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16/08/2008 21:18
Our last day in HoiAn, Vietnam
Today was the last day of our 30 day journey. We have had an amazing trip and I am coming home with three Bronze medals !!! We have gained a greater appeciation for the lives that people live in this part of the world and feel fortunate that we live in such a wonderful...
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16/08/2008 21:15
We are heading home tomorrow
Our journey has come to an end. We've had an amazing 30 days but are anxious to get back home to see our families and friends.
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15/08/2008 18:08
New pictures posted for Borneo and Vietnam
We have a laptop in our room with high speed thus we were able to post pics last night.
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15/08/2008 17:51
Hoian
Our last hotel on our journey is beautiful. It is called the Ancient House Resort and we have a great room with two canopy beds with a marble bathroom and a balcony that looks onto a courtyard. We were greeted with cold clothes and athat had a mild lemon scent along...
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15/08/2008 17:28
Denang to Hoian
We left Hue this morning to go to Hoian. It is our last stop before we head home on Sunday am. It is ~ 3 hour drive along the shore line and through a passage to Denang. This stretch of land is bordered by the Laos/Cambodia border. The mountain range divides the...
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15/08/2008 17:06
Our Journey is nearing the end
We are now in Hoian, central Vietnam. We are staying in a beautiful Ancient house resort for our last two days.
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14/08/2008 18:20
Hue
We flew to Hue on Wednesday night and it is such a relief from the busy streets of HaNoi. There is only 350,000 people here instead of the 6 million in Hanoi. You can actually walk down the streets without a single vehicle or sound. Hue used to be the capital city of Vietnam...
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14/08/2008 18:01
Mai Chau
On Tuesday we went to Mai Chau. It is a little tiny village where the Thai minority live in stilt houses. It was about a 3 hour drove north west of Hanoi. The vistas along the way were gorgeous. Lots of rice fields, sugar cane and green tea growing along the side of the hills...
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11/08/2008 22:11
HaLong Bay
We went to Halong Bay yesterday and it was quite spectacular...We had our own private junk for the 10 of us. We felt pretty special!! HaLong Bay is filled with large volcanic rocks coming out of the water. We were so...happy to be out of the busy city. We...
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09/08/2008 21:45
Ha Noi
Today we toured the city of Ha Noi. We started our day by visiting the mosoleam of Ho Chi Min. It was an experience. We had to ensure that our shoulders were covered and if we did not we had to buy a shall. Then we were put through a security check just like the...