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Word up everyone, this will be brief, at least until we get some of the photos on later on.
Just to say, especially to anyone who wants to come to Vietnam, that Mango Bay is a beautiful place. We have been lucky enough to visit the island off peak, but still, it is like a tropical paradise. It is a massive shame that the others are not with us, but I reckon the Thai islands are pretty similar to here anyway.
We stayed at a rubbish hotel last night, which seemed intent on exploiting the off-season by actually putting all of their prices UP instead of down, and quickly moved to the Mango Bay Guesthouse this morning. We were greeted by Ronald, a French guy who has been running the place for 5 years. He says the hotels in the area have failed to appreciate the "spirit of the Island", and he decided to manage an eco-friendly, beautifully simple hotel instead.
Whether surrounded by the local cows who feed just outside out bungalow-thing, eating some hardcore Vietnamese food (ie... chocolate pancakes), dipping into the hot water on the seafront or just sitting out on the verranda, the place is amazing. We are staying tonight and tomorrow, and we will see everyone else in a couple of days.
That is it for now, more to come from Hong-Kong. I'm gonna make Mike write a blog.......
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