The Cu Chi Tunnels were dug by the people of Cu Chi over a period of decades. Initially they were used in the fights against the French, and later against the Americans. The inhabitants of Cu Chi were staunchly Communist and, despite being in the south of Vietnam, fought for the north – hence being [...]

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 Another day of two halves, and thus two posts so I can get more piccies on here! A moderately early start as I had to go all the way to the other side of the street to catch my bus at 8am. I had booked with T M Brothers (228 De Tham), who I’m happy [...]

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 [This post was getting huge and I have a load of pics, so I thought it best to split it in two. Picasa will only (easily) allow me to post 4 pics per blog post.] I had a date with the Colonel next. Come on, I’ve not had a KFC since I arrived in Auckland [...]

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 Quite a busy day today. I didn’t get up as early as I meant to, but this didn’t cause any problems. Earplugs purchased in Auckland helped keep out the noisy street sounds so I was well rested and the bed is pretty comfy. I had a plan of action and I went to it with [...]

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 As well as being the second day of the 2006-2007 Premiership season (I only found out this evening that we beat Wigan yesterday), today was the day I waved goodbye to Hoa’s Place and jetted down to Ho Chi Minh City. It was another early morning courtesy of noise outside. It seems that Sunday is [...]

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 I woke up fairly early to turn the fan off as it was chilling me slightly and noticed something quite cool – the light switches in my room glow in the dark! No more scrambling around trying to find them! What a great idea. Anyway, I nodded back off again only to be woken by [...]

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The best night’s sleep I’ve had in ages. I only woke up once and that was to turn the fan off as I just didn’t need it. Other than that, I slept right through from 10pm to 8am, being woken by my alarm for the first time in ages. Sticking to a plan I’ve had [...]

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 ”Hoa” is pronounced “Hwa”, by the way. A nice, quick sound. Not “Hoe-A”. Just so you know! The bus went through Hue before stopping for lunch at a beautiful hotel and restaurant with a stunning coastline view at the back. I had an utterly delicious beef fried rice with fresh veg at a stupidly reasonable [...]

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4pm and time to pop out and get the money out to pay for my accomodation at the Hostel. Grand total was slightly over 5 million dong, and Mike just rounded it down. That sounds like a lot, but at current exchange rates, it’s around £150. This includes accomodation for 40 nights, a passport visa [...]

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 Today I will be leaving a city that has very much become “home” for almost 6 weeks. I have mixed feelings about moving on, in all honesty. Despite the pickpocket (who I still wish incredibly nasty things to happen to), Hanoi has been incredibly good to me and a wonderful experience. I’ve met some great [...]

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