S&N and Lee left this morning for Hanoi, via Hué. Breakfasting at the lovely Vi Café, where we've eaten pretty much every meal since day one. Matriarch running it, a couple of younger helpers (teens/20s) and a small child. Very friendly.
So much damp stuff in my bag - everything smells funny.
Random memory from Angkor Wat: loads of children selling postcards, bracelets, always "one doll-ah". One child - "postcards, one hundred million doll-ah". Good tactic.
The women here often wear long silk dresses, with trousers. It flows from their shoulders, with a cut at the waist, showing a triangle of skin on either side. When cycling, they hold the tails with one hand, or if giving a lift, the person at the back holds it, like a page girl on a bike.
The staff at Yaly all wear them, a different colour every day - blue, red, purple...
Been trying to make a plan for my last weeks in SE Asia. Came to the conclusion that I won't make it to a Thai island, instead I'll take my time through Laos. Will meet S&A in Hanoi, and Ger. Probably stop off in Ninh Binh first, depending what Hué is like.
I don't think copyright exists in Vietnam at all. Never mind the DVDs and books ("our pirated DVDs are only copied from HD"), anything successful is copied. It's impossible to tell who the 'real' Easy Riders are, but even the names of the decent bus companies are copied. Then the online reviews become mixed and unreliable. It's always pot luck really.
So much damp stuff in my bag - everything smells funny.
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Random memory from Angkor Wat: loads of children selling postcards, bracelets, always "one doll-ah". One child - "postcards, one hundred million doll-ah". Good tactic.
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The women here often wear long silk dresses, with trousers. It flows from their shoulders, with a cut at the waist, showing a triangle of skin on either side. When cycling, they hold the tails with one hand, or if giving a lift, the person at the back holds it, like a page girl on a bike.
The staff at Yaly all wear them, a different colour every day - blue, red, purple...
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Been trying to make a plan for my last weeks in SE Asia. Came to the conclusion that I won't make it to a Thai island, instead I'll take my time through Laos. Will meet S&A in Hanoi, and Ger. Probably stop off in Ninh Binh first, depending what Hué is like.
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I don't think copyright exists in Vietnam at all. Never mind the DVDs and books ("our pirated DVDs are only copied from HD"), anything successful is copied. It's impossible to tell who the 'real' Easy Riders are, but even the names of the decent bus companies are copied. Then the online reviews become mixed and unreliable. It's always pot luck really.
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