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    Cathedral & Saigon Post Office

    18 maggio 2016, Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C

    The Basilica of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception (also known as Mary) and the central post office are right next to each other. Both seemingly a bit out of place surrounded by the hustle and bustle of one of SE Asia's largest cities. One a modelled after a European Cathedral and the other an American 60's post office (although the latter probably is a 60's American post office built during the war). Nonetheless both an experience, especially dealing with the clerks trying to ship our gifts back home!Leggi altro

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    Mekong Delta

    20 maggio 2016, Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

    This was the last time I would be at the Mekong river for the foreseeable journey. From Thailand, through Laos, into Cambodia and now Vietnam. The lifeblood for countless people in this part of the world, It's role cannot be overstated.

    The tour took us on an exploration around 4 islands and a small offshoot inland. Starting on Unicorn Island we saw the local bee production whose honey is renowned in Vietnam. We were ferried between the islands in small boats paddled by little old ladies who were as hard as old boot leather. We fed some crocodiles, who are pure reptilian coldness - you can see it in their eyes, they'd eat you in a second. Took us on a tour around a coconut sweet fudge/chocolate factory and sampled some fruit picked from the orchards whilst we listened to some traditional Vietnamese musical instruments. It was all very nice but very setup and lots of other tours and tourists doing the same things but in different orders so as not to congest the place. It was a nice outing but overpriced for what it was, probably much cheaper to rent a bike and do it yourself.    Leggi altro

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    Dalat, Vietnam

    21 maggio 2016, Vietnam ⋅ 🌙 11 °C

    Dalat is a town nesteld in the mountains north west of HCMC inland with dappled with French colonial architecture in beautiful surroundings, also the first place since I've been travelling I have worn a jumper because it was actually cold which was actually a nice feeling after 4 months of heat. The wolfpack smashed out a night bus and headed to out homestay when we arrived where we met fellow English(wo)men one of whom was from Barnet and knew a few peeps as me...small world!Leggi altro

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    Swan Lake

    21 maggio 2016, Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

    We were a bit tired on our first day due to our night bus, early start and general sleep deprivation so we decided to walk around dalat see what's up but no bike riding or hardcore exploring. On our walk we saw a lake and swan pedalos and so grabbed a few beers each, rented out 3 pedalos and hit the water. Now, somehow, this turned from casual ride to a 10 swan chain swimming on the lake. We had joined forces with the locals out enjoying the weather and transformed into one cohesive super swan unit patrolling the waters! Again I don't know how but it was a very enjoyable if surreal moment, one that all the kids in the other pedalos thanked us profusely for as their parents slowly dismantled super swan and went their own ways.Leggi altro

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    Trúc Lâm Pagoda

    24 maggio 2016, Vietnam ⋅ 🌙 17 °C

    Possible the most peaceful temple I have ever been too. The energy there was serene, the gardens, architecture and artwork beautiful, the surrounding environment stunning. Wind chimes were hanging from the various structures attributing to the mystical and spiritual feeling of the place.Leggi altro

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    Datlana Falls

    24 maggio 2016, Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C

    Without knowing it we had returned to where we had done our canyoning which was a good thing because we got to explore the rest of what the rest of the park had to offer which included waterfalls, archery, a luge, sampling some artichoke tea (and Jack peeing over the edge of a waterfall).Leggi altro

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    Mountain Ride & Tiger Falls

    24 maggio 2016, Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C

    This was the last bike adventure of Da Lat. This was also Josh's first ever day of riding a moped and he'd already seen Chris take a little fall. We decided to try and summit a mountain that we could see using a contour map.

    There were no tracks or roads showing on or phones and so we just headed up along small winding dirt paths. As we got higher the road definitely became less travelled to the point where we weren't following a specific path, more just trying to stay on an even surface. The drop offs beside us were staggering and if we had tilted a little too much one side our bikes, and most likely us, would have been written off smashing into trees down a very steep slope.

    I almost had a fall when my back tyre kicked out after getting caught on a root, Jack almost went off the side when his back tyre kicked out because of water and skidded with a third of his bike hanging over the precipice! Josh got stuck in a huge puddle as he tried to drive straight through it and got bogged down in the mud needing to be dragged out.

    We made it to the peak which is awesome but unfortunately it wasn't a summit with a view. We could just see forest all around us and the coffee plantations that were nestled in the troughs below. "It's about the journey, not the destination" sums up this completely. It sounds like an ordeal and there may have been trace amounts of stress during the experience but it was so much fun. This is what dirt bikes are for...next time.

