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Hey mate,
Here goes:
Singapore to Bangkok (Air)
Bangkok to Chiang Mai (Sleeper train)
Chiang Mai to Chiang Khong (Road) - Made a mistake with my captions
Chiang Khong to Pak Beng, Lao (Boat)
Went around Lao by boat and at times by road, visited Vietienne, Luang Pabrang and went up to Hin Boun and entered Vietnam by road.
Ha Long Bay, Hue, Hoi An, Ho Chi Minh (Train, road and air)
Ho Chi Minh to Phnom Penh (Road) then a flight to Siem Reap and a flight back to Singapore
Took me a little over a month. Hope you found this useful.
Here goes:
Singapore to Bangkok (Air)
Bangkok to Chiang Mai (Sleeper train)
Chiang Mai to Chiang Khong (Road) - Made a mistake with my captions
Chiang Khong to Pak Beng, Lao (Boat)
Went around Lao by boat and at times by road, visited Vietienne, Luang Pabrang and went up to Hin Boun and entered Vietnam by road.
Ha Long Bay, Hue, Hoi An, Ho Chi Minh (Train, road and air)
Ho Chi Minh to Phnom Penh (Road) then a flight to Siem Reap and a flight back to Singapore
Took me a little over a month. Hope you found this useful.
I think your "Laos Kids" and barber chair at Ho Chi Minh are the best done, esp for the reflection of a passing by bike in the mirror of the barber chair. with these qualities, i'm sure we are going to see more goodies.
I kind of didn't like "The Mekong" but i supposed that for a whole month of travelling with tons of good pictures, you have chosen this, then you must have your reasons for liking it. do share with us how you feel about this picture. is it because of the linear patterns of colors and the percularity of the long boat architecture?
anyway, where is this "China beach"?
I kind of didn't like "The Mekong" but i supposed that for a whole month of travelling with tons of good pictures, you have chosen this, then you must have your reasons for liking it. do share with us how you feel about this picture. is it because of the linear patterns of colors and the percularity of the long boat architecture?
anyway, where is this "China beach"?
Hi Zoosh,
I could only show whatever few decent photos I have. This is the only snapshot of the river that reminds me best of the journey. Lens hood was off, panting from going up and down the hill, speck of dust from becoming lazy about cleaning the lens, murky waters (we had to piss into the river the 2 days we were on the long tail boat), nice hot sun, lush landscapes and we nourished by the mekong fish at lunch.
China beach is in Hoi An, Vietnam.
You have wonderful photographs of the Kuang Xi falls and of Lao. Impressive. :thumbsup:
I could only show whatever few decent photos I have. This is the only snapshot of the river that reminds me best of the journey. Lens hood was off, panting from going up and down the hill, speck of dust from becoming lazy about cleaning the lens, murky waters (we had to piss into the river the 2 days we were on the long tail boat), nice hot sun, lush landscapes and we nourished by the mekong fish at lunch.
China beach is in Hoi An, Vietnam.
You have wonderful photographs of the Kuang Xi falls and of Lao. Impressive. :thumbsup:
Hi Zoosh,
I could only show whatever few decent photos I have. This is the only snapshot of the river that reminds me best of the journey. Lens hood was off, panting from going up and down the hill, speck of dust from becoming lazy about cleaning the lens, murky waters (we had to piss into the river the 2 days we were on the long tail boat), nice hot sun, lush landscapes and we nourished by the mekong fish at lunch.
China beach is in Hoi An, Vietnam.
You have wonderful photographs of the Kuang Xi falls and of Lao. Impressive. :thumbsup:
in my opinion, they are more than decent. when i say good, they are really good, never patronising.
by the way, is it really called "china" beach? is it the real name and isn't there a local name? why is it called in such a manner? becos as far as i know, vietnam have traditionally always tried to protect its own sovereignty against the chinese but is culturally slightly more sinisized than indianized.
i thought that picture "The Mekong", the 2nd picture, have shown a large portion of sky and water, yet both are largely bland without features, esp the sky with blown highlights. and perhaps murky water does not give such a nice color but they are real and typical.
Hi Zoosh,
Frankly I didn’t even know they were blown highlights until you pointed it out. I probably posted it because the boat separates the horizon and the red and white lines looked good. It’s disappointing though, the reflection in the water being marred by water rings. Thanks for taking the time and effort to respond to these pictures with your thoughts. Learned something new again today.
North Vietnam was chinese influenced and the South was american influenced and Hoi An is along the central coast of Vietnam and China Beach is 20km to Hoi An. It faces the South China Sea, hence the name. If you get to visit Hoi An, you’ll find it the place for shoppers with silk and crafts. My friends blew several hundred dollars on badly tailored clothes and bags so I wouldn’t recommend the shopping.
