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Destination DaNang

Posted by on Apr 12, 2015 in Blog, Elsewhere, Other Places, Tours and Itineraries | Comments Off on Destination DaNang

Da Nang is on the way to Hoi An.  Flying in, it is the closest airport.  When teaching in HCMC I’d heard it was a good...

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Sapa and Villages

Posted by on Apr 9, 2015 in Blog, Elsewhere, Other Places, Slider Blogs, Walking | Comments Off on Sapa and Villages

Sa Pa is a lovely mountain hill town which now fully embraces  tourism. Climbing Fansipan is not for everyone and many people go just...

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Fansipan

Posted by on Apr 7, 2015 in Blog, Elsewhere, Nature, Walking | Comments Off on Fansipan

  This hill was on my list ever since I read it was the highest mountain in Vietnam. I was even more pleased to find out it is the...

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On the Road Again – to Sapa

Posted by on Apr 1, 2015 in Blog, Elsewhere, Other Places, Walking | Comments Off on On the Road Again – to Sapa

On Sunday I finished teaching in Ho Chi Minh.  I am on the road travelling again.  Planes, trains and automobiles!There are...

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Saffron Chantarangsay

Posted by on Mar 31, 2015 in Blog, Elsewhere, Other Places | Comments Off on Saffron Chantarangsay

Driving home from District 3 along a concrete cast river bank,  my eyes caught a brilliant flash of saffron yellow. With a little time on...

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