    Our way down was the same but in reverse, just a hard brake on while rolling constantly! We went to find Tiger Falls which was nearby and as we arrived a local tried to overcharge us for parking. After we saw that bartering wasn't going to work we headed down the way a bit left our bikes, headed through the bush to get there. It was an average waterfall, not too much water but lots of rocks to laze about on which was needed after our little jaunt. After we left we headed back to Da Lat.    Leggi altro

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    Maze Bar & Karaoke

    24 maggio 2016, Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

    So the artist that designed the crazy house had a student (more like acolyte) that designed the Maze Bar following the same themes and it is awesome! 4 storeys with a bar on the first at the entrance and then the main bar on the third, you have to find your way through this crazy ass maze to reach it and it's a lot of fun, especially when a bit inebriated and playing hide & seek. Afterwards we grabbed whoever we could, dragged them to karaoke and sung until we got kicked out for closing time 😁Leggi altro

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    Hội An, Vietnam

    26 maggio 2016, Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

    Hoi an is a town in central Vietnam and was a good slog to get to from Dalat. Its old town is a world heritage site and is fsmous for its latern festival every full moon. Also rated as the best place to get tailor made clothes. Again strong French colonial influences, yet situated on the coast rather than the mountains. $1 beers in the bars/restaurants, free beers in some, free whisky at our hostel and a very social atmosphere. We spent a long time here, more than we probably would have, as we were meeting Petras who was flying out from China to meet us. But definitely wasn't a bad place to spend out time 😁Leggi altro

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    Da Nang

    27 maggio 2016, Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 38 °C

    Da Nang is the capital city of Central Vietnam and is about 40 min drive from Hoi An along thee coast with a lot to do in and around both as well as in between. This is also the city where we lost Petras on his moped because the roundabouts are ridiculously busy the Asians are fearless and will just cut you up by going for the smallest space. This led to a search that could of come out of a movie spotting each other going the other way, inopportune timings & misunderstandings. All's well that ends well, we got him in the end 😉Leggi altro

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    Ba Na Hills Resort

    29 maggio 2016, Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

    The drive to this place was incredible purely for the unexpectedness of the scenery but the end result was definitely the suprise of the day. We were following a map which just showed walking trails and viewpoints and so as we crested the hill closing in on our destination we saw a huge wall that looked as though it had been taken out of medieval China but brand new with a car park full of cars, coaches and bikes next to it. We drove down and discovered it was a holiday park resort thing but that it was seemingly catered to Chinese people who wanted to experience Vietnam all in one place without travelling Vietnam as it had architecture, temples, activities & events from across the country and its history. All of it premeditated and designed. Bit of a shame really, we couldn't get in to the viewpoints or walks without paying so we just rode off again enjoying the spectacular view all around us.Leggi altro

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    Surprisingly Eventful Journey to Class!

    30 maggio 2016, Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C

    One of the this has I wanted to do when I left for travelling is take a cooking class in every country I went to. Thailand I did, then Laos and Cambodia I didnt. Laos because the food was very similar to Thai just not as nice and Cambodia I just didn't get around to it although the Lok Lak is delish. Vietnam it was happening for sure and Josh, a culinary expert, wanted to do one as well so we booked it and went off.

    We met our guide and she immediately named us Ping & Ming (I think!) which meant baby and hero (she said...) obviously I was hero 💪

    Anyway it was just the two of us and she took us away on a boat along the river where I saw fishing nets blowing in the wind and I don't why but it looked really beautiful. We soon stopped and switched into a bowl boat made from bamboo which Josh and I wearing our token rice hat's were paddling very poorly until the boatman took over and our guide was laughing at us. He then stopped and showed us how to make a fricking grasshopper from the long grass growing out of the water, flax I think? It was pretty impressive although I couldn't tell you now how it's done. He carried on through the waterways with long grass all around us and finally broke through into this beautiful little area with a small lake and an outdoors cooking area. We had arrived.    Leggi altro

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    Cooking Class

    30 maggio 2016, Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C

    While we were here we learnt how to make a Vietnamese summer roll properly so that you could see the prawns after it was wrapped. Banh Xea which is a fried rice pancake with shrimp, chilli, onion egg and some other things, banana leaf salad and roast pork and noodles and Vietnamese dipping sauce which goes well I with anything and is hot hot! Just the way I like it! All of which we got to enjoy and was delicious if I do say so myself. We also went fishing with a bamboo rod, string and hook, the most basic fishing rod ever but we managed to catch a few. It was a really fun day out and I think Ping would agree on that!Leggi altro

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    Old Imperial City

    2 giugno 2016, Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 37 °C

    The old capital and residence of royalty, the imperial city still boasts an impressive defensive wall and gardens. Once inside as the grounds are large and thr buildings sparse it does seem to give the whole place a forgotten feeling despite the fact that this is a place of cultural significance. Maybe it would of helped of we had taken a guided tour to appreciate what we were seeing a bit more but nonetheless it was still impressive to see. The theatre that still holds shows was particularly cool displaying old theatrical masks and instruments used in entertainment of a bygone age.Leggi altro

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    Tomb Raiding

    4 giugno 2016, Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 37 °C

    This was pure boys fun...jump on a bike go driving around on dirt paths and exploring things that looked really old 😁 we stumbled across a tomb that was nesteld behind some trees, up a crumbling staircase, with a huge iron door. As we heaved to try and push it open it finally gave way with almighty "wooooaaaawww" a noise I still here in my dreams. And we wondered into a small complex of strange symbols and stone engravings. As we continued exploring further we found ourselves accidentally inside the boundaries of a world heritage site, again not knowing what we were looking at but whatever it was, it was cool. We wondered around for a bit, half walking, half riding until we were shouted at by a aged security man, we got on our way pretty sharpish upon exit realising that people were meant to pay to enter the WHS.Leggi altro

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