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Welcome to the first update of my around-the-world Odyssey, this time from Nha Trang, Vietnam. I have included some small format photos to give a flavour of what I've seen.
Odyssey Update 1 - Vietnam
Mark Morin2006-04-29 14:38:11
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Welcome to the first update of my around-the-world Odyssey, this time from Nha Trang, Vietnam. I have included some small format photos to give a flavour of what I've seen.
In the two weeks since leaving Canada, I've adapted pretty well to the traveling lifestyle, learned enough Vietnamese words to eat, sleep and move around, met some interesting and crazy people, ate things that surprised me, and managed to feel connected to home thanks to all the encouraging emails.
I have a main backpack and a small daypack, which together weigh about 16 or 17 kg, and I've been traveling independently by bus, train and boat. This is about as different as can be from a package vacation. It can be hard work and sometimes stressful but I'm more convinced than ever that it's the only way for me to see what I want to see.
Getting here takes a very long time, some 22 hours of actually flying plus another 19 hours between flights, meaning that I spend the equivalent of a 40 hour work week in just 2 days getting here.
SEOUL, KOREA
One benefit of my loose flight connections was 13 hours to kill in Seoul, Korea. When I arrived at the empty airport at 6:30 AM wondering how I would see the city in a day, I heard a voice behind me say "Canadian, eh?". It was Yvon "Harpo" Malenfant, Acadian and ex-Montrealer now teaching English in Seoul. Before I knew it we were sharing a taxi while he and his wife were busy planning my day which included a shower and shave at a traditional Korean sauna followed by a tour of the city by subway and lunch.
Random impressions of Seoul:
* Reminds me of Scarborough but nicer
* Not cheap!
* Someday we might have technology like them
Things I wonder why I ate:
* Moth Pupae (boiled in a broth but still crunchy! mmm) See Photo!
NORTHERN VIETNAM
Arriving in Hanoi at 10:30 PM,
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See photographs from:
Vietnam Gallery
