Blogs from Phu Quoc Island, Kien Giang, Mekong River Delta, Vietnam, Asia - page 7

Zdarek.. mame sa tu vcelku dobre, teraz mozno az moc, uz sa troska aj nudime na tomto ostrove (a to sme tu len par dni) bo je tu docela klud a da sa tu len opalovat a plavat a jazdit na scootri, ktory sme si rentli. Sme aj minuli takmer fsetky prachy, ale s tym sme aj akosi pocitali, heh.. Fcera sme boli na 25km vzdialenej plazi a bola tam tak tepla voda, ze to takmer jakuzzi pripominalo.. no ale co tam bolo navyse su rozne sfarbene meduzy a ja blbec som sa s jednou zacal hrat a ma stipla ci co to robia, heh.. sa mi vyhodili na kozi akesi zakerne cervene pupaky, ktore strasne svrbeli, a celkovo to neodporucam robit.. ale uz som ok :) Predfcerom sme zbehli na fish market nakupit si este ... read more

We've been a bit busy lately, and yes, probably a bit lazy so thought its easier to do a big blog. Well, Phu Quoc.. Gorgeous island with clear blue sea and white sandy beaches. We didnt do a lot here. Ended up staying 6 nights in a bungalow just off the beach which was lovely (but a bit much for the budget! with no hot water or a/c). We had a good night out with an American guy who we met on the way there. He was called Zev, Craig shared a bottle of rum with him. I wasnt invited, probably because they both new I would be able to drink them both under the table. He showed us some card tricks and I picked them up straight away, haha! They should have gave me some ... read more

After 8 months of Shanghai and 4 days of Saigon, Phu Quoc island was just great. 6 days of nothing to do. It took a day or 2 to adjust to the emptiness, the quiet, the nothing happening past 9.30 at night. It was still the rainy season so we had torrential downpours and thunderstorms with occasional sunny spells. But we didn’t mind the weather. If it rained we read on our veranda, if it was dry we read by the pool. And it made for some great stormy seascapes. Our days were a variation on the following - getting up for breakfast, reading, walking along the beach, paddling in the sea, finding places to eat, walking into town (once), having massages by the beach and sleeping. Lots of rest and relaxation! On our way back ... read more

Our last stop in Vietnam was Phu Quoc Island. Phu Quoc is a tropical island surrounding by white beach’s and turquoise water and is a great way to while away a few days incidentally, the Vietnamese government is planning to make the island a massive tourist destination, they are building an international airport on the island so that tourists can fly in and out of Phu Quoc without having to go on to the mainland, there is even talk of foreigners not needing a visa to visit Phu Quoc at all and having spoken to an English chap when we were there who owns a guesthouse and bar on the island in very uncharacteristic of Vietnam the local government officials don’t take backhanders unlike everywhere else in the country - so it looks like the government ... read more

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. Our accommodation this time is on the beach so they can run about paths and explore. There are only 10 rooms and we have 2 of them. Each room has its own front door and porch, with a barrel of water outside and a coconut shell ladle to wash the sand off. For the boys these have made cauldrons and they have sat doing lessons as the next generation ... read more