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    Short break in Danang

    For xmas i decided to take Mrs BLD on a Romantic beach holiday to danang, She deserves a holiday for putting up with me. But as it Turns out there was to be NO shagging, Just seafood Gluttony and a never ending tour of temples and whatnot



    But never the less i enjoyed the place, we booked a nice reasonably inexpensive hotel near MY khe beach, Great views over the city and coastline



    There wasnt many Tourists around but there sure was a lot of construction, Im betting this is a place that will rapidly expand


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    Heres a bit about Danang

    Danang has a population of about 1 million and doesnt really have a busy feel to it unlike other vietnamese cities, Most Tourists use it as a jumping of point to visit the nearby town of Hoi An or visit the Hai van pass,But theres enough to do to keep you amused for few days, including good beaches and unesco listed sites, golf courses etc, Beers ok to

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    This is unusual for somewhere so close to Isaan

    Climate
    Đà Nẵng has a tropical monsoon climate with two seasons: a typhoon & wet season lasting from September through March and a dry season lasting from April through August.

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    Heres a few snaps from down the beach



    The vietnamese Navy ?


    Internets gone verry slow, post some more tomorrow

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    Quote Originally Posted by Henrie View Post
    This is unusual for somewhere so close to Isaan

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    Đà Nẵng has a tropical monsoon climate with two seasons: a typhoon & wet season lasting from September through March and a dry season lasting from April through August.
    Its only close to issan as the crow flies, Geographicly its Coastal and mountainous, Weather was ok at xmas with 1 day of rain when we were in Bana hills but not really swimming weather, Hence a Moobless thread this time Sorry dill.

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    Pics of Beauties on the beach?

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    Quote Originally Posted by stroller
    Beauties on the beach?
    only beauties are the fishermen. no tourists.

    didn't the merkins dust Danang with neplam.

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    Quote Originally Posted by beerlaodrinker View Post
    Moobs or Budgie Smugglers to get that reaction?. One looks like she's about to be physically ill, 3 of them are *pretending* they saw nothing, but the one on the right...

    She likes what she sees

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    Quote Originally Posted by billy the kid
    dust Danang with neplam
    Agent orange. Napalm quite a bit further north.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Headworx View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by beerlaodrinker View Post
    Moobs or Budgie Smugglers to get that reaction?. One looks like she's about to be physically ill, 3 of them are *pretending* they saw nothing, but the one on the right...

    She likes what she sees
    ah, that be miss ruby, loveley lass. Definately got the horn when she saw the BLD in all his splendor. I could see she was looking at me with lust on her mind.

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    Quote Originally Posted by beerlaodrinker
    Im betting this is a place that will rapidly expand
    It is superb for sea food but along the road opposite the beach on waste ground there are rats by the dozen running around from evening into the night.

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    Agent orange.
    knew it to be something nasty,, cheers.

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    Down the beach






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    we hopped in a taxi to go see the Lady buddha, a bit over rated but a good view





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    This looks like a perfect place actually, half way between the country's two major cities. Warmer than chilly & cloudy Hanoi but cooler than steamy Saigon. Are there any other such beach cities along the coast?

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    Great stuff, how did you get there by road or air?

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    What did the Hotel run ya at Lao. ?

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    Back down the beach in search of seafood







    Next on the agenda was a trip to marble mountain

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    Quote Originally Posted by Henrie View Post
    This looks like a perfect place actually, half way between the country's two major cities. Warmer than chilly & cloudy Hanoi but cooler than steamy Saigon. Are there any other such beach cities along the coast?
    Hoi an has a beach and a nice heritage town, been there a couple of times so gave it a miss this time and just concentrated on danang, the coastline in danang stretches for miles and you can see some stunning scenery from the top of hai van pass or a train trip from danang to Lang co would be a good way to do it, we ended up taking a taxxi though because i had been on the piss and slept in and missed the train

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    Quote Originally Posted by Henrie View Post
    This is unusual for somewhere so close to Isaan

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    Đà Nẵng has a tropical monsoon climate with two seasons: a typhoon & wet season lasting from September through March and a dry season lasting from April through August.
    Yeah Nha Trang is the same...due to the mountains and coastline as bld says. Makes them great escapes from all the tedious bollocks of songkran in Thailand. We were regulars every year at Nha Trang when I worked in bkk. The weather there at that time of year is just about perfect.

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    Good info. Thanks you two. Greens on the way when I can.

    Being 500kms north of Nha Trang, I'm thinking Da Nang will be a couple of degrees cooler next month. Wiki shows it having daytime highs of 26 in February. Perfect

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    Quote Originally Posted by david44 View Post
    Great stuff, how did you get there by road or air?
    we flew vietnam airlines vientiane-phnom penh-ho chi minh then Vietjet to Danang, you can drive there from vientiane in a full day if you get going early enough, didnt fancy that this time, The roads are fucked( mostly on the Lao side)



    Only a short flight and they stop in phnom penh for about 30 minutes
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    Cheers my pal in Lao has a Lao wife and Lao plated car can that cross border without any prior paper work, just Carnet and buy insurance at the frontier or is it easier to fly? Be nice to have a vehicle to explore the hills.

    I've been told that even ignoring expense taking a Thai vehicle is just too much hassle
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    I just want the chance to use a bigger porridge bowl.

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    Quote Originally Posted by terry57 View Post
    What did the Hotel run ya at Lao. ?
    I Think it was about $80 tel, pretty sure you can get a better deal if staying downtown, The whole place is oozing hotels to



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    Yes the accommodation selection is very competitive there.

    $80 is not to bad for a quality gaff like that though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by david44 View Post
    Cheers my pal in Lao has a Lao wife and Lao plated car can that cross border without any prior paper work, just Carnet and buy insurance at the frontier or is it easier to fly? Be nice to have a vehicle to explore the hills.

    I've been told that even ignoring expense taking a Thai vehicle is just too much hassle
    Ive driven there a couple of times, Lao plated car with the standard border passport for the car,and international drivers license, had insurance bought in vientiane, But wouldnt like to put it to the test if things went pear shaped, The best insurance i could buy cost 16000 kip or $2.00 covers funeral expenses i was told, Driving anywhere in vietnam is a hasssle, The place is just to congested, you rarely get above 50kmh as well. which is probably a good thing considering the insurance, kind of nerve wracking to. better to just fly and use local transport me thinks, cheap as well

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