On the bumpy road to Saigon


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May 13th 2009
Published: May 19th 2009
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Hectic Hanoi After a whirlwind 12h in Kuala Lumpur where we had a stop over in between our excellent and very cheap Air Asia flights we touched down in Hanoi in Northern Vietnam. Although I have been to a few Asian cities I must admit Hanoi is by far the least Westernised of the lot. The city seems to be a maze of tiny roads where thousands of motorbike criss cross and tut along in what seems to... Read Full Entry



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Bamboo trapsBamboo traps
Bamboo traps

Scary traps used by the Viet Cong to surprise the enemy
Im not going in thereIm not going in there
Im not going in there

Entrance to the tunnels at Cu Chi Tunnels
Tom showing us how it is doneTom showing us how it is done
Tom showing us how it is done

Does he look like he knows how it is done?
Yes that's a real AK47Yes that's a real AK47
Yes that's a real AK47

Shame you cant see how I am trembling. Scary as.
Sipping cocktails in SaigonSipping cocktails in Saigon
Sipping cocktails in Saigon

This old hotel looks just like how I imagine it did during the War. I can just picture all the foreign correspondents partying it up here
No photo series of Saigon is complete...No photo series of Saigon is complete...
No photo series of Saigon is complete...

without a statue of Ho Chi Minh himself



20th May 2009

Thank you!
....for taking me from the drudgery of the office to the adventures to be had when you are on the road with a backpack, a Lonely Planet and a love for life! I just love your blog Viki, it reminds me of all the fun Carro and I had on our travels....there's nothing compares to getting off a bus,train or plane in a strange land knowing that the next few days will leave you with memories to last a lifetime....oh how i miss travelling! Keep those blogs coming, they are priceless! Enjoy London and all it has to offer....you can never be bored in London, but in time you'll yearn for the unstructured freedom of life on the road with someone you love and the constant surprises that those untouched corners of the world dish up! Take care and try not to smile too much or you'll end up with a face like a wrinkly old elephant!! x

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