I rented a bicycle to go around the tombs in the Hue area. 500m down the road the crank fell off so I went back for another. Productivity inVietnam could easily be doubled if they used bikes with decent ergonomics. My first stop was the Tu Thieu pagoda. Go through the gate then park at the [...]
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Hue Day 3
Posted by dkendon on August 16, 2011
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Hue Day 2
Vietnam may not have Meiji Swiss White Chocolate milk but it did have Vinamilk “100% Fresh” – which means 100% UHT, but made from milk rather than reconstituted milk powder. It’s the next best milk I have found. They also go in for bag milk a lot here – it’s in a rugged sachet that lasts [...]
Posted by dkendon on August 16, 2011
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Battlefield Tour
Trusting in Tripadvisor I booked a tour of the war sites around Hue and the DMZ with Mr Trang. He was a translator with the US forces (MACV) during the war. I gave him a few secret handshakes to check his military credentials, which we sound, but he did try to tell me NZ troops [...]
Posted by dkendon on July 27, 2011
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Hoi An to Hue
I had an unusual choice for breakfast The dreaded Tam Hanh bus does not go to Hue – instead this leg was done by another company. I was taken from the travel agent to an hotel at 7.45, and then the bus arrived at 8.15 (for 8am). It did have air conditioning, but no legroom. [...]
Posted by dkendon on July 27, 2011
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