Hello Ho Chi Minh City / Saigon

Posted on 21/01/2018 by Chris Clark

Whether you call it Ho Chi Minh City of Saigon depends largely on where you’re from in Vietnam. Convention is to refer to the city with the same name as those you are talking to. From the relative peace of Hoi An back to a big city.

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Goodbye Hoi An

Posted on 19/01/2018 by Chris Clark

So, it’s goodbye to Hoi An. In our time here we both came down with colds, but we did as much as we could between feeling sorry for ourselves. Apparently there are over 400 tailors here although we didn’t get anything made. If you come to Vietnam you need to come here – it’s lovely. Next we’re off to Ho Chi Minh City (or Saigon). After the relative calmness of Hoi An – back into big city madness.

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Quote of the Day

Posted on 19/01/2018 by Chris Clark

Chris: Just to recap, we are in the middle of Vietnam, in an Irish pub, listening to a filipino musician playing American rock music.
Joan: Yeah but we’re drinking local beer.

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Hoi An at Night

Posted on 19/01/2018 by Chris Clark

If Hoi An is nice during the day, at night it becomes an absolute delight. As dusk falls in Hoi An everything starts to light up.

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Out and About in Hoi An

Posted on 19/01/2018 by Chris Clark

In the middle of Hoi An is old town. Unlike Hanoi old town which is extra crazy most of the time Hanoi Old town is traffic free, and while no-one really pays any attention to traffic laws around here there’s mostly no traffic here.

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Hoi An Market

Posted on 19/01/2018 by Chris Clark

We have seen a lot of markets on this trip, but this has to be the best of the bunch by a long way. We visited the first time as part of our cookery course with the chef talking us through the food sections of the market.

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Vietnamese Cookery Lesson

Posted on 19/01/2018 by Chris Clark

Even though we landed late in Da Nang, we are collected 8am from our Hoi An hotel and straight into town for our Vietnamese Cookery Course.

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Hello Hoi An

Posted on 19/01/2018 by Chris Clark

Landing in Da Nang, in central Vietnam we are met for transfer to our hotel in Hoi An, interesting to see how it compares to Hanoi after the relative peace of Halong Bay.

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Quote of the Day

Posted on 16/01/2018 by Chris Clark

Chris: I don’t want to do that, people will think I’m an idiot
Joan: They probably do already

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Halong Bay

Posted on 12/01/2018 by Chris Clark

A 4 hour drive from Hanoi takes us to Halong Bay. That’s quite a way on Vietnam roads in a small bus, but needs must. Halong Bay is a must see.

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