Blogs from Chau Doc, An Giang, Mekong River Delta, Vietnam, Asia - page 9

Hehehehehe Jeg maa bare smaaf(n)ise for meg selv. Fiser'n er paa tur. Her fises det baade i kroker og krinkler. I dag har jeg fisi masse, assa. Neida. Eller joda. Men det var jo ikke det jeg skulle skrive om. Har jeg egentlig noe aa skrive om? Vietnam. Et eksotisk sted. Perfekt. FOlket smiler og vinker. Totalt annerledes enn noe annet jeg har sett. Saa langt. Har naa bare vaert her en dag, da. Husbaater. Trekanthatter. Folk i smaa baater. Med trekanthatter. Folk som jobber. Med trekanthatter. SYklende folk. Med trekanthatter. Baerende folk. Med trekanthatter. Flotte folk. Med trekanthatter. Hvor er posen med kinapops? Hadde passet perfekt her. Foerste tanker var som saa: Laos-folk er biller. Biller som ligger paa ryggen og sover. Der kan de ligge lenge fordi de ikke kommer seg rundt. Hyggelig som ... read more

Well, not actually Ho Chi Minh afterall. On the last evening in Phon Pehn, myself and Evan got talking to Lyndsey, an american girl who was also travelling to Vietnam. She was getting the boat from Phom Penn, and was kind enough to allow me to tag along. Before we left however, we all went out to a big cambodian club called Spark. The drinks were really expensive, but it was lots of fun, with some of the worst back-up dancers I have ever seen. Even weirder was the really gory horrer movie that was showing on the massive tv screens. Still, a good night was had by all. I had to get up at a very early 5am to get the boat. However, first we had to get a small minibus for an hour or ... read more

Jalleen ollaan reissun paalla viikon mittaisen loman jalkeen. Rantaloma Phu Quoc saarella tuli tarpeeseen "rankan" kahden ja puolen kuukauden reissaamisen jalkeen. Oli ihanaa vain lohota rannalla palmujen ja aurinkovarjon alla lukien paivat pitkat. Eika muuten kayty yhdessakaan museossa tai temppelissa! Phu Quoc on mukavan hiljainen saari ollakseen osa Vietnamia. Maisemat siella ovat kauniit, hiekkarannat pitkat ja merivesi kirkasta. Hotellien kohdalla rannat ovat yleensa puhtaita, vaikka muualla onkin nahtavissa jonkin verran Vietnamille tyypillista roskaa ja rojua. Meri oli kuitenkin puhdas verrattuna esim. Mui Neen. Paastiin siis vihdoin uimaan oikein urakalla. Paaosa ajasta kului todellakin vain lohoten, mutta yhtena paivana kunnostauduttiin kaymalla veneretkella kalastamassa ja snorklaamassa. Hapeakseni joudun tunnustamaan, etta en saanut yhtaan kalaa koukkuuni, mutta pinnan a... read more

took a 3 hour cruise on the mekong to reach customs between cambodia and vietnam. i was not happy with cambodia and left early. yesterday, i 'zipped' (see previous entry) to phnom penh on a bus. then i found a great hotel which nearly made me sad to leave, NOT. today consisted of a 1.5 hour drive to the mekong river port. followed by a nice leisurely 3 hour cruise to customs. a quick, everything is relative, pass through customs followed by another 2 hours in a boat and i am in vietnam. couldn't be easier. this is a quaint, small, riverine town with plenty of good food. i had shrimp for dinner and think i might hang here a while? it may take some time to explore as most is to be done by water. ... read more

We've spent four hours in Chau Doc, a small port just barely across the border of Vietnam- We also spent four hours on the Mekong River which- as per the title- looks like one big watered down frapuccino. They say coffee is a diarrhetic. And in the sad case of Sam Mcphee- he has swallowed just a little too much of the Mekong. Some could attribute his condition to the seafood last night or the litre of Malee AppleJuice- (thats my guess). After Five trips to the bano in the morning- we stepped onto the boat- with no toilet- four hour trip- his words "pray for me!" We've enjoyed some very tasty beef pho (noodle soup) for an early dinner and are about to head out for seconds. I can't tell yet- if it culturally Vietnam ... read more