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- Day 11
- Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at 5:28 AM
- ☁️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 8 m
VietnamHội An Tây Ward15°53’3” N 108°19’41” E
Hospital
November 25 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
No adventure is complete for us without trying out the local A&E!
Anna started being sick in the early hours. She vomited blood so I went to see if reception was open, which it wasn't. There was also a big metal fence in front of our block but we were able to push it out to get onto the road.
~4am: We got a Grab to Pacific Hospital Hoi An A&E, a private hospital about 10 mins away. The Grab driver was great and the nurse met us outside immediately. So much easier than Cardiff! She was seen quickly by a doctor who spoke English and they put her on a drip and did an ultrasound. They moved her to a room in the hospital, gave her breakfast which she didn't fancy so I ate the mini croissants. The nurses came on constantly checking on her drip and giving various medicines. Then 2 doctors and an 'international facilitator' came in who explained everything to us in English - v impressive.
I stayed a while then went back to our hotel for breakfast and a nap. Breakfast room was empty and you could order off a menu, I had American pancakes and fruit which was good.
I went for a walk, An Bang is pretty deserted due to low season and reason floods. Seems a bit of a ghost town with only the odd tourist. I got a croissant from a nearby bakery and then headed to the coconut village at Bay Mau. There were a few coconut basket rides going on but few boats and few tourists, it seemed pretty deserted - I think there are several places you can do it and this isn't the main one. Then I walked back the opposite way where there was more of a town (though not many more tourists) and you could see the potential for when the weather is better.
I loaded up on snacks for Anna and after a quick nap went back to the hospital for a few hours. Anna had perked up a bit and was keeping down fluids and some mashed potato they gave her, I ate half of it. They changed her room while I was there as a lady was coming in with a broken hip. Hopefully she will be out tomorrow.
Then headed home and just had some biscuits for dinner as my tummy is not 100% so a day of blandness will hopefully do it good.Read more









