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Hoi An (1/3)

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Author: I really want this post to go well, because this was my favorite city among the ones we visited. Hope you enjoy this as much as I did. We arrived to Hoi An hours passed afternoon. The taxi driver left us at our hotel. A hotel that we didnt reserve and that we happen to find in the ' Lonely Planet ' that my tripmates carried. We explained to the receptionist that we were 4 and that we needed either 2 double bedrooms or a bedroom for 4. And as a joke the receptionist says that there was 1 left bedroom for the 4 of us at a very interesting price! We all agreed. This city is definitely made out for girls. It was full of flea markets, stores with all sort of things, specially with clothes & shoes made in 24hrs or less with your measures, and tons of jewelry made out of coconuts... We left our bags in the room, changed clothes and went for a walk. At the hotel, they explained us how to get to the main streets, the markets, the RESTAURANTS.. and gave us a map with indicati...

Train to Da Nang (City #3)

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After the great days spent in Ha Long and Hanoi, we had to take a train to go to the next city. The arrangements were made prior to the beginning of the trip. Out of the 4 of us, I believe I was the only one who hadnt travelled this way before. So I was both curious and excited about this new experience. Suddendly this was an adventure. The cabin was a 4 bed (soft sleeper). We started our train road at 9pm and made out of it a karaoke, a photo studio, a library and of course a room to sleep. The girls decided they wanted to go in the top beds so the boys had the lower ones. It felt cool to jump and to have a chance to write my notes for these posts, to think for a while... The morning view from my window was amazing. I am not sure of at what time we arrived to Da Nang , but I do remember that the sensation of leaving the train and feeling the hot air in my skin was again a flashback of what home feels. We were harrased by many taxi drivers that wanted to take us to a hotel or I dont kn...