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Year: 2015

Dubai – A scary stopover or:

Dubai – A scary stopover or:

Here is my completely subjective report on Dubai. We only stayed for two nights, just a stopover on the way home, to devide the time spent on the plain. We had a big room in a nice hotel, more like an appartment, with kitchen and even washing machine, and even were allowed to check in at nine in the morning without paying extra, which was great after a nighttime flight from Ho Chi Minh City where we practically didn’t sleep at all. So no complaints until now.

Ho Chi Minh City aka Saigon and Mekong Delta

Ho Chi Minh City aka Saigon and Mekong Delta

  Our Trip to Vietnam is coming to an end. Our final destination here is Ho Chi Minh City (Wiki-link) from where we also visited the Đồng bằng Sông Cửu Long “Nine Dragon river delta” aka Mekong Delta, the region right at the bottom of Vietnam. We arrived only to find that the road in front of our Hotel was under some construction. Some minor works, apparently. But that didn’t bother us too much, worse was the lack of electricity and therefore no AirCon…

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Mui Ne – Beachlife, Surfertown, a fairy stream and lots of sand

Mui Ne – Beachlife, Surfertown, a fairy stream and lots of sand

  From Hoi An we got on a new mode of transportation for us – a sleeper bus. We had ample experience with overnight bus rides from the United states, where we traveled a lot with Greyhounds. And compared to Greyhounds, the busses in Vietnam are definitely a luxurious way to travel. A sleeper bus comes with sleeping berths, there are three aisles, and two berths on top of each other. If you’re on the top one you have to…

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