Vietnam Airlines has a shuttle to the airport for D45 000. Hue’s airport is Phu Bai, made for the Vietnam War. The only relic is a disused second runway. Other than that it is very like Invercargill airport. My flight was a bit bumpy, but acceptable, and I caught the bus to central Saigon (D4000 for [...]
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Hue to Saigon
Posted by dkendon on August 16, 2011
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Hue Day 3
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 [...]
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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South-East Asia – Comparison Test!
In the spirit of that old car show on DW here is a comparison test of all the countries I have been to so far: Singapore Must visit: Night Safari/Zoo Fort Canning Park and Battle Box Singapore Museum Bugis St night market Transport: Rail is ridiculously efficient and cheap Bus is ok, but some of [...]
Posted by dkendon on July 29, 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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