OK, so Chris and I went on an AWESOME trip to Viet Nam for a heavenly 8 days and 7 nights. We wanted to go somewhere to get our scuba diving lisences so I looked at a few countries and picked Viet Nam because of the weather, and Hoi An because I'd found some divers' blogs online saying it's the new place to go for diving. That was the extent of our planning. off, got tickets, jumped on a plane and arrived in Da Nang (the closest airport to Hoi An) with a bunch of Korean money and a nearly empty bag. Totally random, unorganised and relaxed! The town was georgous, the people really interesting, and the experience, oh so wonderful!
a coracle on the sea.
If anyone has any desire to visit Vietnam in the future, I highly reccomend it, and would be happy to provide information on the town we visited, the people we met, and the place we stayed. It was positively amazing.
Here are some pictures to better tell the story of my trip to Vietnam! To see more, go to
http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=39922&l=9c431&id=512991936
or
http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=42017&l=0767e&id=512991936
Chris made a friend, Sang, whose father is a fisherman. They kindly took us on a tour and showed us how they catch their fish. His father didn't speak English, so his son translated for him. He was the most beautiful man. His face was weatherbeaten, and full of life and love.
a fisherman's hut and our dive team!
There were very few traffic/safety laws (so it seemed) but everyone was going really slowly anyway...
This is the view from the restaurant on top of the hotel. The land and sky were both breathtaking. I couldn't get enough of sitting on the roof, eating a free, buffet, all-you-can-eat breakfast and staring out from the top of the world to such spectacular beauty. Amazing.
We got a bike taxi back to the hotel at one point. Chris bought fresh-squeezed sugarcane juice!
the view everywhere was amazing. The sky was huge.
Another stunning sunset.
a coracle on the sea.
If anyone has any desire to visit Vietnam in the future, I highly reccomend it, and would be happy to provide information on the town we visited, the people we met, and the place we stayed. It was positively amazing.
Here are some pictures to better tell the story of my trip to Vietnam! To see more, go to
http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=39922&l=9c431&id=512991936
or
http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=42017&l=0767e&id=512991936
Chris made a friend, Sang, whose father is a fisherman. They kindly took us on a tour and showed us how they catch their fish. His father didn't speak English, so his son translated for him. He was the most beautiful man. His face was weatherbeaten, and full of life and love.
a fisherman's hut and our dive team!
There were very few traffic/safety laws (so it seemed) but everyone was going really slowly anyway...
This is the view from the restaurant on top of the hotel. The land and sky were both breathtaking. I couldn't get enough of sitting on the roof, eating a free, buffet, all-you-can-eat breakfast and staring out from the top of the world to such spectacular beauty. Amazing.
We got a bike taxi back to the hotel at one point. Chris bought fresh-squeezed sugarcane juice!
the view everywhere was amazing. The sky was huge.
Another stunning sunset.
(I know I'm late in commenting, but..) This was an awesome blog about our trip - like a storybook. Great shots. I wanna go back..
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