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Old 20-05-2008, 09:41 PM   #21 (permalink)
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The trip is about 1 hour 15 minutes and I was looking forward to a nice smooth trip with gin & tonics served by cute stewardesses in short skirts.
And I was looking forward to the photos. Seems that we were both wrong.
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Old 20-05-2008, 10:25 PM   #22 (permalink)
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I havn't had a real ale for over a frickin year now.
I have.

http://teakdoor.com/thailands-wine-c...reviews-4.html (Marmite's Beer Reviews)
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Old 20-05-2008, 10:28 PM   #23 (permalink)
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Seems that we were both wrong.
Sadly. Just a woman who gave out bottles of water and disappeared for the rest of the trip (and a guy on the return leg). Lots of totty on the return trip though (still no photos mind).
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Old 20-05-2008, 11:23 PM   #24 (permalink)
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erm, wot gives you the idea that i like farang?
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Old 20-05-2008, 11:29 PM   #25 (permalink)
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erm, wot gives you the idea that i like farang?
Do you really want me say?
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Old 20-05-2008, 11:34 PM   #26 (permalink)
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dont you dare MrsKW reads TD you know, besides which we all know you are full of shit!
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Old 20-05-2008, 11:43 PM   #27 (permalink)
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Great pics and write-ups, MMTD.

It was great to see you.
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Old 21-05-2008, 12:48 AM   #28 (permalink)
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Beer looks good mate ... I always find it hard to get good pics of the sheilas there
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Old 21-05-2008, 06:35 AM   #29 (permalink)
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Great report! Can't wait to what happens next.
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Old 21-05-2008, 08:44 AM   #30 (permalink)
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I stayed at the Intercontinental. Cockroach the size of a bladdy bus in my loo.
Is the Q Bar still in the Opera House? Well, it was in 1994...I had the t-shirt.
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Old 21-05-2008, 09:25 AM   #31 (permalink)
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^That was the original Q Bar, right? Brown ladies in sliver blond wigs! Quite the crazy place back then.

How about Mogambo? Is that still there? Bartender (Bo) was an old friend of mine. Stayed there a few nights back in '94 or '95.

As for Vang Tau: My most vivid memory is of the bathing suit rental places all along the road as you arrived from Saigon.
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^ Dunno, BH. It was in the Opera house on the side, if I remember correctly. Alot of sh*t was weird in there.
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Is the Q Bar still in the Opera House?
All questions should be directed to Milky, 'cos I don't know shit.

Anyway, Monday was my last day and I dragged Milky along to check out some of the older parts of town. We went to have a gander at the market.



Unsurprisingly, they sold the same old stuff that you'd find in local markets all over Asia.



I tried 'shooting from the hip', but all I got were a bunch of blurred photos (cheers Bustak ). This one came out nearly ok. Biggest cinnamon sticks I've ever seen!



The Chinese influence is high in Vietnam; from the harsh language to the tortured foodstuffs sold there. Here's some lovely shark fins cut straight from the bodies of living sharks. There's also some other stuff such as sponges and God knows what else (Wayne Kerr will probably know).

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All that walking around in the heat was pretty tiring, especially when you're sweating out the previous day's piss. We wandered around to try and find the river as it was nearby. They're doing lots of construction work near the river and it was blocked of with steel pilings for most of it's frontage. I did find a gap though.



After all that walking we looked for a nice little coffee shop to rest in and re-energise.



We eventually got back to our favourite restaurant (God Mother) for a bite to eat before I left for the new airport.



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'cos I don't know shit.
never a truer word has been spoken

but seriously, great report!
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Is the Q Bar still in the Opera House? Well, it was in 1994...I had the t-shirt.
The Q Bar is still around. It's probably moved, though. I hear about it occasionally, but I've never been there.

Chinthee asked about the rooftop bar in the Rex. Yes, it's still open and operating. The view is decent.
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Mogambo?
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Great report Marmite and some very nice pix, thanks very much
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Yes, Mogambo's is still open and operating on Thi Sach Street.

Mogambo Mike is still around and dabbling in furniture, and he and his wife are building (have recently built) a hotel near Mui Ne/Phan Tiet, area. He's still at the bar, if you want to chat with him.
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Is his wife still Lonnie?

They ran the Mogambo on Saipan during the early 90's. I think they'd previously run the one in the Philippines. They moved to Saigon in about 1994 to open the one there. They also had something to do with the one in Phnom Penh, but that one didn't last too long.
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