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Robinson's island

36 °C

It's such a shame I couldn't fulfill my promise to myself about 1 month ago about of a trip to Edinburgh. Seriously, sometimes the best place to be is just at home, on the sofa, in front of the TV, and next to your favourtie munchies, that's the excuse for my laziness.
Anyway, I still set foot on the road, just that it's a different one. I have just come back from a trip to Quan Lan Island, which is about 50 minutes going by a high speed cruise from Van Don port in Ha Long. Now, Ha Long bay is a very famous place in Vietnam, but this island is a total new beauty on the map. It is undiscovered, electricity is a luxury (literally mean it), service is not yet developed as the fee to transport everything there is too high. However, I am quite sure that it is emerging as a new favourite spot for travellers. Even when it is still neglected like this, it is charming with the unparalleled gorgeousness. The water and the sky is united in a deep crystal clear blue. Sand is as white as snow, under the scorching heat of the sun (and the lack of electricity to run air-conditioners), I felt like Robinson Crusoe who could escape at anytime.
Some images of the place:
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A funny vehicle

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It was a swelteringly hot day but the untouched scenery touched me :D

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A cute bit of the place we stayed
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Drinking coconut milk by the sea, I was bored

Posted by Anh Vu 20.06.2009 07:54 Archived in Vietnam Tagged family_travel Comments (0)

A newbie setting foot on the road

just a bit of introduction

Hi, I'm Anh. I'm from Vietnam but most of the time I live in the UK. I just think that the idea of travelling is fascinating because the world out there is just so wide and full of surprises.
Right now my status as a traveller is quite restricted because I'm still dreadfully busy with my exams to get a place in the Uni (while I'm typing this I'm writing my exams in 10 days :-S). Once I'm finished with it, I'm going to start my first journey to Edinburgh, Scotland. So, hope exciting things are coming...:)

Posted by Anh Vu 07:04 Archived in United Kingdom Comments (0)

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