Xin Chao companeros. I know it has been a while since I updated the blog last. I truly wanted to start making more frequent and by that also smaller posts. But... well, seems my urge to frequently spam you about my Vietnamese daily life could be bigger. Anyways, this is me urging now! I wrote my last post just before going on a weekend trip to the mountains surrounding Hoi An. More exactly we were going to pay a visit to a Co Tu-village where we were going to s...

Hey everybody! For once I'm bringing a quick update on things here in Vietnam. The main reason is that we were hit by a typhoon yesterday which finally convinced me of the very evident fact that the rainy season is not only upon us - we are in the middle of it! I have had mixed feelings about the rainy season. First of all, I felt a bit sceptic. When we arrived in Hoi An we did get rain, for sure, but it was only a few 30-60 mins heavy showers and then that wa...

... A small reference to the book Paradise of the Blind, a book about everyday life in Vietnam in the time after the reunification of Northern and Southern Vietnam.. Anyways, Happy Friday the 13th! I thought I would celebrate such a delightful occasion with some blog writing. It has been a while but the clock seems to tick faster here in the South - it really feels like we just arrived! An indication of the good time we're having here. I really am enjoying myse...

Hey everybody! Time for a new blog. Now, this is going to be somewhat different from the usual blogs since I really only have one place to tell you guys about. I have started my course in development in Hoi An where I'm staying for 10 weeks in total.Last time I wrote, I was on my way to hit the sea for the first time. I drove with my Easyrider, Xuan, from the Central Highlands hitting the beach city of Nha Thrang. The views along the way were absolutely spectacul...

I have finally found myself some time to sit down and write the my first blog from my Vietnam adventure! As you might know, I'm doing a University course in development in Vietnam and this course is starting on Monday Aug. 26. The course is only for 10 weeks though. This means that I'm feeding my ever-hungry traveling heart both before and after the course. In this blog I will tell you about the exeriences I have had in the first 9 days that I have been in Vietna...