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For a couple of days, I was left to my own devices as Uncle Dave and Auntie Tracey headed up into the mountains and I stayed by the beach. My hostel in Nah Trang had an hour of free tea followed by an hour of free beer and I payed about £2.50 a night so I was in my element, relaxing on the beach for a day as well. From Nah Trang to Qui Nhon, I was super excited to be swapping the bus for a train as I had heard the views were incredible along the coast but was disappointed when just after getting comfortable, the locals simultaneously closed all the curtains, blocking out all signs of beautiful views...that was me asleep for the next 3 hours anyway. My evening in Qui Nhon was spent with a group from my hostel, exploring the so called "nightlife" of the town. This involved making a trip to 'Royal club' where we discovered that clubbing for Vietnamese is not quite the same as it is for us, meaning they do not actually participate in dancing...their faces as they observed white people actually enjoying themselves in a club was absolutely priceless though. The next morning, I was reunited with D&T as they too expressed their love for Asian supermarkets, making a trip to 'Co-op' (would you believe it?!). Dinner was, yet again, an interesting one when we arrived at a restaurant serving up nothing but duck. After a difficult google translate conversation and being told that there was no roast duck left, we were soon munching on boiled duck as the tables surrounding us were being served roast....doesn't quite add up to me...
The one where there was "no roast duck" left
April 12, 2018
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Qui Nhon, Vietnam
For a couple of days, I was left to my own devices as Uncle Dave and Auntie Tracey headed up into the mountains and I stayed by the beach. My hostel in Nah Trang had an hour of free tea followed by an hour of free beer and I payed about £2.50 a night so I was in my element, relaxing on the beach for a day as well. From Nah Trang to Qui Nhon, I was super excited to be swapping the bus for a train as I had heard the views were incredible along the coast but was disappointed when just after getting comfortable, the locals simultaneously closed all the curtains, blocking out all signs of beautiful views...that was me asleep for the next 3 hours anyway. My evening in Qui Nhon was spent with a group from my hostel, exploring the so called "nightlife" of the town. This involved making a trip to 'Royal club' where we discovered that clubbing for Vietnamese is not quite the same as it is for us, meaning they do not actually participate in dancing...their faces as they observed white people actually enjoying themselves in a club was absolutely priceless though. The next morning, I was reunited with D&T as they too expressed their love for Asian supermarkets, making a trip to 'Co-op' (would you believe it?!). Dinner was, yet again, an interesting one when we arrived at a restaurant serving up nothing but duck. After a difficult google translate conversation and being told that there was no roast duck left, we were soon munching on boiled duck as the tables surrounding us were being served roast....doesn't quite add up to me...
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The one where I'm unprepared
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The one where I people watch
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The one with the sweaty boys
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The one with the pickled slugs
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The one where I smell
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The one with pacing bears and bamboo grubs
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The one where I might have rabies
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The one with more Pad Thai
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The one with 762 curves
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The one with boobs
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The one with the wall of China
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The one where I'm full
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The one with the "cruise"
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The one with waterfalls
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The one with one too many waterfalls...
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The one where the bird dies
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The one with the Lao Lao
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The one where I discover bangers and mash
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The one with moody views
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The one with a girl, a bike and a big city
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The one where I'm offered a foetus kebab
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The one where I'm really lazy
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The one with dolphins in it
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The one with the virgin chicken
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The one where I eat a lot of pepper
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The one with the minty Carbonara
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The one where there's a bit o splash back
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The one where I'm at one with nature
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The one with the red chair restaurants
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The one with the disappointed tourists
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The one where it's not actually cake
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The one where I wait
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The one where I cross the border
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The one where there are tiny chairs at tiny tables
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The one where I fight with the toilet
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The one where there was "no roast duck" left
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The one with the fashionable poncho's
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The one with the broken scooter
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The one where I eat wild mushrooms
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The one where my kayak is full of coral
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The one with the giggling policemen
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The one where I am reunited with Pad Thai
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The one where everything is extortionate
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The one where I'm a bottomless pit
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The one where I apparently stink
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The one where he melted
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The one where Oasis perform live
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The one where my splinter is sterile
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The one where it comes to an end
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