Vietnam- Cám ón (Thank U)

I am the type of person who would not read a storybook twice, or watch a vcd twice easily/voluntarily, hence to go back to the same place within 5 years could be even harder. As there are so many new things on the list to see/read/watch, and I dont have forever :)

But Hoi-an, located right in the middle of Saigon and Hanoi, a quaint, artsy, cheery yellow town with fantastic food and town of tailors, I would go back anytime. :) A nice laidback town, listed under the UNESCO heritage sites, where cars are banned on the main streets here. And everything- ranging from clothes, bags, shoes and lanterns can be TAILORED MADE! Its like a town of artistic talent and exquisite beautiful things. Big shopping time for us gals! I made a suit with pants, 3 tops ( by just pointing at a mag), the traditional ao-dai costume and a pair of pants, all under SGD100, and very good tailoring from our favourite Ty Ty Tailor shop, fantastic mother-daughter duo, a place where we spent most of the time in Hoian there. Oh I even tailor made a pair of sneakers too!:)

Went with June and Stef for this 5 day trip, where we spent time in Hoi-An and Saigon/ Ho Chi Minh. Have to say that Hoi-an impressed me much more than HCM, and going to the city after townie life, took some adjusting to :P. But Hey! went to THE MOST FANTASTIC PHO place that Chauie recommended in HCM, am contented :)Not forgettting the new Singaporean friend, Yvonne, we made on the 1 day trip to the Mekong Delta on a row boat and the War Remants Museum recording the 10 year war betw VN and USA- a very sad story, and it shows how much people power can amount to.

A nice break, think I am done with Indochine for a while.