Life and Travel in Vietnam
Local bus Download a map of Nha Trang with the #4 bus route here http://www.thetidehotel.com/documents/tidemap.pdf Following are photographs of all the busses departing to different locations. If you cannot find it here, it most likely is not available. …
Vietnam train information Vietnam by train is a much safer alternative to riding night busses. Travel in relative comfort between destinations and arrive refreshed and ready to sightsee. It is time to update this old post. January 2019 Pricing…..…
My subject matter of the blog has swung from its original purpose of keeping family and friends advised on how I was adjusting to a new life, to a travel advisory for people wishing to experience Vietnam. Perhaps I have…
A few random pictures and……. I have become aware over the past few days that my life in Vietnam is a bit of an open book. Huh……. I thought about it a bit and decided that it does not matter…
Today, my memory was jogged as I was driving in rush hour traffic thinking about what a bunch of #@^**^&’s some drivers are here. I have written of it in the past but let me recap a bit. Many tourists…
Sometimes a person comes across signs and translations that are just too funny to pass up. Here are a few to lighten your day. The menu is a little difficult to read in places, but worth the effort. …
Day1 Drifter and I left the eyesore elevator and buzzed on our unmighty steeds along the coastal road to Hoi An. It has been 3 years since I last visited and was curious to see the changes that may or…
Drifter came to stay with us for the second time. He has spent time in the Danang area and was asked to be a destination expert for the website Trip Advisor. He and I give travel advice on that sight…
Our group arrived in Hanoi in the afternoon to be greeted by gloomy and cold weather. The clouds hung low and the land appeared suddenly under the aircrafts wheels. We were met by our guide Khanh and spent a few…
This is my first visit to Laos and have been looking forward to discovering something different. My first impression on flying over that it was going to be a very impressive place. The country is covered by jungle, rugged mountains,…
In 2006 when I was last in Siem Riep, I remember a small city with not too many hotels. There was no power and the hotel we stayed at operated with a large diesel generator at the rear of the…
Our group boarded a bus in Saigon for an 8am departure for Phnom Penh. As is quite normal, there was chaos and pandemonium. The bus had already been loaded with cargo to be delivered and there was very little room…