SEAsia Part 1: Vietnam – living the Hobbit-way
5513Our trip started in Saigon and after a few hours we adopted to the vietnamese behavior of 'snacking through the day' - just like the hobbits in middleearth. Our record…
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Vietnam: From inner city Hanoi to the Mekong country side: Photogallery online
After a bit of a scanning session and some fiddling around with GIMP the gallery with some visual impressions from Vietnam is now online.
Vietnam: From inner city Hanoi to the Mekong countryside Part 5: Local impressions from the Mekong Delta
We booked a local minibus trip from Saigon to Can Tho. The trip was a very comfortable ride in a new car. The driving was still crazy, but the highway was a bitumen road all the way at least. We arrived in Can Tho and were determined to make our way do find the house of a distant relative of Yen. Supposedly they knew who we were ..
Vietnam: From inner city Hanoi to the Mekong countryside Part 4: Nha Trang city, Mui Ne beach and Saigon
After a great day island hopping around Nha Trang we were interested to investigate the city itself. We both wanted a hassle free day from all the taxi and cyclo drivers, so we decided to hire a cyclo driver for the day. The guest house receptionist recommended a nice local driver for us and off we went. Two people on a small cyclo can be quite a snug fit. I sat on a wood plank slightly elevated from the seat, legs spread so that Yen sit in the seat..and we headed off north from our hotel..
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Vietnam: From inner city Hanoi to the Mekong countryside Part 3: My Son and Nha Trang Islands
It kept raining over night and our trip to the My Son temple site was destined to get us a bit wet. The site originates from the Kingdom of the Champa and is situated inlands of Hoi An. We went there by bus and it was drizzling happily, when we arrived. Since it didn’t look like it would improve, we bought two of the plastic bag type raincoats and actually wore them, when we walked off to the site.
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Vietnam: From inner city Hanoi to the Mekong countryside Part 2: Hue and Hoi An
Coming in an over night train from Hanoi, which didn’t really allow for much sleep, we arrived in Hue rather tired. Nevertheless we explored the town and the Purple City palace area, or what is left of it, by just walking around. The Purple City is a great complex of old buildings ranging from newly renovated ones to a pile of rocks. The entrance building and gate is particularly impressive. We spent a few hours exploring the palace after a warm up in the Imperial Museum.
Vietnam: From inner city Hanoi to the Mekong countryside Part 1: Hanoi and Halong Bay
After successfully getting married with a great party and only 2 days to pack and recover Yen and myself were heading to Vietnam for four weeks of adventures and impressions. In fact it was bound to become adventerous, since all we had organised were our flight tickets. And we sort of packed our bags just in time. We were still packing about 4 hours, before we took off in Melbourne…
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Vietnamese side dish: Lemongrass Fried Tofu
I discovered this delicious dish in the Mekong delta in southern Vietnam while staying with Yen’s family. It is quite easy to make and a very nice side dish with rice and some vegetables.
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Drinks: Soy Bean Tea = Soy Bean Coffee !?!
During my travel in Vietnam I discovered this drink which I enjoyed regularly. You can have it either hot or cold with ice cubes. It tastes a bit like a mixture between tea and coffee, but still very different.
It is soothing like a tea and reviving like a coffee. And it is easy to make too. I still drink it regularly. Interested?
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