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    Hue today – sights of a Vietnamese city

    Julia

    Hue We arrive in the old emperor’s city by train in the early afternoon and take a taxi to our hotel. The place is neat and cozy, the staff super-friendly and it costs us about USD 30 per night. An obligatory visit for me, we are going to the town’s market. It is huge and…

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    Lazy beach life

    Julia

    Hoi An After a little bit of shopping (authentic Gucci toe socks to wear with flip flops) we checked out and called a taxi to get us to the beach resort we booked yesterday. The weather is perfect, the beach sandy and waves are perfect. Not many people dare to swim so we indulge in…

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    The taste of Vietnam – a cooking class

    Julia

    Yesterday we booked a cooking class and had to get up to meet the class at 08:20 am. I hate getting up early, especially on vacation. It’d better be worth it. The class took place at Vy’s Market, a European-style market restaurant. Trinh Diem Vy seems to be a kind of institution in Hoi An…

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    Hoi An, the only city spared from the war

    Julia

    The first time we experience rain by day, even the chicken hide underneath some large bowls made for drying rice or other food in the sun. Even the rain cannot take away the charm of Hoi An, the only Vietnamese Ancient Town that was entirely spared from US-Vietnam war. As a European I am not…

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    The first glance of Vietnam – arrival in Saigon

    Julia

    Ouch, getting up at 09:00 am is really hard given the jetlag! The hotel offers sushi for breakfast, amongst regular European-like choices. The French influence is still all present and the croissants are really not bad at all. Breakfast was included in the rate so you don’t have to worry about going out looking for…