Day: November 3, 2009

General Miguel

Travel software and websites

One post I tough for long is about the few software I’ve put in my usb key and websites which help a lot during the trip. Maybe it can help you if you like to travel light without your own computer. – Firefox Portable – Firefox is still miles faster than IE, and is the […]

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Eva Vietnam

“One Dollah for Pahking”

We arrived by train to Danang and wanted to take a bus to Hoi An, which is another UNESCO World Heritage Site, a small town by the sea, but it doesn’t have train access. As the bus station in Danang was about 3 km from the train station, we had to take a taxi (I’m […]

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Eva Trains Vietnam

The Reunification Express

We’re back on the trains again, and happy with it. Bus travel in Vietnam is either in public buses, which are old and bumpy and where tourists get ripped off as a rule, or in tourist buses, shared, well, with tourists.Not many travellers in Vietnam seem to use the train, but there’s actually a convenient […]

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