Monday, 9 September 2013

Vietnam - Last Post

Six weeks and one day in Vietnam and so many highlights
  • Swimming in the sea in the middle of a storm in Phu Quoc, warm choppy water and waves breaking on you, rain pelting down hurting your skin and bouncing off the waves whilst looking out on angry stormy skies.
  • Ha Long Bay
  • Stunning views in Sapa
  • Amazing people in HCMC (and staying up till sunrise)
  • Swimming in rivers and caves in Phong Nha
  • Conversations with insightful and wise people (person) that can articulate how you feel better than you can think it.
  • Somehow ordering street food without speaking Vietnamese and ending up with the most delicious meal of the trip.
  • Riding on the back of a motorbike through jungle roads and central highlands
  • Sunrise on the Mekong & my last sunset in Vietnam.
  • Laying on the beach after dark watching an electrical storm out to sea.
  • Meeting the right people at the right time. Having a travel low, then walking into a cafe and starting a conversation with someone who happens to be in a similar low and both of you walking out with a smile on your face and plans to meet later in the trip. And realising if you don't have the lows you don't notice the highs.
  • Happy smiling faces and children always waving as you pass.