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Published: February 8th 2009
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Our month in Vietnam has come to an end - We are torn between not wanting to leave our amazing memories here - and being ready for what lies in store in Cambodia.
We decided to compile some of our most memorable moments here - some may be private jokes, but mostly, they are just the highs and lows.
Our Favorite Places Hanoi
Sapa Region
Hue
Hoi An
All our modes of transportation Motorcycle
Slow boat
Bus
Bicycle
Minibus
Feet
Ferry
Long boat
Taxi
Likes Local People and thier smiles
Scenery (from rice paddies to mountains to pristine beaches to dense jungle)
Hearing stories from vietnamese elders
Trekking through caves and valleys
All our hilarious Guides
Riding on Motorbikes
Meeting other Backpackers from all over the world
All the puppies and kids
Seeing hte country on our road trips
Getting off the beaten track
Being celebrities
Dislikes Eating Dog
Flies and Mossies
Dudes with long nails (or just one long nail)
Hanh Cafe
Overnight "sleeper" bus (if it could be called sleeper)
Squat Toilets
Rest Stops
Dudes peeing on the street
Horns (being honked ALL THE TIME)
Women's hard days work (while men just chill on
the street)
Best Decisions Renting Motorbike drivers in hue to go to the Mausoleums
Taking the long trip to Sapa
Getting a new hotel in Mui Ne
Going out of the way for Ha Tien
Buying Valum from the pharmacy (hey it's legal - and we need to sleep)
Eating at Green Leaf Cafe in HCMC
Following our Guide Dog around 'My Son'
Avoiding big tour groups
Coming to Vietnam
Worst Decisions Attempting to stay at the Sand Dune Resort in Mui Ne (STAY AWAY)
Eating whatever has made us sick for 2 weeks now
Overpaying for a motorbike in HCMC
Following S's Guidebook to find restaurants (they are either demolished or non-exsistant)
Almost forgetting our passports in HCMC
Only staying in Vietnam for a month.
New Fav Friends John
Jane
Mike
Anette
Folkgert
Memories S falling off her bike into a corn field
Doing the robot in the middle of the street at 8pm
Cheese Pocket - mystery cheese that formed in S's backpack
Naked Porn Baby Statue - Photos will follow
G getting told off while seeing Uncle Ho's body
Running into John in Hue
Jane's B-day cake
Obama inaguration
G&S's Monk Crush
G's
bugbites
Meeting up with Tim
Lost boys of Hue
S's delirious theories on bettering the world (hovering, horns,and lasers)
Lackof Spell Check on Menus
Our Guide Dog
Pork? No Fork!
Crying at Ha Tien Bus Station at an elders stories
Singing Rihanna with our Guide in Nha Trang
S's facemask
Being Mossie Snipers
Drinking homemade Rice Wine in Sapa
Happy Hour at Hanoi Backpackers
Watching Tropic Thunder with a guy named Turtle
Teaching English to a Kung Fu Master
Attempting to have clothes made in Hue
G singing Vietnamese on a minibus
Waking up to the sounds of pigs being slautered (insert Valum)
Waking up to Roosters EVERY AM (insert Valum)
Singing "Ëverybody was Kung Fu fighting" while watching a Karate Class
Quotes "New Hotel" - said everytime something goes wrong
"You Buy From Me" - this one will haunt our dreams!
"The Game" - Sorry to those who play
"Sack of Fanny" - John's understanding of what a Douche Bag is
"Same Same"
"No Trekking" - said everytime there is a slight incline where we are walking
"He is homosexual" - introduction over a loudspeaker to our tour guide
"Shrim Pring Rolls"
"Served with Almost Fries"
"Theres
some"- said when finding some white people while lost
"Chuc Mung Nam Moi" - Happy New Year - our reponse to everything asked in Vietnamese
Mossie bites on G: 1 Million
Puppies in the streets: 5,000
Weight of our backpacks: 50lbs
Motorbike Rides: 44
Blogs written: 11
S's slips and trips: 4
Overnight transportation: 3
Fast Food Eaten: 0
Trip to Vietnam . . . PRICELESS
Please find some photos we couldn't fit on the blogs before.
Lots of Love and Peace out from Vietnam!
G&S
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Tara- G's Cousin
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Tell me more about the animal situation over there
Genny!!! OK, WTF, Waking up to the sounds of pigs being slautered (insert Valum)" OMG. You should have gone down there and stopped it! That must be traumatizing! It would be for me at least. And Valium (with an i)? So cool. Bring some home, lol. No, but really, what is the situation with the dogs in the country? Are they treated as bad as everyone thinks? I mean they eat dog for Christ sake! Are there like dog slaughter houses? What's the deal? I see the picture of the beautiful dog above. Where did you see that one? Love you, Tara