Blogs from Mui Ne, Binh Thuan, South Central Coast, Vietnam, Asia - page 31

Well another amazing stop on our trip has passed us by. Mui Ne beach was very beautiful and the area was very different from anything I had seen before. There were miles of endless coastline along with sand dunes through out the countryside. Mui Ne is definatly a very quiet town. There is only one main street that goes on for a few km's and is filled with different resorts and restaurants. We are staying in a cute little beach bungalow. There is not alot to do here other than go see the surrounding dunes and lay on the beach. Its really hard to swim here though because the waves are huge...surfing and windsurfing arent a problem though! So we decided to only stay for a couple days since we have Nha Trang (a big beach ... read more

Things have picked up following the first day in Mui Ne. We have found a good place to have pancakes, which keeps me happy, and I have allowed Rob to have a go at kite surfing. I think that shows that all is forgiven! Mui Ne is the kite surfing mecca of S. E. Asia - on a windy day all you can see along the beach are kites. Rob's paradise, but it leaves little space for sunbathing! The beach is only 10m wide. He did 5hrs over 2 days, starting with kites on the land, which was old hat and progressing to body dragging, and then attempting to stand on the board whilst flying the kite. The verdict to kite surfing is 'its cool!’ despite the multiple attempts at drowning. I was unable to get ... read more

I accept full responsibility. You may have already guessed but just to confirm it, this is a Rob entry. I’ve been tasked with providing the correct details of our journey to Mui Ne. Amy will vet this but so far these are all my own words and this represents a true account of the day. We were picked up in Nha Trang at 8am and then driven around the town for a further 40 mins before being asked to change to a different bus only 50 meters from our starting point! That could have been an extra hour in bed but I guess we didnt have to carry our packs the whole 50m! We finally moved off expecting to reach Mui Ne by about 1pm where we were hoping to secure a lovely beach front bungalow ... read more

Hi all our blog-followers out there. Sorry no blog for a while but our trip has come to a resounding stop in Mui Ne! No, not trouble but the beautiful chilled out blue ocean beach resort by the fantastic white sand coastline that exists here. We only intended to stay for 2 nights but are now on to our fifth! The weather is fantastic, the beaches and food amazing and just couldn't be bothered to move on. Tomorrow alas see us heading north to Nha Trang and on from there to Danang and all the war stuff (yes more war stuff). Our mini holiday may have an impact on what we can fit in, but we decided its not all about rushing from one end of the country to the other, rather having a good time ... read more

Firstly in response to comments regarding our experiences in Vietnam so far. We have been away for 2 months now so can hardly call ourselves seasoned travellers, but we will refuse to see the world through 'rose coloured spectacles' like so many travellers we meet. We experience the good the bad and the ugly and the number of times we see people pointing at a pile of ugly bricks announcing "How wonderful and Beautiful it is!" simply baffles us. Still so early on in our travels we have already seen sights that will stay with us for the rest of our lives, but you have good and bad days and roll with it! using this blog to make light of some of the less pleasant experiences along the way. Vietnam continues to fascinate us, but truth ... read more