The last morning of my motorbike tour was great. We stopped off at the fishing village of Ho Tram for a fresh fish and clam breakfast. This was a real gem of a place, packed with locals and the food was delicious ( thank goodness by sickness was over!) it is not to be confused with the monstrous MGM resort which has been built about 2km up the road...looked like a prison.
The ride from Ho Tram to my final destination of Mui Ne was fabulous...empty coastal road, shimmering blue sea, fields of dragon fruits to the right a memorable end to my trip.
It was sad to say bye to Lee who has been good company and I felt a bit lonely for a while until I decided to go down the old pampering route again. A cut and colour, pedicure, manicure, fully body massage and facial later ( not all at the same time) all for around $30 was a good investment. I also followed the Liz Cook school of tourism by staying in the cheap but very comfortable guest house on one side of the road but using the seafront facilities of the much more expensive resort on the other side of the road. No one batted an eyelid as I lounged on the beach sunbeds and swam in the pool. I have learned from the master.
I have just arrived in Saigon after a 6 hour bus journey, delayed by all the holiday traffic...yes 30th of April is a national holiday here, celebrating the unification of North and South in 1975 and I have a few hours to kill before I fly to Tokyo, via Shanghai later.
I shall miss Vietnam. It is one place I definitely want to come back to. Next time I plan to do another motorbike tour in the north. I shall not miss the bugs however...everynight I am savaged by a combination of mosquitoes and very small flying ant things...all this scratching is ruining my new manicure.
The ride from Ho Tram to my final destination of Mui Ne was fabulous...empty coastal road, shimmering blue sea, fields of dragon fruits to the right a memorable end to my trip.
It was sad to say bye to Lee who has been good company and I felt a bit lonely for a while until I decided to go down the old pampering route again. A cut and colour, pedicure, manicure, fully body massage and facial later ( not all at the same time) all for around $30 was a good investment. I also followed the Liz Cook school of tourism by staying in the cheap but very comfortable guest house on one side of the road but using the seafront facilities of the much more expensive resort on the other side of the road. No one batted an eyelid as I lounged on the beach sunbeds and swam in the pool. I have learned from the master.
I have just arrived in Saigon after a 6 hour bus journey, delayed by all the holiday traffic...yes 30th of April is a national holiday here, celebrating the unification of North and South in 1975 and I have a few hours to kill before I fly to Tokyo, via Shanghai later.
I shall miss Vietnam. It is one place I definitely want to come back to. Next time I plan to do another motorbike tour in the north. I shall not miss the bugs however...everynight I am savaged by a combination of mosquitoes and very small flying ant things...all this scratching is ruining my new manicure.
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