Woke up for breakfast again (impressive, no?) and then spent a while sorting accommodation for Hanoi. Shortly after this we remembered that we actually hadn't booked transport yet! This proved to be far more difficult than anticipated! Trains for the next 5 days were fully booked and flights were too expensive. The bus for tomorrow was also…
Hi!!!
We''ll try and keep this blog updated as often as possible but to be honest we don't expect many of our locations to have toilets so a computer with internet might be too much to ask!
We'll post as many pictures and diary entries up as we can so keep checking back!
Clicking the "view full map" option below will open up our planned route with our "provisional" arrival dates etc
Much Asian Love
Josh, Nic, Miranda and Chris
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Woke up for breakfast again (impressive, no?) and then spent a while sorting accommodation for Hanoi. Shortly after this we remembered that we actually hadn't booked transport yet! This proved…
SCUBA DIVING DAY!!!
Woke up nice and early for the free buffet breakfast (again so so yummy!). The bus picked us up from near our hotel at 8:30 - we boarded the bus at 9 after the driver went …
Waking up at around 9:30 we went to the hotel buffet breakfast which we love!!!! So many banana and mango pancakes and fried eggs! The ladies who run the hotel learn everyone's names and are l…
With our flight at 1.30pm we awoke at 9am to the sound of our alarms. We left the hostel at 12.15pm - why don't we learn!? Making it to the airport at 1pm we rushed into the airport to find …
Alarms went off at 8 and Chris and and Josh went down to book the Mekong delta tour which were told the night before left at 9. It was leaving then. Since we were checking out that day we had …
Charlotte
So exciting to read and see what you are all doing. What a great holiday. By contrast I an in Margate. Big love x x x
kim
Ha Long Bay looks amazing. I have just looked it up on Google. Is the water really that green? Be watchful of your things; it says it is the major tourist resort xxx
kim
Nic, Sam soooo wants a pair of Aladdin trousers lol , can you get him some . love you , missing you. Alex has gone to Exeter to visit new gf. Dad is a bit better. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Brian
Whilst Charlotte has gone straight to the point, I think you deserve a bit more detail. Really enjoying your blog and glad the trip is going so well.
Brian xxx
Buffalo mozzarella (Italian: mozzarella di bufala) is a mozzarella made from the milk of the domestic water buffalo.
Apart from Italy, its birthplace, buffalo mozzarella is manufactured in many locations around the world. There are producers in Switzerland,United States,Australia,Mexico, Brazil, Canada, Venezuela, Argentina, United Kingdom, Colombia,Thailand,Egypt,Indiaand South Africa,all using milk from their own herds of water buffaloes. Some scientists believe that Italy and Bulgaria have the best dairy water buffaloes.
In Italy, the cheese is produced in areas ranging from Rome in Lazio to Paestum (near Salerno) in Campania, and there is a production area in near Foggia, Puglia.
Buffalo mozzarella is an important industry in Italy. "Italy… is home to the €300m ($430m) a year industry… Italy produces around 33,000 tonnes of its trademark mozzarella from buffalo milk every year, with 16 percent sold abroad, mostly in the European Union. France and Germany are the main importers but sales have been expanding in Japan and Russia."
Charlotte
I hope I get a prize for being the first to answer your question. Which university are you at? Buffalo mozzarella comes from - a buffalo. xxxx
Martin
Hi from Chicago!
Great pictures - you're very lucky! I hope the various stomach disorders have subsided! Charlotte's advice is very sensible - including when to read your blog :-) and sorry Oli - his TV has been pawned to pay for the trip! Take care and look after each other - Miranda please stop them from doing anything too daft! NB: Like the trousers! Why did Nick get a skirt though?
Charlotte
This may be shutting the door after the horse has bolted, but re poo blog, please be careful about what you eat, wash your hands thoroughly and regularly especially before you eat and drink loads and loads of water. Loving the blog but shouldn't have read the poo blog straight after breakfast. Enjoy. xxxx
josh fagvan
OMG GUYS I LOVE TRAVELLING!!! WOOO WE FOUND A SECRET ROOFTOP HIDING PLACE OMG WE DID IT FIRST LOLOLOL ROFL LITERALLY IT WAS EXHAUSTING WE ALMOST DIED 5 TIMES IN ONE HOUR LOLOL MIRANDA GOT RAPED BY A GHOST BUT JOSH DID A BACKFLIP AND SAVED HER. this is oli. calm down. i have a feeling this blog is written by josh because its all very dramatic. dont die but if you do then josh i shotgun your tv
Amy
Forgot to warn you about the tuk tuks making you stop off at tailors, jewellers etc! the exact same thing happened to helen and nat on the way to the golden temple haha you are not supposed to go in guys! Presume you have met Katie by now, dont forget to give her the messages! Hope you are having a great time xxxx
p.s. you are VERY efficient with these blogs!
J.T.
Miss you guys - Have an amazing time and be safe! Good playing coin game in the Pacific Ocean (You know you want to get involved Randy!) and see you all very soon!
JT xxx
charlotte Still loving the blog and the photos. Looking forward to the next one. xxx
re: photo from 15 July 2011Charlotte Love your blog, love your photos. xxxx
re: photo from 15 July 2011