Vietnam and Cambodia
Well I’m going there on Thursday March 14 for 25 days...starting in Hanoi then cruising around Halong Bay..overnight train to Hue...full day train to Ho Chi Min City...cruise the Mekong to Phnom Penh...then Siem Reap...and finally 5 days on the island of Phu Quoc to chill out...always been on my wish list since I was in Saigon on the very last day of the Vietnam war back in 1975...my wife Jean would be proud of me to do this....I’m a little nervous but it should be an experience to remember hopefully
Started: 10th Mar 2019 at 09:15


Roy...... sounds like a good trip, enjoy to the full. I have travelled alone on several occasions but admittedly not quite so adventurously, didn't have any troubles at all.
Replied: 10th Mar 2019 at 10:27
Thanks Anne
Replied: 10th Mar 2019 at 11:07
sounds brilliant enjoy, come back with lots of stories and photos.
Replied: 10th Mar 2019 at 13:01
Have a great trip, Roy! One of the hidden benefits might be avoiding the rubbish at DW [rugby, I mean!] for a full 25 days. Unless you're daft enough to to catch it on Sky!
Replied: 10th Mar 2019 at 14:26


Should any of the locals say to you, "give me all of your dorrar or I brow your blains out", don't argue with them!
Replied: 10th Mar 2019 at 14:50
My son went there a few years ago and loved it. Did you not watch The Real Marigold Hotel a couple of weeks ago with the celebrities they were there? Enjoy Roy.
Replied: 10th Mar 2019 at 15:32
Enjoy. Look forward to hearing/reading about it.
Replied: 11th Mar 2019 at 00:37
I was there for a while in 1970/71. Lots of American were there as well, but I don't think they were tourists.
Replied: 12th Mar 2019 at 10:38
Hugh,were you in the navy?
Replied: 12th Mar 2019 at 16:39
I was working on an oil tanker taking fuel (JetA1) from Singapore to the US military base in Saigon.
Replied: 13th Mar 2019 at 07:14
Thanks for all your comments....should be an experience
Replied: 13th Mar 2019 at 07:20
Hugh,did you live down Liverpool Rd in Hindley. I remember a lad with that name who went into the navy.It is all very vague to me now but I remember seeing him in uniform.I cannot even put a face to the name.Hope you do not mind me asking.He had nickname which I cannot even remember.I was told he went to the Antarctic survey team later.This is putting my brain in overdrive,Pommel ?
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Replied: 13th Mar 2019 at 17:03
Last edited by retep1949: 13th Mar 2019 at 18:07:59
No - we lived in Haigh, then moved to Leyland in 1964. I went to sea in the Merchant Navy, not RN, in 1968 and am still working full time with ships, although now office-based in Glasgow. I was in Saigon for about 8 months, 1970/71 on an oil tanker 'Texaco Wellington', on a US military charter.
Replied: 14th Mar 2019 at 08:54
Hugh,thanks for your reply.
Replied: 14th Mar 2019 at 16:03
I’m in Hanoi now....1pm Saturday...hustle and bustle...love it
Replied: 16th Mar 2019 at 06:02


Photos Roy.... photos ?
Replied: 16th Mar 2019 at 11:40

Roy have a shampoo, haircut and a massage you wont be disappointed.
Replied: 20th Mar 2019 at 08:00
Had many of them out the Far East
Replied: 21st Mar 2019 at 16:26

Did yours have a happy ending Roy
Replied: 21st Mar 2019 at 17:06
Last edited by FAT MICK: 22nd Mar 2019 at 06:46:27
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