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December 15th 2010
Published: February 18th 2011
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Good Morning Vietnam! OK, so we did in fact arrive late afternoon, but that doesn't sound as good and Robin Williams never said it! Anyway, we got in to Saigon (or Ho Chi Minh City these days if you are a Vietnamese official or a particularly proud communist) really looking forward to discovering Vietnam, after hearing so many good things from everybody we know who has travelled here (although ad... Read Full Entry



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Update since our last trip ended: We got back to the UK from our fantastic year travelling in June 2011. We spent the summer in the UK catching up with friends during a "glorious" English summer. To keep the thrill of discovering new places alive, we decided to look for work outside the UK, so home since October 2011 has been The Hague in The Netherlands, which we are looking forward to exploring in the near future..... Oh, and of course there is the small matter of a wedding to organise! Watch this space for future travels and thanks to everyone who has checked in over the last y... full info
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Our final meal with Hong and Tai, our easy RidersOur final meal with Hong and Tai, our easy Riders
Our final meal with Hong and Tai, our easy Riders
We had a great 4 days with these guys and their bikes
Teaching the Easy Riders new English phrasesTeaching the Easy Riders new English phrases
Teaching the Easy Riders new English phrases
Helen learns to cook - Vietnamese styleHelen learns to cook - Vietnamese style
Helen learns to cook - Vietnamese style
Lantern Festival - Hoi AnLantern Festival - Hoi An
Lantern Festival - Hoi An
Only tourists seemed to release the lanterns onto the water - for a fee of course!
Helen proudly displays her spring rollHelen proudly displays her spring roll
Helen proudly displays her spring roll
Ms Vy's Cooking school in Hoi An
Viet Cong jungle traps at Cu Chi tunnelsViet Cong jungle traps at Cu Chi tunnels
Viet Cong jungle traps at Cu Chi tunnels
Bamboo spikes to impale unwary American GI's
Selection of bombs dropped onto South VietnamSelection of bombs dropped onto South Vietnam
Selection of bombs dropped onto South Vietnam
Tiger cages used to hold Viet Cong prisonersTiger cages used to hold Viet Cong prisoners
Tiger cages used to hold Viet Cong prisoners
Prisoners were held in pretty barbaric conditions
Helen rides with Tai in the Central HighlandsHelen rides with Tai in the Central Highlands
Helen rides with Tai in the Central Highlands
Silk worm cocoonsSilk worm cocoons
Silk worm cocoons
The silk is spun off the cocoons, the worm is discarded!
Ladies extracting the silk from the cocoonsLadies extracting the silk from the cocoons
Ladies extracting the silk from the cocoons
A minority villager shows how to make a rug by handA minority villager shows how to make a rug by hand
A minority villager shows how to make a rug by hand
The baby learns at a young age!
Now let the kids play with the Boa constrictorNow let the kids play with the Boa constrictor
Now let the kids play with the Boa constrictor
The kids were much braver than either of us!
Collecting rubber from a rubber treeCollecting rubber from a rubber tree
Collecting rubber from a rubber tree
Its a pretty simple process to make the tree bleed
My Son temple ruins, near Hoi AnMy Son temple ruins, near Hoi An
My Son temple ruins, near Hoi An
Kind of like Angkor Wat but smaller, and less impressive!
China Beach north from Hoi AnChina Beach north from Hoi An
China Beach north from Hoi An
One a hang out for American GI's, now a major zone of development for large resorts



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