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Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Khanh Hoa » Nha Trang February 18th 2000

Geo: 12.2453, 109.199We haven't been doing much lately. We arrived in NhaTrang on Tuesday (I think) and have been relaxing fora few days. Taking time out from our busy schedule.Nha Trang is a city of about 200,000 people so its notexactly remote like the small islands in Thailand. Itsnot quite the atmosphere we were hoping for. At leastits winter and the low season so its not teeming withtourists.... read more

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Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Quảng Nam » Hoi An February 13th 2000

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Geo: 15.875, 108.336We are currently in Hoi An in Central Vietnam. Itsquite a bit warmer here so we're pretty happy aboutthat.We flew from Hanoi to Hue on Thursday. Hue is was alotsmaller and slower paced than Hanoi. The cyclo driversare almost as persistent and we have also experiencedan array of avid tour and souvenier sellers. Most ofthe souvenier and postcard sellers are children. It... read more

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