Comments for RogerWade.com http://rogerwade.com The web's best resource for Roger Wade-related information Sun, 30 May 2010 09:25:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Nha Trang – To get that feeling again by Dalat – To live up to « RogerWade.com http://rogerwade.com/nha-trang-to-get-that-feeling-again/#comment-42 Dalat – To live up to « RogerWade.com Sun, 30 May 2010 09:25:33 +0000 http://rogerwade.com/?p=129#comment-42 [...] Nha Trang, travelers who started in Hanoi and are going west have three main choices. You can continue on the [...] [...] Nha Trang, travelers who started in Hanoi and are going west have three main choices. You can continue on the [...]

]]> Comment on Hoi An is fabulous by Nha Trang – To get that feeling again « RogerWade.com http://rogerwade.com/hoi-an-is-fabulous/#comment-39 Nha Trang – To get that feeling again « RogerWade.com Thu, 27 May 2010 12:20:25 +0000 http://rogerwade.com/?p=102#comment-39 [...] of the key lessons I learned, which I carried over from my stay in Hoi An, is that staying outside the main tourist zone, even by a bit, can save money and also preserve [...] [...] of the key lessons I learned, which I carried over from my stay in Hoi An, is that staying outside the main tourist zone, even by a bit, can save money and also preserve [...]

]]> Comment on Hue down along the Central Vietnam coast by Jacquie http://rogerwade.com/hue-down-along-the-central-vietnam-coast/#comment-37 Jacquie Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:32:26 +0000 http://rogerwade.com/?p=83#comment-37 Thank you so much for your reply! This is very useful information! My husband and I will be traveling around Vietnam in May and want to pack very light. This helps a lot with planning! Thank you for the nice information on your blog! We've enjoyed reading through your posts! Thank you so much for your reply! This is very useful information! My husband and I will be traveling around Vietnam in May and want to pack very light. This helps a lot with planning! Thank you for the nice information on your blog! We’ve enjoyed reading through your posts!

]]> Comment on Hoi An is fabulous by eilen http://rogerwade.com/hoi-an-is-fabulous/#comment-35 eilen Mon, 05 Apr 2010 14:13:51 +0000 http://rogerwade.com/?p=102#comment-35 applause. You've done it. I am truly gearing up for a trip to your new part of the world. Okay, gearing up in the very slow sense. Late 2010ish, I hope. But still. Thanks for a peek into your 17 days. Looking forward to much more from you! wishing you well! applause. You’ve done it. I am truly gearing up for a trip to your new part of the world. Okay, gearing up in the very slow sense. Late 2010ish, I hope. But still. Thanks for a peek into your 17 days. Looking forward to much more from you!

wishing you well!

]]> Comment on Hue down along the Central Vietnam coast by Roger http://rogerwade.com/hue-down-along-the-central-vietnam-coast/#comment-34 Roger Mon, 05 Apr 2010 04:15:09 +0000 http://rogerwade.com/?p=83#comment-34 Jacquie, I wear the standard backpacker uniform of knee-length short pants and t-shirts, and I also have a couple of those stay-dry wicking shirts. It's hot and quite humid here all the time. In Hanoi and most of my time in Hue I wore long pants because shorts seemed a bit out of place there, especially in Hanoi, but in Hoi An and Nha Trang all the tourists and even some locals wear shorts. On or near beaches it seems perfectly acceptable, although some tourists don't care either way. Women definitely wear bikinis on the beaches. The locals only tend to spend time on the sand before sunrise or after sunset, but while the sun is up the tourists wear European and Australian-style beachwear. Jacquie, I wear the standard backpacker uniform of knee-length short pants and t-shirts, and I also have a couple of those stay-dry wicking shirts. It’s hot and quite humid here all the time. In Hanoi and most of my time in Hue I wore long pants because shorts seemed a bit out of place there, especially in Hanoi, but in Hoi An and Nha Trang all the tourists and even some locals wear shorts. On or near beaches it seems perfectly acceptable, although some tourists don’t care either way.

