http://www.danbyrne.com/ en-us Copyright 2008 Fri, 03 Jun 2005 01:10:26 +0000 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 05:41:59 +0000 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.0D http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Nha Trang, being the primary beach and diving location in Vietnam, was always on my must-visit list. I skipped it on the way down from Hanoi as I figured that Kelly and I would visit it after Dalat. And so... http://www.danbyrne.com/archives/2005/06/vietnam_nha_tra.html http://www.danbyrne.com/archives/2005/06/vietnam_nha_tra.html Goings On Fri, 03 Jun 2005 01:10:26 +0000 After my month of holiday time in Vietnam, the time came to try to pay for it all… Having taught in Cambodia (and having CELTA tucked in trusty tool-belt) I was well prepared for English teaching, although it was not... http://www.danbyrne.com/archives/2005/06/vietnam_danas_p.html http://www.danbyrne.com/archives/2005/06/vietnam_danas_p.html Goings On Fri, 03 Jun 2005 00:47:44 +0000 Seeing as it was pretty hot in Saigon, Dalat, being a cooler mountain town sounded like a good idea. Upon arrival, I agreed for both of us to stay at the first hotel we were dropped at (I thought we... http://www.danbyrne.com/archives/2005/05/vietnam_kel_and.html http://www.danbyrne.com/archives/2005/05/vietnam_kel_and.html Goings On Mon, 16 May 2005 04:17:02 +0000 From Hoi An I caught a ‘wonderful’ 26 hour bus all the way to Saigon – I took some sleeping pills, but they didn’t work! I didn’t break the trip in Nha Trang because I needed to get to Kelly,... http://www.danbyrne.com/archives/2005/05/vietnam_kel_in.html http://www.danbyrne.com/archives/2005/05/vietnam_kel_in.html Goings On Mon, 16 May 2005 03:03:11 +0000 From Hue, my southward Vietnamese wanderings led me straight to Hoi An, fortunately a relatively short bus trip. Hoi An has become known for being a tailor-city, every other shop filled with copious amounts of cloth, the sellers using every... http://www.danbyrne.com/archives/2005/05/vietnam_hoi_an.html http://www.danbyrne.com/archives/2005/05/vietnam_hoi_an.html Goings On Thu, 12 May 2005 06:21:04 +0000 From the arrival back in Hanoi from Halong Bay, I had a couple of hours to get sorted before the 12 hour bus to Hue. Hue is a really pretty, rich and interesting city that can easily be overlooked in... http://www.danbyrne.com/archives/2005/04/vietnam_hue_141.html http://www.danbyrne.com/archives/2005/04/vietnam_hue_141.html Goings On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 04:03:31 +0000 Halong Bay is one of those internationally well-known sites that everyone MUST see on a journey through northern Vietnam and I was no exception. Unfortunately, I was there at the wrong time of year, with loads of fog and mist... http://www.danbyrne.com/archives/2005/04/vietnam_halong.html http://www.danbyrne.com/archives/2005/04/vietnam_halong.html Goings On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 06:17:00 +0000 I didn’t feel so great travelling alone, especially around Hanoi, Sapa, etc. Worse is travelling alone and on a reasonably tight schedule and even more-so doing ‘non typical’ routes, thus not meeting people on the same transport system. With the... http://www.danbyrne.com/archives/2005/04/travelling_alon.html http://www.danbyrne.com/archives/2005/04/travelling_alon.html Thoughts/Feelings Wed, 20 Apr 2005 06:22:30 +0000 This day would have to be the most disappointing of the trip – Mr Dien was replaced by another guide, which was not so bad, but the entire ‘walk’ was just to the surrounding touristed villages (Sin Chai and Cat-Cat),... http://www.danbyrne.com/archives/2005/04/vietnam_sapa_a_2.html http://www.danbyrne.com/archives/2005/04/vietnam_sapa_a_2.html Goings On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 06:21:04 +0000 We woke in the morning to the sounds and smells of Mr Dien cooking again – this time a ‘western breakfast’ of pancakes!! Although not traditionally Vietnamese, the pancakes (with chocolate syrup, banana, sugar, lime, etc) were very tasty. Compared... http://www.danbyrne.com/archives/2005/04/vietnam_sapa_a_1.html http://www.danbyrne.com/archives/2005/04/vietnam_sapa_a_1.html Goings On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 06:18:37 +0000 I wrote out on paper a couple of pages of notes for reproduction in this electronic format about my trip to Sa Pa (that’s the way it was written originally, and how it’s pronounced), but most of it is in... http://www.danbyrne.com/archives/2005/04/vietnam_sapa_a.html http://www.danbyrne.com/archives/2005/04/vietnam_sapa_a.html Goings On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 05:58:41 +0000 The more I travel around SE Asia, the more I find facial similarities between SE Asians and Africans/African-Americans…. Most of my African/African-American imagery is from TV, but it’s surprising how similar they’re possible to be. The Khmers are supposed to... http://www.danbyrne.com/archives/2005/04/se_asians_and_a.html http://www.danbyrne.com/archives/2005/04/se_asians_and_a.html Thoughts/Feelings Sun, 17 Apr 2005 08:18:39 +0000 Hanoi is a really beautiful, eclectic, relaxed city (especially compared with the hustle and bustle of Saigon!). The ‘old quarter’, which is the central area for tourists and backpackers surrounds Hoan Kiem Lake, which has plentiful walking (and Tai Chi’ing)... http://www.danbyrne.com/archives/2005/04/vietnam_hanoi_p.html http://www.danbyrne.com/archives/2005/04/vietnam_hanoi_p.html Goings On Sun, 17 Apr 2005 08:13:29 +0000 Upon arrival in Saigon I bought myself a Vietnamese sim card and tried to get in touch with Brandon (who I had taught with in Cambodia). After a time, I got through and we planned to meet up after his... http://www.danbyrne.com/archives/2005/04/vietnam_saigon.html http://www.danbyrne.com/archives/2005/04/vietnam_saigon.html Goings On Sun, 17 Apr 2005 08:08:19 +0000 This time in Cambodia was pretty much just a transit stop, the cheapest and most convenient way to get to Vietnam – as well as being able to catch up with all my mates after a great holiday in Laos!... http://www.danbyrne.com/archives/2005/04/cambodia_in_tra.html http://www.danbyrne.com/archives/2005/04/cambodia_in_tra.html Goings On Tue, 12 Apr 2005 11:32:02 +0000