Blogs from Northeast, Vietnam, Asia - page 13

Cliquez sur ce lien pour voir la vidéo Aaah la Baie d'Halong. N'est-ce pas le premier endroit auquel vous pensez lorsqu'on vous parle du Vietnam? Forte de ces 2000 îles etalées sur 1500 km2, la Baie d'Halong ne cesse de fasciner, et l'on peut facilement s'imaginer sur une jonque, perdu dans l’immensité de l'archipel, entouré d'un brouillard d'où surgissent, mystérieux, les pics de calcaire couverts de jungle abondante! Et c'est bien pour cette raison que, profitant d'un long weekend au Vietnam, nous avons décidé de partir découvrir cette baie mythique, ainsi que sa sœur, la "baie d'Halong terrestre", moins connue mais tout aussi superbe. Baie d'Halong J’étais déjà allé sur la Baie d'Halong en 2007 lors d'un voyage précédent (voir plus de détails ici: url... read more

It had to be something we'd eaten. Not long after calling it a night, we both started to feel a bit ill, and our worst fears were realised as we began fighting for the bathroom to violently expel the contents of our stomachs. It was one of the worst nights of my life, and I couldn't believe our trip had taken such a disastrous turn so soon. Rach was worse off by some margin, and there was even talk of how we could throw in the towel and fly home early, though it quickly occurred to us that a 10 hour flight in our condition wasn't the best idea. Carrying on wasn't the most attractive option either. On most other holidays you'd have the option of recovering from such an unfortunate ailment in your hotel, but ... read more

25th Mar – Today we went on a walk up a path to a view point that was sheltered by a small pointed building. You could see the mountains towering behind the town. When we got down we asked if we could look in a lady’s house there was a big room with a mat on the floor and a small cooking stove in the corner. Then we went to a river where I had a swim. Finally, we went to a food place where I saw some guts outside in a glass case. 26th Mar – Today we went to a market where we saw lots of different thing, for example, tribes, cattle pigs, birds, clothes, and food. We felt quite hungry so we went to have some food and we got a massive bowl ... read more

23rd Mar - Today we woke to the sound of the dog chasing the chickens. After the horrible start we went to see the pigs. The family had two buffalos, chickens, pigs and fish. After we went on a one and half hour walk, we saw lots of rice paddies and poor houses. Jonathan In the morning we went for a one and a half hour walk. We saw a very little waterfall but with enormous boulders. There was a very traditional village, which we walked through. It was different because there were stilt houses and there were loads of rice paddies. In the village we gave some children sweets, their reaction was to smile but they were very shy. There were loads of chicks and hens. We were walking past mountains and enormous forests. It ... read more

27 March Back on the train from Hong Doi to Hue. Thankfully only three hours this time. I am having a quiet confrontation with a person who is lying on my lap again. It is a battle of wills which I am unlikely to win, but the irritation I am causing gives me great pleasure - sick puppy? Look at the pictures and judge for yourself. We missed our train last night and ended up staying in Dong Hoi for an extra night. Our motorbike exploration of a bit of the Ho Chi Minh trail detained us too long, but my god, it was so worth it!! I am sorry we didn't just plan to stay here for two days to start with, instead of trying to rush through. We will have to come back. In ... read more