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Emperor's Temples and Tombs of Hue, Vietnam
Blog: Living the Dream: RTW - 14 April 2012
After spending four weeks in Japan and another four in China, the last thought on my mind when visiting Hue, Vietnam was going to even more temples and tombs.
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Picture Perfect: Imperial Enclosure, Hue, Vietnam
Blog: The Art of Slow Travel - 28 March 2012
This post is part of a new series entitled ‘Picture Perfect’, published because of my wish to showcase some beautiful travel shots from around the world which didn’t quite make it into regular blog posts or which tell a story on their own and need few words, if any, to describe them. In every country, [...]
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Vietnam – Easy Riders and Sweet Spots in Charlietown
Blog: Vagobond.com - 9 December 2011
Finding cheap hotels and hostels and Vietnam is the easy part. The hard part is starting your trip around the world. Once you do that, just make sure you include Vietnam on your itinerary.
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The creature on the bridge
Blog: Drifting Aimless - 2 May 2011
Sing in me, Muse, and through me tell the story of that man skilled in all ways of contending, the wanderer, harried for years on end, after he plundered the stronghold on the proud height of Troy. He saw the townlands and learned the minds of many distant men, and weathered many bitter nights and [...]
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Morning Star rising
Blog: Drifting Aimless - 18 April 2011
Prising apart the soft pink flesh with my fingertips as I pressed it close against my lips, the dragonfruit burst suddenly revealing its secret inner fleshiness. Juices spilled freely down over my chin and neck staining my shirt. Few things were as evocative of the mysterious Asian southeast as its bountiful bizarre and utterly exotic [...]
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The Vietnam Conclusion
Blog: The Travel Project - 31 March 2011
A journey from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City that so many dream off and a journey that will remain with me for the rest of my life.
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Degenerates and Degeneracies
Blog: Drifting Aimless - 28 March 2011
Sliding in closer against the green baize, with great care and deliberation, I sized up the shot. Bringing the cue parallel to eye level, mentally measuring distances, angles and calculating expectations of all probable future scenarios. I paused, a Zen-like omniscience descended. I became aware suddenly of the lizards creeping in the rafters, of the [...]
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In the city of tailors
Blog: Drifting Aimless - 21 March 2011
I take the early morning bus to Hoi An, a city famed for its tailoring industry. Having been fitted for a nice cashmere suit I became dimly aware and somewhat troubled by the fact that it would almost certainly not fit me once I returned from traveling. I found it strange that despite the fact [...]
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Sleeper Bus Blues
Blog: Drifting Aimless - 1 March 2011
Arching her back and thrusting her chest forward, the Danish girl shot me a wry look from the corner of her eye, “yah but I was dissapointed, they wouldn’t let me break off the head myself”. It might have been just the motion of the minibus as it careered around the heavily potholed road, but I could [...]
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No Hue: Hue Riders Knock-Off
Blog: Lonely Girl Travels - 18 February 2011
Mr. Loc is over it. He slows the motorbike, pulling over to the skinny shoulder of the highway that wraps seductively around the lush green mountain. He points. “Photo.” It’s more of a command than a suggestion. I snap of shot of the vista—pretty, with rice paddies and a cloak of fog. But I couldn’t [...]
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The Ghosts of Hué
Blog: Drifting Aimless - 16 January 2011
The tunnels of Vinh Moc …. 50 klicks south of the 17th parallel …. Charlie squats in the bush …. Khe Sanh …. Langdoc …. Hamburger Hill …. Hell on earth. There is nothing much left to say that anything ever happened here. The mist clings close to the hills around Hué bathing everything in [...]
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Partying in Nha Trang with a Hotdog
Blog: The Travel Project - 28 December 2010
A stunning train ride from Hue to the party town of Nha Trang in southern VietnamPartying in Nha Trang with a Hotdog is a post from:
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Don’t Tread On Me
Blog: Nilikuta Shani - 19 December 2010
Travelers coming through Vietnam either love or hate the place. While I was in Cambodia I’d met several people who’d just crossed the border and couldn’t have been more thrilled—“escaped Vietnam” was the term they used. After several weeks here … Continue reading →Don’t Tread On Me is a post from: Nilikuta Shani
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The Prettiest Train Ride I Slept Through
Blog: Nilikuta Shani - 19 December 2010
Vietnam is a bigger country than most people expect, and backpackers will at some point find themselves traversing from one length to the other on some form of time-quickening transport—plane (for those who didn’t go bust in Hoi An), or … Continue reading →The Prettiest Train Ride I Slept Through is a post from: Nilikuta Shani
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Vietnam Pictorial
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 3 December 2010
Quite literally some of the fastest moving people on the planet, it is a miracle that I could get anyone to stand still long enough to capture them on film. That said, the chaotic frenzy known as Vietnam also has a serene side. Both extremes work to create a photographer’s paradise – check out our [...]
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Hue, the Cultural Heart of Vietnam
Blog: The Travel Project - 3 December 2010
Visiting the The Tombs of Hue and Thien Mu Pagoda in Hue Vietnam is a must do when you travel through Vietnam.Hue, the Cultural Heart of Vietnam is a post from:
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The Contrasts of Hue
Blog: The Travel Project - 21 November 2010
Hue in Vietnam has many differing contrasts and is a unique city in Vietnam not to be missed.The Contrasts of Hue is a post from:
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South and Central Vietnam
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 9 November 2010
A few weeks into our trip, we’ve enticed you with photo after photo of life in Vietnam. But still images of a country as lively as this only make up half the story. To get the full (motion) picture, follow us as we travel from vibrant Ho Chi Minh City through the fun beachside town [...]
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Trapped
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 6 November 2010
When we first came to Vietnam, we had committed ourselves to a relatively low-maintenance trip focused on food and fun. Somehow, the adventure just seems to find us. Mere hours into our overnight trip from Hue to Hanoi, the train unexpectedly stopped on the tracks outside Donghoi. For hours, no movement. Although the train was [...]
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Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 5 November 2010
“What was that sound?” I asked Thomas as I took another serving of caramelized pork. Thomas reflected and savored his last bite of river eel with green banana, “I think the electric fan is rusty. It’s just squeaking.” “Oh, OK.” I responded. I was eying the last bit of mustard leaves sauteed with garlic when [...]
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Meet Mr. Cu
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 4 November 2010
During a Hue evening stroll, we happened to walk by Mandarin Cafe near the Google Hotel and were immediately invited in by Mr. Cu, the friendly owner. As soon as we entered, we realized this was no ordinary cafe. Mandarin is a restaurant and photo gallery rolled into one. Dozens of photographs adorn the walls [...]
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Google Expands Business in Asia
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 3 November 2010
Google seems to have expanded its empire with the new Google Hotel line.
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Taking to the Streets
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 2 November 2010
Before coming to Hue, we had heard that the city was the perfect place to partake in imperial-style banquets featuring a range of specialty foods linked to the city’s regal heritage. We were eager to splash out on one of these royal feasts in the name of “research,” but once we started talking to locals [...]
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Monsoon Tour
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 1 November 2010
What do you do when the rain just won’t stop? Well, our answer was to throw on our rain ponchos and just keep going. Turns out, the rain gods didn’t like us challenging them like that, so they decided to put us in our place. We biked way out to the royal tomb of Tu [...]
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Weasel Coffee, Schmeasel Coffee
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 31 October 2010
How far would you go for a good cup of coffee? Would you get yourself a pet weasel, feed it coffee berries, dig through the weasel droppings to get your precious coffee beans back, and then grind them for a tasty cup of coffee? Well, if you are a true coffee connoisseur and want to [...]
