18 September 2007

quick update- ninh binh & hanoi

hey everyone. just wanted to let u know that i am ok (nowhere near the phuket crash)! i have had a busy few days. visited a place called ninh binh which was ok, not excellent though! it was a pretty boring town, but there was some cool sights to see. I visited Tam Coc, which is a section of the river surrounded my massive limestone cliffs, similar to Halong Bay. I also saw the national park which was good, although the long motorbike ride to get there & back was quite painful! I spent 2 more nights in hanoi, had a really fun time staying at a backpackers hostel, its run by 2 Aussies so everything is really clean & set up so well. I was pretty lazy this second time in Hanoi, but I arrived at the hostel on free beer night, so I couldn't resist! Had bit of a drama yesterday when i was checking my net banking, somebody stole my credit card details somehow, but not my actual card. they spent about $2400 online! had to cancel the card & now the investigation into the fraud will take about a month. but it should all work out, there is no way i am paying the bank the money! i am leaving for laos this afternoon, just met my new tour group- 16 people in it! don't know how i will go learning all the names! I will update soon with more photos & news. :-)

2 comments:

Jess said...

hey amie yeah that sucks about ur card too, i guess we are so vulnerable as tourists, i didnt report my stolen wallet- would take a full day to find the police station n then they dont speak english so, doesnt matter, only about $100 lost. Guess i wont be using my credit card in asia just in case! Its been one month for us today, and have seen so much!! 4 weeks usually flies by in oz, prob the same for u! Well, keep having fun, good luck with stupid fraud! South spain now, med sea real nice xoxo

Anonymous said...

Hi Amie
I have been checking your blog every few days to see where you are at and how you are enjoying your adventures. I love reading it and would love to be over there too, Asia is such a great place. Just wanted to let you know that Kailey had her baby yesterday morn -19th Sept- 9.06am little baby girl "Summah". Have a great time in Laos, we went to Luang Prabang and I just really loved it there, its so laid back and still so traditional. I preferred it to Thailand. I look forward to reading your next round journey's and please keep safe. Mell