Blogs from Phu Quoc Island, Kien Giang, Mekong River Delta, Vietnam, Asia - page 12

Ab auf die Insel! Wie im letzten Bericht angekuendigt hatte ich mich ja fuer eine Mopedtour von Cambodia nach Vietnam entschieden. Tja nun hiess es also auf Gott vertrauen, dass der zur Grenzueberschreitung angedachte Uebergang auch bereits tatsaechlich fuer den internationalen Verkehr geoeffnet wurde...den der Reisfuehrer behauptet das Gegenteil....Aber wie heisst es so schoen NO RISK NO FUN...und es haette gleich zu beginn gar nicht besser kommen koennen, denn wir waren noch keine 15 min unterwegs und da zischte es auch schon im Hinterreifen.....ein Platten...irgendwie scheint mich das zu verfolgen...aber die naechste Werkstatt (Holzhuette mit duerftigem Flickzeug..siehe Foto)war nicht weit und so ging die Fahrt ins Ungewisse nach einer kurzen Pause auch schon weiter. ...Und nun weiss ich man soll nicht immer alles glauben was im Reisefueher steht, denn die Lan... read more

Around the world in 367 daysEd and Gemma Well here we are on the 4th July, a year and a day since the first leg of our trip, from London to Toronto, and many countries and experiences later. We still have to pinch ourselves that this has all happened. It has been an awesome adventure and one we will be remembering for the rest of our lives. As we return home jobless and homeless it has to be said that we do not regret this journey we have taken for one minute, and in fact we know how lucky we are to have been able to put ourselves in the situation that has allowed us the chance to travel in this way. The testing times that travelling puts any individual in can be dangerous for any ... read more

Remembering this time last year, we did not don our wedding outfits and hope The Leo Green Experience would turn up at the pool side to while away the afternoon. Instead we went on a morning excursion to the south part of the island, visiting places like the pearl farm that 'makes' pearls for the Australian market. Both of us learnt something new today about how the pearl is made - "a skilled technician implants a nucleus from a Mississippi pig toe mussel". Then we went to the most southerly tip of the island to the island's second town - ‘Coconut town’. There is also a prison here, named 'Coconut Prison’ even though there is not a coconut in sight, which had some very strong coconut walls that kept in 40,000 prisoners in its heyday. ... read more

Comme les choses tombent a point des fois dans la vie... Apres avoir pris l'avion de Danang (il n'y a pas d'aeroport a Hoi An) a Ho Chi Minh Ville (que nous appelerons dans ce blog Saigon tout simplement parce que ces vieux habitants l'appelle encore ainsi et que c'est plus beau, bon.) nous nous sommes retrouves de nouveau en occident (ou presque). Cette ville qui est une capitale ecomonique, a un centre-ville comme on en voit dans toutes les grandes villes du monde, avec une saveur asiatique ajoutee bien entendu! On vous reparlera de Saigon dans le prochain blog, mais tout ca pour vous dire que nous y avons passe quelques jours avant de quitter pour la petite ile de Phu Quoc, dans la mer (ou le golfe) de la Thailande. Une petite ile encore ... read more

We have a bit of news all the way from this beautiful part of the world it was the night of my birthday two days ago.. we are walking home after a delicous meal I was waiting patiently for my present i was not getting it until 9pm So, at 9pm by the beach the waves are crashing and the moonlight is glistening.on the ocean the soft white sand sinks under our feet surrounded by coconuts trees Sean gets down on one knee and asks me to marry him of course i said yes after about 30 seconds just to make him sweat im so mean!!!!He gave me a beautiful bracelet white gold with a heart Diamond. We will buy a ring back home when our bank balance is a little healthier. when i think now ... read more