Blogs from Kien Giang, Mekong River Delta, Vietnam, Asia - page 14

Sorry no pics to load. Just imagine stretches of empty beach lined by palms, rapid desicion making like what kind of fruit shake to order? physio therepy on the beach. Almost afraid to tell anyone and give away the secret, we are staying at the BeachClub check it out http://www.beachclubvietnam.com/ UPDATE - got some pictures uploaded.... read more

After a few recommendations we decided to head to the South Western Island of Phu Quoc (Pronounced Foo Qua) not like you can probably imagine how we had been saying it to some funny looks! On enquiry the bus took 7 hours to a harbor town an overnight stay and then a 3-hour ferry the next morning at a cost of 25 US dollars, for 36 dollars we could fly and it take 45 mins, we opted for the flight! Got one of those lovely 20 row propeller planes, was a relief to land safely at an airport no bigger than an average sized 4 bed English house. Greeted by the usual welcoming committee of taxi drivers and set off for a hotel, fell for the old trick off the guesthouse we wanted to stay at ... read more

Greetings Fellow Bioinformaticians, I am writing to you from the Peoples Committee for the Accurate reportage of Travel and Ice Skating here in the depths of Communist Party HQ in Saigon. Today's blog will be about our ill-fated attempt to reach the supposed Island paradise of Phu Quoc. What follows is a tale in the tradition of National Lampoons Vacation and Speed (mostly National Lampoons). Saigon: January 4th 2007. A meeting at a cafe in a darkened Hemway takes place between two Swiss and two Australians Ueli: You must come, you simply must, we can't complete our mission we two only (slams fist on table takes a bite from an imported block of Swiss cheese) Dominator: Ueli's right, we need your expertise and your sexy times skills. We just can't carry on without you. Please you ... read more

Business first :) Anyone is welcome to share my blog - it is a public one and you can pass on the link and they can check it from their own computers. Back to the current programming.... Started the day off with Ty farting and soiling his pj's and Reegan complaining of a sore tummy, then proceeding to vomit a few times. So we decided that staying at the resort was a good idea - no trekking today. About 1 1/2 hours later they were both fine and playing at the beach. Had the Vietnamese woman come over to check the progress of the hair growth on my legs again LOL. It was "very good, very good" but once again I told her to wait until friday. The travelling "estheticians" seemed to have a quiet day ... read more

So the last time I blogged, I was in Phnom Penh. I was a simpler man, naive, and believed that basically all men are good. But already I'm sort of getting ahead of myself. So in Phnom Penh, we rented a motorbike again, mainly because Amit wanted to practice before coming to Phu Quoc Island. We biked around the city a little, and I transferred my photos onto a DVD at an internet cafe run by some Chinese Cambodians, and made a few friends. At night, we went out to have dinner at the river front, and I burned my leg. How did I burn my leg you ask? Well I was on the ground, and my right leg was resting on the exhaust pipe of the motorbike. Why was my leg resting on the exhaust ... read more