Blogs from Kien Giang, Mekong River Delta, Vietnam, Asia - page 3

OCTOBER 20, 2012: Good-bye Cambodia, Hello Vietnam… 10:15 AM– Kahn family checks out of the Veranda Natural Resort and waits for the minivan that is suppose to pick them up at 10:30am to take them to Vietnam for their 1pm ferry to Phu Quoc. 11:10 AM– Minivan packed to the gills shows up with only two spare seats in which our family of 4 squeeze into, despite having purchased 4 tickets. Our luggage gets tied to the back of the van with some questionable rope and we just cross our fingers that no pieces will fall loose on the bumpy ride ahead. 11:20 AM– The minivan stops at another guesthouse with the intention to pick up two more travellers and their two immense back-backs. The driver disappears for 20 minutes to figure out how to resolve ... read more

I seem to be writing this blog at a rediculous belated post pace, so apologies are extended. I will make an attempt to catch you up on how my winter woes were nearly absolutely avoided - making an excellent beginning to this year of 2012. As I have come to be all too familiar with the winter in Beijing settled in with a fury and the typical "joys" of government controlled heating (set by date: November 15 - March 15) no matter how cold or mild, fierce Siberan winds, colds/flus which never quit, and knock-off UGGS falling apart mere days after purchase. (I have repaired mine by sewing them together again with dental floss so many times they look like some freaky frankenstien footwear). Needless to say, this level of uncomfortability is something I had come ... read more

Heading south the landscape has change to flat dried rice field, less population and cattle (Brahmans) are used as a means of transporting goods Over the past 5 weeks we have seen the humble scooter and small 110cc motorbike carry the most incredible assortment of things. eg another motorbike, piled high and wide with chickens, bags of bottles, bananas, cow, pigs and so much more. Our mini bus has had to make a detour to collect some other travelers who's bus has broken down, we are now running a bit behind time, what was to be 4 hrs has taken 5hrs. On arrival at the Prek Chak - Cua Khau Quoc international border between Cambodia and Vietnam, we are asked to walk through no man's land from one country to another, on the way a sign ... read more

Like we said, when we get home we will fill in the "blog" details, but for now we will at least write detailed descriptions of the photos. This island is beautiful and so far relatively undeveloped, very inexpensive, and the people are extremely friendly. We could definitely stay here a LOT longer - - wish we had more time!... read more

Geo: 10.3041, 103.997Urlaub vom Urlaub sollte es sein; und das war es dann heute auch.Gemütliches Frühstück am Strand ein wenig baden, dann ging es noch einmal kurz Wäsche holen. Das sollte dann allerdings ein wenig länger dauern als gedacht, denn eine kleine Gruppe saß bei Mr. Dien und feierte Tet auf ihre Weise: ein Bier nach dem nächsten - und ehe wir uns versehen konnten, saßen wir mit am Tisch und plauderten, tranken und aßen Früchte. Dem volltrunkenen Jam hatte es Netti total angetan und so verließen wir den Laden nicht, ohne ein unmoralisches Angebot...Am Nachmittag hieß es dann wieder die Sonne genießen, ehe diese sich blutrot ins Meer senkte und es wieder einmal Zeit war zum Essen zu stapfen. Wir liefen den Strand ein Paar Kilometer hinunter und fanden nach etwas Warten einen Platz bei ... read more