Women definitely wear bikinis on the beaches. The locals only tend to spend time on the sand before sunrise or after sunset, but while the sun is up the tourists wear European and Australian-style beachwear.

]]> Comment on Hue down along the Central Vietnam coast by Jacquie http://rogerwade.com/hue-down-along-the-central-vietnam-coast/#comment-33 Jacquie Sun, 04 Apr 2010 23:45:55 +0000 http://rogerwade.com/?p=83#comment-33 What did you wear, and/or what clothing and shoes worked well for you? Do most people wear shorts or long pants? Do tourists only wear shorts? Do women wear bikinis on the beaches? Thank you for your insightful travel notes! What did you wear, and/or what clothing and shoes worked well for you?

Do most people wear shorts or long pants? Do tourists only wear shorts?

Do women wear bikinis on the beaches?

Thank you for your insightful travel notes!

]]> Comment on Hue down along the Central Vietnam coast by Erik Wade http://rogerwade.com/hue-down-along-the-central-vietnam-coast/#comment-32 Erik Wade Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:19:48 +0000 http://rogerwade.com/?p=83#comment-32 Hi Roger, More! We want more! Erik Hi Roger,
More! We want more!
Erik

]]> Comment on Sapa Vietnam is a mixed bag by Hue down along the Central Vietnam coast « RogerWade.com http://rogerwade.com/sapa-vietnam-is-a-mixed-bag/#comment-31 Hue down along the Central Vietnam coast « RogerWade.com Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:56:42 +0000 http://rogerwade.com/?p=38#comment-31 [...] until 11am the following day. Long story short, the train wasn’t nearly as smooth as the one to Sapa, so it was like trying to sleep on the back of a donkey cart going over a cobblestone road. Perhaps [...] [...] until 11am the following day. Long story short, the train wasn’t nearly as smooth as the one to Sapa, so it was like trying to sleep on the back of a donkey cart going over a cobblestone road. Perhaps [...]

]]> Comment on Hue down along the Central Vietnam coast by ravenouscouple http://rogerwade.com/hue-down-along-the-central-vietnam-coast/#comment-30 ravenouscouple Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:18:02 +0000 http://rogerwade.com/?p=83#comment-30 Hope you're having a great time...but we're sorry, had to laugh out loud at some of your descriptions and encounters! the public buses and trains try to cram as many pple in as possible. the motor bike helmet fitting like OJ's glove?? LOL!! Hope you’re having a great time…but we’re sorry, had to laugh out loud at some of your descriptions and encounters! the public buses and trains try to cram as many pple in as possible. the motor bike helmet fitting like OJ’s glove?? LOL!!

]]> Comment on Hue down along the Central Vietnam coast by Erik Wade http://rogerwade.com/hue-down-along-the-central-vietnam-coast/#comment-29 Erik Wade Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:50:52 +0000 http://rogerwade.com/?p=83#comment-29 Hi Roger, nice story, just thought I would call your attention to two minor typos. In the 3rd paragraph of the "Impressions of Hue" section, second sentence, "intact" is spelled "in tact". In the following paragraph you have "so sense of style" where you mean "no sense of style". The balance seems good, you don't want to rave about everything you see but you don't want to look down your nose at everything either. This sounds like a nice, balanced account for all those that do not thoroughly immerse themselves in the history and culture of this area in advance. I presume if you did, the temples may gain meaning but I might even be wrong on that score. Keep up the good work, the site is taking on form. Erik Hi Roger,
nice story, just thought I would call your attention to two minor typos. In the 3rd paragraph of the “Impressions of Hue” section, second sentence, “intact” is spelled “in tact”. In the following paragraph you have “so sense of style” where you mean “no sense of style”.
The balance seems good, you don’t want to rave about everything you see but you don’t want to look down your nose at everything either. This sounds like a nice, balanced account for all those that do not thoroughly immerse themselves in the history and culture of this area in advance. I presume if you did, the temples may gain meaning but I might even be wrong on that score.
Keep up the good work, the site is taking on form.
Erik

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