambodian coastline. It's over 1000 sq kms of mountainous protected rainforest and some none too shabby coastline. The main stretch called Long Beach is made up of a few highend resorts small guesthouses and a smattering of overpriced beach http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Mekong-River-Delta/Phu-Quoc-Island/blog-384964.html This is all actually a lie...I am not actuall still on the island. since I was on Phu Quoc Island I have been on 2 planes countless buses many tuk tuks 1 lion statue multiple bikes a plethora of boats a few motorbikes and have moved on to 2 more countries but have not had the time to actually sit down and write about it. I will attempt to remember my few days in Phu Quoc and then maybe jus http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Mekong-River-Delta/Phu-Quoc-Island/blog-384416.html Phu Quoc Island boasts lush tropical forest and mountain zones. The island is perfect for tourists with its unspoiled beaches. There are many activities to take advantage of including swimming snorkeling and fishing. TOUR DETAIL Day 1 HCM PHU QUOC LDMorning Breakfast at your own. Free at leisure till transfer to Tan Son Nhat Airport for departure to Phu Quoc. Arrive in Phu Qu http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Mekong-River-Delta/Phu-Quoc-Island/blog-382695.html We took our first internal flight and we were both quite nervous...expecting a cranky old aircraft so we were pleasantly surprised when we boarded our snazzy plane even though it still had propellers rather than a traditional engine A quick 1 hour flight to the island and a 10 minute transfer to our resort we were soon in our beach gear and virtually ran to the beach Long beach stretches for http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Mekong-River-Delta/Phu-Quoc-Island/blog-379858.html Yet again l am up at supid o'clock 2.45am to catch a 2 hour flight from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City then a 44 seater ATR72 aircraft to take the hour long flight to the island. I would have never thought about seeing this island if it wasn't for Fabian Cornellia that l had met in Goa and spent time with travelling Kerela. So before l continue l'd like to thank them for a fantastic 3 days in para http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Mekong-River-Delta/Phu-Quoc-Island/blog-377982.html At the conclusion of our ride across the Mekong we arrived in the forgettable town of Rach Gia. Thursday morning we set off by plane to the island of Phu Quoc just a short 30 minute flight over the sea.Phu Quoc is about 60 km long and 20 km wide and has 15 or 20 hotels all clustered around the only decent roads on the island in Duong Dong. Noa booked it because she said it was a relaxing b http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Mekong-River-Delta/Phu-Quoc-Island/blog-357823.html