If I’m not wrong, China Beach covers north and south of marble mountains. Some locals will say the real and only China Beach is at My Khe, about 5km north of these mountains. There is an official spot for it, I cannot remember the spot now. It’s probably south of Danang.
Original name is Non Nuoc and China Beach is just a term coined by US soldiers.
It doesn’t matter all that much to me except the North Vietnamese now rule the country and they probably retained this name because they realised nothing in the world smells like money, particularly those of rich american tourists.
The americans first landed on the beach and a military base was set. Some say they used the beach for repose during the war while others retreat to the jungles so they could die there. The VCs later wormed their way to China Beach too and had their base as well. Then the boat people who once lived along the beach set off for the ocean trying to escape and many died. Like Willard said, the sh*t probably piled up so quickly you needed wings back in those days.
The general air in places from my trip in Hoi An and Hue, as felt from the local guides was tourist friendly while in Saigon, the sharper, more educated guides were friendly, but biting in their remarks to a few american travelers I was with. From Lao to Cambodia they always asked after the new generation’s reaction to the america now and the rest of us always wanted them to shut up and just take the beer.
As for my itinerary, I took the Hai Van Pass to Hoi An and saw Lang Co on the way.
The beach at the left, jungle and trees to the right.
The road was winding with dangerous bends and took 5 or 6 hours (if I remember correctly and it rained) but well worth the sore ass because of the view and clouds and morning mist. If you had the opportunity to travel to Vietnam, traveling overland is good. Just bring an ipod and have a lot of time on your hands. You'll get real neat landscape shots I'm sure.
It’s interesting now that you asked, after googling around some sites and going back to some old maps, I believe the controversy as to where the real China Beach remains unknown. Unless you know a war veteran or a reliable native with stories that aren’t watered down with time.
As for me, I was at My Khe so that’ll do for me. If you have a license just hire your own bike and find your own China Beach, mark a spot and get a tan.
Frankly I didn’t even know they were blown highlights until you pointed it out. I probably posted it because the boat separates the horizon and the red and white lines looked good. It’s disappointing though, the reflection in the water being marred by water rings. Thanks for taking the time and effort to respond to these pictures with your thoughts. Learned something new again today.
North Vietnam was chinese influenced and the South was american influenced and Hoi An is along the central coast of Vietnam and China Beach is 20km to Hoi An. It faces the South China Sea, hence the name. If you get to visit Hoi An, you’ll find it the place for shoppers with silk and crafts. My friends blew several hundred dollars on badly tailored clothes and bags so I wouldn’t recommend the shopping.
If I’m not wrong, China Beach covers north and south of marble mountains. Some locals will say the real and only China Beach is at My Khe, about 5km north of these mountains. There is an official spot for it, I cannot remember the spot now. It’s probably south of Danang.
Original name is Non Nuoc and China Beach is just a term coined by US soldiers.
It doesn’t matter all that much to me except the North Vietnamese now rule the country and they probably retained this name because they realised nothing in the world smells like money, particularly those of rich american tourists.
The americans first landed on the beach and a military base was set. Some say they used the beach for repose during the war while others retreat to the jungles so they could die there. The VCs later wormed their way to China Beach too and had their base as well. Then the boat people who once lived along the beach set off for the ocean trying to escape and many died. Like Willard said, the sh*t probably piled up so quickly you needed wings back in those days.
The general air in places from my trip in Hoi An and Hue, as felt from the local guides was tourist friendly while in Saigon, the sharper, more educated guides were friendly, but biting in their remarks to a few american travelers I was with. From Lao to Cambodia they always asked after the new generation’s reaction to the america now and the rest of us always wanted them to shut up and just take the beer.
As for my itinerary, I took the Hai Van Pass to Hoi An and saw Lang Co on the way.
The beach at the left, jungle and trees to the right.
The road was winding with dangerous bends and took 5 or 6 hours (if I remember correctly and it rained) but well worth the sore ass because of the view and clouds and morning mist. If you had the opportunity to travel to Vietnam, traveling overland is good. Just bring an ipod and have a lot of time on your hands. You'll get real neat landscape shots I'm sure.
It’s interesting now that you asked, after googling around some sites and going back to some old maps, I believe the controversy as to where the real China Beach remains unknown. Unless you know a war veteran or a reliable native with stories that aren’t watered down with time.
As for me, I was at My Khe so that’ll do for me. If you have a license just hire your own bike and find your own China Beach, mark a spot and get a tan.
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