Síle & Bruce’s Travel Blog

A small correction on my last post, 30000 Dong is actually a Pound!

So we are now in Hanoi, I don’t really like the place. We arrived at a guest house to be greated by someone telling us we were talking “F-ing Bullsh*t” and then told us to “Fu*k-Off”, Nice! It is more expensive here also, we had to upgrade to a $25 room for a few nights as the cheap-o’s we’re damp and Bruce is trying to get rid of a cold (a good reasonfor air-con and lots of TV channels!)

 We went to see the Traditional Water Puppets last night … what a disapointment. We have flights booked for Bangkok on the 13th and we tried to get them changed, its just cost too much and turned out to be a bit of a pain to do.

Once we get to Bangkok the plan is to get the train down to the Islands and then spend a few weeks diving and chilling a bit more on the beach! Bliss!

Love to all, I hope all is well back home

xxx

Happy Easter All!

We’ve been in HCMC for just over a week now (the reason we stayed so long was Bruce’s football game - highly entertaining!)

This place is crazy - so different to anywhere else I been. In a way its very ”westernised” but so un-western in another way. It’s far richer than Laos or Cambodia, there are Gucci shops and massive shopping malls in one area with rich women ”lunching” about town. We felt like real scruffs!

We’ve met a lot of locals so far in Vietnam, they’re really friendly and always up for a chat, even if they can’t speak English and our Vietnamese isn’t any better.

We’ve been to a few museums, one of which was the War Remnants, really interesting. Lots of photos and military stuff from the Vietnam War, as well as a nasty video about the victims of the war.

Yesterday we spent the day at a local water park (trying to escape the heat) - it was massive and full of Vietnamese kids shouting and staring at us! It’s strange and difficult to get used to, but it’s only done in a friendly way so we just smile back!

We’re getting a Sleeper Bus this evening to Nha Trang. It leaves at 8pm and takes about 10hours. We’re planning on getting a bit more beach action!

We’re still really enjoying the novelty of not working and just taking it easy with minimal stress!

I hope all is well back home, it’s lovely to hear from you all.

Lots of love
xx