Blogs from Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa, South Central Coast, Vietnam, Asia - page 15

After waving good bye to Denang, we were collected from the hotel and taken to Denang Airport for our flight to Nha Trang. Check in and security was probably the smoothest I’ve ever had and as quick as a flash, we were sitting in the small departure lounch. Once our flight was called, we boarded a small bus and were on our way to our aircraft, complete with propellers.. Right, I don’t think I’ve ever seen that before. Upon takeoff, it become obvious that if you wanted a view, you would get one the entire flight as we didn’t seem to make it above the clouds once. From the old gentleman who got out of his seat when the plane started its descent, to the Asian guy in front of us who was on his phone ... read more

Thursday 12th May So as you guessed it I've lost pace on the blogging front so here it goes.... Rudely awaken by the bus driver at 6.30am and spot a sign for Hoi An 260km...obviously no way we would be there by 8am. We arrived into Hue apparently having just missed the connecting bus to Hoi An and the next bus wasn't for another 4 hours. Clearly it was planned as there were motorbikes and cyclos hanging around asking us to go on half day tours. Initially we declined as we were highly annoyed but as the day went on we started to melt and finally succumbed to being cycled round the town by a couple of men, one of which has a review in the lonely planet. "Ha!! Trust me fella that doesn't entice me!" ... read more

Up at 8:30am with only 2 hours sleep. We had a party boat excursion today so I figured I could rest! Emmo cracked a beer at 10am so everyone else followed suit and joined in! Our first stop was snorkeling which I really enjoyed! Then I floated around in an inner tube. People were jumping off the boat and having tons of fun while we were docked. We then had a huge feast for lunch! The music on our boat was great – we played I’m on a Boat and all tried to sing it. Another tourist boat then parked up beside ours and some random boy band played for both boats. Next was the best part- there was a dude in a floating tube serving alcohol so everyone jumped off the boat and swam to ... read more

....whether it be the woman selling fruit, the man selling sunglasses or the endless bars and restaurants. Only the bars offer free mojitos with every drink though and they were much appreciated! So Nha Trang....our first beach destination on our journey up the coast of Vietnam. We had heard and seen that it was rather built up but with a 6km long beach we figured we'd surely be able to find a spot to sit. Arriving at 6am after an interesting and snazzy overnight bus journey we were pleased to see the beach abound with locals going for their morning swim and by mid morning the beach was rather deserted - the lack of constant "manicure lady? bracelet lady?" was greatly appreciated! Still dying of heat we decided to head to the Ice Bar where the ... read more

Yes. See what they mean about Nha Trang. It is a LOT busier than I was hoping. Sort of Brighton-ish, but I am determined t0 make the best of it. My hotel is lovely and I have a massive room. Another aching rock hard bed though. When I wake up in the morning it takes me a few minutes to get my body moving again...I don't expect sympathy however. So flew here yesterday, plane delayed, then pick up guy got puncture - all very entertaining. It's quite built up and fairly noisy, but much less than Saigom. I had dinner and a foot massage and then went to bed. The food here by te way is great. Fresh ingredients, lovely spices - just fab. Today I decided I would hit the beach. Got there at about ... read more