BLD Goes to the beach

[beerlaodrinker]

I reckon the vietnamese girls look awesome in this traditional dress the Ao dai




Arriving in phu quoc we were greeted by a brand new airport for both international and domestic, Clearly the vietnamese are expecting a big surge in Tourism and you can see a lot of infrastructure and new resorts going up,

The small bungalow i had booked on agoda, not as nice as i would of liked but bang smack on the beach front, Nice to wake up to the surf crashing on the beach

This place was Called the Thein Than resort and was a bit pricey considering it was low season and not many tourists around paid $221 for 2 nights


Probably a nice beach in the right season but for us the sea was a bit rough to swim in and was also washing up all kinds of crap daily


Thats where the pool came in handy







To be fair to the viets , a lot of the resorts would clean the beach of flotsam a couple of times a day but some didnt bother, never ending job with surf like that i guess



From our bungalow it was just a short stroll up to the highway where most of the bars and restaurants are


Phu quoc island is famous for producing the fish sauce called nuoc mam and if your a fan of asian tucker then weather you know it or not you are also a nuoc mam fan a staple ingredient in most vietnamese and thai dishes

when the sun goes down the small night market comes alive with an amazing array of fresh seafood


Amazingly cheap to

[ltnt]

Ao Doi not Sai as I recall. Stunning when viewed walking together down the tree lined streets in Bangkok arm in arm.

No black pajamas Beerloadrinker? No beetle stained teeth of old ladies smiling at you? No shots of squatting along the roadside or in front of your hotel room taking a leak? You're missing the high points of Vietnam.

[beerlaodrinker]

We ate well in Phu quoc





The new airport in phu quoc ,




That pool was bloody cold but damn it, i paid for a pool so im gonna use it













The night market is really only good for seafood gluttony the rest of the stalls were just selling the usual Tourist kitsch, rubber chickens etc, who buys those things ?

[beerlaodrinker]

No black pajamas Beerloadrinker? No beetle stained teeth of old ladies smiling at you? No shots of squatting along the roadside or in front of your hotel room taking a leak? You're missing the high points of Vietnam.

erm ok, whatever floats your boat


Itnt, me love you long time, why you no come vietnam . me piss outside your room

[beerlaodrinker]

As in most places in asia the backpacking banana pancake brigade are well catered for




I preferred the view at the ice cream stand

[beerlaodrinker]

I also got a sudden urge to eat barbecued cassava




The next morning i awoke and fought of the temptation to shout GOOD MORNING VIETNAM out the window before heading over to the othe side of the island to have a look at the beach there .

It turned out to be absolutely pristine with white sand , calm seas and an abscence of crap washed up on the beach, Now thats more like it




Sao Beach

[diverken]

As all ways great pics BLD

[ltnt]

Thanks BLD. Lovely...brings back old memories of a life best forgotten. Do you have some morning market photos? Brings new meaning to the words chicken heads.

[beerlaodrinker]

A few more from sao beach phu quoc



despite all the horror stories of jetski rip offs and scams i decided to rent a jetski for a bit of amusement







Local tour and dive boat









The fishing boat harbour in town










Next day we were up early again and back to saigon to catch the Hydrofoil to vung tau

[beerlaodrinker]

There are 3 companys doing the hydrofoild service , there bouts are all pretty much the same and you can grab one every hour to vung tau , costs 200 000 dong on weekdays and 250 000 on weekends we went with petro express going and vina express coming back

the ferry terminal Bach Dang





They dont look like much and are pretty old but they certainly get a good speed going

[beerlaodrinker]

The trip to vungtau takes only 1 and a half hours, i was amazed at the amount of shipping that goes on down the saigon river ,











Passing another Hydrofoil, The hull actually lifts out of the water and the boat sits up on skis, Originally designed for use on lakes in Russia, approaching vungtau you find yourself in open seas, both our trips were calm but they tell me it can be rough , causing all the viets to start Puking

[beerlaodrinker]

Arriving in vungtau the first thing you see is a Giant statue of Jesus perched on the mountain

[beerlaodrinker]

we had booked a nice hotel called seaside resort on Front beach nice place with a great view and pool










You cant go wrong with a swim up bar in the pool i reckon

[beerlaodrinker]

The beaches in vungtau arent all that nice its mostly a vietnamese weekend getaway from saigon , but theres plenty of good pubs and restaurants and more seafood to get into so for a couple of days its fine, most people head for back beach to swim










vungtau city from on top of the cable car station

[rickschoppers]

Great thread and pics BLD. Vietnam is on my bucket list since I almost had an all expense paid trip there in 1967 by the US government. I wound up not going, but always wanted to see the country after that conflict.

Some of the most striking asian women I have seen have been Vietnamese. There was a huge influx of Vietnamese to California after the war. I had a female pharmacist friend that was Vietnamese and she was truly beautiful.

[ltnt]

Vung Tao is unrecognizable from my visit there. Nice going BLD.

[fireysteve]

Thanks for great thread, love the pics and commentry.

[beerlaodrinker]

Some of the most striking asian women I have seen have been Vietnamese.

They hold there age well to, spotted this Vietnamese Milf at the airport

[beerlaodrinker]

After a hard day of being a tourist and Prior to hitting the piss i Treated myself and Mrs bld to a foot massage, No happy ending



Fuk i spoil that girl eh

[beerlaodrinker]

Vietnam is big on the cable car it seems , these things are all over the country , the one in vungtau takes you up about 500 metres and there is an amusement park and great views over the city 300 000 dong or about $15 including amusement park,


oh fuk were gonna die











excellent views from up here

[beerlaodrinker]

we took the ride again at night , but my camera doesnt take a good picture at night i think




Time to hit a bar or 2

[beerlaodrinker]

Mongers will be disapointed by the bars in vungtau but the ones i went to had a bit of a stable ,




Got talking to an aussie bloke who had been living in vungtau for a while and he reckons the place used to rock until the offshore companies stopped letting the expats stay in town , they were getting in to much shit apparently


Snake wine or JD ? decisions decisions

[beerlaodrinker]

The red Parrot bar opposite the rex hotel will sell you a viagra if needed

[beerlaodrinker]

The amusement park at the top of the cablecar

[ltnt]

Just ask a taxi driver for directions. You'll find plenty of female entertainment. Or a "Slicky boy on a motorcy..."