Archive for category Vietnam

Gyvunijos pasaulyje

Gyvenam kambaryje trise: Ross, as ir drieziukas. Laipioja sau laimingas sienomis mums virs galvu. Atrodo gerietis, tai visai jo nebijau. Siaip cia ju tikrai daug. Pastebejau, kad vakarais jie megsta apsviestas sienas, nes ten visi vabzdziai suskrenda. Jiems daug maisto ir veiklos Pries kelias dienas vakare isejom pasivaikscioti vieno didesniu pietiniu miestu pakrante. Tiksliau [...]

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Snorkeling, Fishing & Urchins

Tuesday 24th November
While spending a day of R&R on the beach on Phu Quoc Island doing very little but sudoku, swimming & eating fresh fruit we were approached by a local lad selling a boat tour out of An Thoi, the main port on Phu Quoc.
The tour included a boat trip into the archipelago of [...]

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Day 17 – Mekong Delta Photos Uploaded

Here’s the link:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosswhitney/sets/72157622859289146/show/
R.

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Mekong Delta

It’s time to catch a breath and write a quick update following our whirlwind and very interesting tour through the Mekong Delta.  As I sit here on the M.V. Vinashin Rose, a hydrofoil craft taking us speedily from Rach Gia in south-west Vietnam to the island of Phu Quoc, I wonder was it worth it [...]

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Ne ten pataikem

Ryte nuejom i agentura, su kuria is vakaro buvom sutare, jog mus nuves i autobusu stoti ir isodins i autika, kuris veza i Ben Tre miestuka. Sedim agenturoj ir laukiam atvykstancio taksi. Girdziu, kad mus saukia, bet niekaip nesigaudau, kodel man mauna salma ant galvos ir jama mano kupriaka. Boze, mane tempia prie vieno motociklo, [...]

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Pietuose kitaip …

Atvykom i pietus. Neitiketina, bet skrydziui (50 min) tarp miestu gavom tokio pat dydzio lektuva (Boing 777), kaip kad is Londono i Katara Nusileidom apie vidurnakti, bet mus pasitiko karscio banga. Vel temperatura virs 30.

Ho Chi Minh mieste praleidom pora dienu. Didziausias Vietnamo miestas, tai vel motocikai ir triuksmas. Bet reikia pamineti, kad [...]

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Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)

Ok, take all the motorbikes in the world minus the Harleys minus all the motorbikes in Hanoi and Bangkok.  Now multiply the population of Ireland by 2, remove all the friendliness, manners and etiquette, add a s**t load of annoying locals selling cheap sunglasses and zippo lighters that approach you while you’re trying to eat [...]

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Photography: Lanterns of Hoi An

One of Hoi An’s famous characteristics is it’s massive array of lanterns that light up the Old Town at night.
Here’s a few:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosswhitney/sets/72157622838644858/show/
R.

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Buna dienu kaip tycia…

Buna dienu kaip tycia… Prabudau su skaudancia gerkle. Puoliau keiksnoti kondicionieriu, kuris ikyriai pute man i galva visa nakti, bet Ross labiau linkes kaltinti kinieti vaikinuka, kuris sedejo uz musu autobuse ir visa kelia kosijo bei ciaude. Tipo, prisigaudziau kinietisku bacilu.
Nezinau, kuris teisus, bet mano gerkles skausmas po pusdienio peraugo i snargliu kruva [...]

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Liudna palikti Hoi An

Be konkurencijos pats mieliausias miestukas matytas Azijoj… Eismas ramesnis, zmones draugiskesni ir atsipalaidave. Bet labiausiai zavejo senamiescio siauros gatveles su daugybe idomiu parduotuveliu, jaukiu restoranu ir stilingu baru. Sunku issirinkti, kur uzeiti, ka pirkti, ka valgyti ir ka gerti. Viskas atrodo viliojanciai.
Norejom paragauti tik sioje vietoje gaminamo patiekalo Cau Lau. Tai specialiam vandeny isvirti noodles, [...]

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