Thanks to Adam for this piece of magic we came home to.
I have yet to come up with a good way to add up the total distance.
Saturday 28 November 2009
A Most Authentick Mappe
We're Home
A 32 hour journey door to door and we've made it back.
Because of the route (through Hong Kong and London) our flight back weirdly took us past all of the places we have come through on the way to HCMC. Three months to get there. 32 hours to get back.
Vietnam photos now up. From Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh via Halong Bay, Sapa, Hoi An, Hue and Mui Ne.
Oh, and the weigh-in? Looks like I now weigh 10st 5. I assume this has more to do with being ill for a few weeks than the healthy lifestyle.
Time for a hair cut.
Sunday 22 November 2009
This is the end...
A long time since our last post back in China.
A lot has happened.
Good things
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- Arriving in Vietnam to the bustle and familiarity of Hanoi
- Breakfasting in Tamarind in Hanoi (one of our haunts from our last visit here)
- meeting up with my uncle Steve and Shane for our first few weeks in Vietnam
- two days cruising around Halong Bay, kayaking and swimming in the sea
- Trekking in Sapa, making spring rolls with the locals and getting drunk on Rice Wine
- Drifting around the old streets of Hoi An and buying our first real piece of Art
- Splashing about in the waves at Mui Ne
Bad Things
----------
- Border crossing into Vietnam in the middle of the night
- breaking my camera on the train
- Getting ill in Sapa half way through our trek
- Everyone else getting ill
- Having to fly from Hanoi down South because of illness/time/availability
- The overnight train ride South in soft seat class
- Soon having to leave
Vietnam has been great but a bit more up and down than the rest of the journey (and we thought it would be the easiest bit). We've seen a lot and its been very mixed - Sea and Mountain, City and Village, Hot and cold, Dry and wet, Comfortable and not so comfortable. One of the smallest countries we've visited has provided us with some of the biggest extremes.
We've just checked out of our luxury beach resort we've stayed in for a couple of nights and it's felt like a real break from the craziness. One more day tomorrow in Ho Chi Minh City and then we fly home. We'll be sad to leave, but are now really looking forward to seeing everyone, sleeping in our own bed, stroking our cat and, strangely enough, even excited about going to Tescos.
See you soon!
PS Unfortunately, due to a virus I have to leave posting the last 3 weeks photos until I get home - not worth the risk losing them.
A lot has happened.
Good things
-----------
- Arriving in Vietnam to the bustle and familiarity of Hanoi
- Breakfasting in Tamarind in Hanoi (one of our haunts from our last visit here)
- meeting up with my uncle Steve and Shane for our first few weeks in Vietnam
- two days cruising around Halong Bay, kayaking and swimming in the sea
- Trekking in Sapa, making spring rolls with the locals and getting drunk on Rice Wine
- Drifting around the old streets of Hoi An and buying our first real piece of Art
- Splashing about in the waves at Mui Ne
Bad Things
----------
- Border crossing into Vietnam in the middle of the night
- breaking my camera on the train
- Getting ill in Sapa half way through our trek
- Everyone else getting ill
- Having to fly from Hanoi down South because of illness/time/availability
- The overnight train ride South in soft seat class
- Soon having to leave
Vietnam has been great but a bit more up and down than the rest of the journey (and we thought it would be the easiest bit). We've seen a lot and its been very mixed - Sea and Mountain, City and Village, Hot and cold, Dry and wet, Comfortable and not so comfortable. One of the smallest countries we've visited has provided us with some of the biggest extremes.
We've just checked out of our luxury beach resort we've stayed in for a couple of nights and it's felt like a real break from the craziness. One more day tomorrow in Ho Chi Minh City and then we fly home. We'll be sad to leave, but are now really looking forward to seeing everyone, sleeping in our own bed, stroking our cat and, strangely enough, even excited about going to Tescos.
See you soon!
PS Unfortunately, due to a virus I have to leave posting the last 3 weeks photos until I get home - not worth the risk losing them.
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