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Nha Trang Village
Submitted by Viajes Desorgan... on Mon, 07/09/2009 - 10:24
One of the mandatory stops along the way up to the north, is the beautiful beaches of Nha Trang, where you can find small huts rigth on the beach as cheap as 2 € per night. You can enjoy of beautiful crystal clear waters.
Cousins in Vietnam
Submitted by Viajes Desorgan... on Mon, 07/09/2009 - 10:21
Here we are, the cousins in the Fansipan´s summit, where we had fun with the awsome landscapes with our friends. When the night came we saw the beautifull fireflies sorrounded by the bamboo forest... like a fairy´s tale!
How to get to Vietnam
Submitted by Viajes Desorgan... on Mon, 07/09/2009 - 10:17
One of the better and cheaper ways to get to Vietnam is from Cambodia. You get a boat along the Mekong river that crosses the border. You can buy the tickets In Phonm Penh, and from the bus station you go to the harbor, then you get a 5 hours boat trip to Chaudoc (just in the border) in Vietnam.
Language in Vietnam
Submitted by Viajes Desorgan... on Mon, 31/08/2009 - 07:39
Traveling around the big cities and turistic places, many people speak and understand the english language, but if you rent a byke or motorcycle and go out the cities, you will realize that not too many people speak english, it is good idea to bring a vietnamese book with you.
Food in Vietnam
Submitted by Viajes Desorgan... on Mon, 31/08/2009 - 07:34
You will enjoy with all the differents flavors and essences of Vietnam, combining fruits, vegetables and meat. From goat to dog you can try everything!. If you travel along the coast you can enjoy of good and cheap seafood.
Hoi an´s village
Submitted by Viajes Desorgan... on Mon, 24/08/2009 - 08:30
Hoi an village is placed in the middle of the country and it is worth to stay two relaxing days around their streets, that were named patrimony of the humanity in 1999. Most famous thing to do here is buying clothes, there is thousands of cheap tailors with good materials. You can order beautiful and cheap suits and you can also take a look at the factory and see the entire process.
Vietnam fishing villages
Submitted by Viajes Desorgan... on Mon, 24/08/2009 - 08:25
Taking a walk around the vietnameese coast you will see these rounded boats. When the sun comes down, all these small boats are towing by motor boats, bringing them 2 milles far away from the coast. Once the night has come they fish as much as they can floating in these small boats as they where nut rinds... if the ocean isn´t flat it has to be like being in a washing machine.
Climbing in the Halong Bay
Submitted by Viajes Desorgan... on Mon, 24/08/2009 - 08:18
Halong bay is up on the north of Vietnam and there are more than 3.000 islands where you can practice climbing, but there are few of them well equiped, and there is no good information about them, so ask the local people (fisher man) and rent a boat with them, they can take you there.
Looking for lodging in Sapa
Submitted by Agustín Gómez on Thu, 11/06/2009 - 07:41
Sapa is placed up on the north of Vietnam, and it is the starting point for climbing the Fansipan. There you can find few hotels that you can use as base camp for different activities. If you don´t mind where to stay, just choose the hotel with the best roof and enjoy the view.
Vietnamese power
Submitted by Agustín Gómez on Fri, 31/10/2008 - 21:24
The energy and power of the Vietnamese people has fascinated us. Six in the morning, parks full of people practicing Thai chi. In the afternoon streets are full of people, bicycles, motorcycles... If you go out at night, lots of bars are open!, more than in Madrid. This country never sleeps.
Mui Ne´s white sand Dunes
Submitted by Agustín Gómez on Fri, 31/10/2008 - 15:00
If you just ask for the Mui Ne dunes, they will tell you to go 7 km up the north of the city and you will get to an orange dunes full of people (most of them tourist). Better choice is renting a motorcycle in Mui Ne on the early morning and get to this orange dunes before other people, after that you want to continue your trip for almost one more hour untill you get to these white sand dunes. On the way back you have lot of places to take a bath in the ocean.
Fansipan´s summit ascent, the highst Vietnamese mountain
Submitted by Agustín Gómez on Fri, 31/10/2008 - 14:55
Climbing to the highest mountain of Indochina, The Fansipan (3.143m) won´t leave us indifferent from this spectacular bambu forest, with 9m bambu high upholstering the terrain untill the summit. From the summit you can see China, Lao and Vietnam. You can reach the summit with no permit if the guard is not there.
Mekong´s delta floating markets
Submitted by Agustín Gómez on Fri, 31/10/2008 - 14:45
Take a walk around the colored floating markets of the Mekong´s delta. They are spectacular. You can rent a boat in the morning and get lost between hundreds of canoes and boats with people changing numerous fruits, food,... You can also approach a boat and take a picture with one of them, they are usually in good humor. Prices and time to spend during the boat trip are negociated with the local people.
Sailing by the Halong Bay
Submitted by Agustín Gómez on Fri, 31/10/2008 - 14:36
You can rent the boat tickets in Hai Phong, two bus hours far away from Hanoi, to Halong bay. We will "enjoy" with the vietnamese karaoke during the trip before we get to the Cat Ba island. Once we get there we can talk to the local people and rent one of their boats for some days. We paid 10 Euros per person and per day for a wood sailing boat with captain, cooker and food and we spent three days sailing by the 3.000 islands that conform the bay.
Traveling Vietnam
Submitted by Agustín Gómez on Fri, 31/10/2008 - 14:26
If you want to travel from north to south there is one ticket bus open for two months that will stop on different places along the way, you can stay as long as you want. From Hanoi you can get the night train heading up to the north to the Sapa mountains... rail train will go really close to the people houses. Once you get to the cities, best thing to do is renting one motorcycle to move around.