Blogs from Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa, South Central Coast, Vietnam, Asia - page 7

We set off from Hong Kong on 9th to Saigon and got our transferred to Nha Trang. All the way by the Vietnam Airline. It took about 1 hour and 20 minutes to the destination. Having arrived at the airport, we actually felt quite unhappy as we expected we had to find a cab to go the resort--Evason Ana Mandara. It was about 10o'clock when we landed and we were anxious about the way to the resort, especially it was dark outside and most Viets didn't understand English. To our great surprise, the resort had someone waited at the airport, holding a board welcoming us! That is when we felt the real journey started! The staff escorting us to the car gave each of us a bottle of water, which definitely was something we needed! Once ... read more

So its 6am and we get off the worst bus ride in history. Broken men we are blinded by the morning sun and seek some form of matteress. We know that its probbably too early to check in but we must try! 2 of the girls off the bus were also staying at the same place so after jumpin in acab we made the hostel. Amazingly the man let us in and even let us go to a room to sleep. good day we thought. made even better by everyone in the room being people we already knew! after breakfast on the 8th floor with the most amazing view me bugg and terry hit the town for sercvh of a diving course for Terry and the market for us. The market was massive and smelly but ... read more

So following our epic bus journey we arrived at Nha Trang somewhat later than expected, around 8.30pm, with nowhere booked to stay. However, we had done some research and found a few hotels to try, so we head off into the darkness to find them, and what we found was that they were all full! So we had to start again, just trying places and hoping for the best. Its difficult hunting for accomodation in the dark with your bag, it makes you a target for every tout and driver on the streets! We quite quickly found a quiet guesthouse with a nice sized clean room for only $15 dollars a night, so we took it and thought we can always move tomorrow if its no good. Headed out into the night and had some food ... read more

The three hour bus journey from Dalat to Nha Trang was the most spectacular of the trip so far. The bus ascended slowly to the peak of the mountains passing vineyards, greenhouses and paddy fields. The altitude together with the high precipitation creates the perfect environment for producing products many other parts of SE Asia cannot. The descent was a magnificent sight and I’m sure I enjoyed it more than Jane. The bus slowly snaked its way around the mountainside, with amazing views and extreme 'squeaky bum time' drops to both sides. I was pleased that our driver was one of the best we have had and took each corner slowly and safely. Many of the bus drivers out here must be massive fans of Wacky Races, all trying to drive as fast as they can, ... read more

With the action packed day of cannoning the day before it was time to say goodbye to Dalat and make our way to Nha Trang. During my time in Dalat I meet an English girl in her early 20s named Anna that was heading to Nha Trang as well so with a little bit of convincing she deciding to jump on the back of my bike to really see Vietnam for the next leg. This part of the trip the whole gang was together, Jazza, Maarten, Rob, Meaghan, Anna and I, which was the first of many trips throughout Vietnam together. With a planned get away set at 8am we all got together but Jazza run into a few problems with his bike and had to find a mechanics to do a quick fix. This really ... read more