November 2020 - Siam Dreaming

Category: Vietnam

Vietnam Diaries – Hoi An (Day 11)

Posted On 08/11/202012/02/2021 By Cate Lindsaycomment

Magical land of Hoi An. Old city of canary yellow buildings and hot pink bougainvillea. Refuge of the digital nomad. Postcard perfect picturesque Instagram hotspot. Southeast Asian trading port relic. Having walked and toured ourselves to the point of sore calves and blisters, we decide its time for a rest day. Only after we pick […]

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Vietnam Diaries – Hai Van Pass (Day 10)

Posted On 08/11/202012/02/2021 By Cate Lindsaycomment

One last breakfast at the Saigon Morin Hotel. Seriously, how do I move in here? I’ve enjoyed pretending to be lady of leisure… in my dirty shorts and old bikini. Farewell old girl, I’ll be back someday. We’re making tracks for Hoi An via the infamous Hai Van Pass. Yes, that Hai Van Pass. Made […]

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Vietnam Diaries – DMZ (Day 9)

Posted On 07/11/2020 By Cate Lindsaycomment

Another day in this unbelievable country, another tour. In the words of Robin Williams as Adrian Cronauer, ‘time to rock it from the Delta to the DMZ’! Hue lies about 2 hours south of the area once known as the Demilitarised Zone, during the Vietnam War. We take another breakfast in the glorious courtyard of […]