One woman's journey from corporate life to a life of freedom
When you travel by bus (even the fancy “air conditioned” tourist ones) in Vietnam don’t expect to get to where you are going on time. Factor in a extra hour or so and you are about right.Our first taste of bus travel was late, not as air conditioned as the name might suggest and full of [...]
A beautiful day dawned and I was up at 5.30am as I’m still not used to the early morning heat. A breakfast of bread, orange juice (with a lot of sugar in the bottom) and a rather greasy mushroom omelette and I was ready to face the day. It was a rather odd experience to [...]
Room with a view
This mornings adventure was to walk to the Jade Pagoda. After walking for an hour and asking a bunch of locals we had to admit defeat as no where knew where the right street was let alone the Pagoda. We consoled ourselves with a cold green tea drink in a wonderful little [...]
Ahh the first real day of our holiday as we wake up to the sights and sounds of Saigon. A truly extravagant breakfast awaited us on the top floor with a wonderful mix of western and Vietnamese food.
Stepping outside to take some photos the heat really hits me. I suspect a lot of water will [...]
I’m currently on a 2 week holiday in Vietnam.
Weather – like walking around in a sauna
Food – delicious!
People – friendly
Traffic – loud, beepy and very entertaining crossing the road. Record so far is 4 people on one scooter.
Photos will follow when internet connection is speedier.
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