Comments on: Hue down along the Central Vietnam coast http://rogerwade.com/hue-down-along-the-central-vietnam-coast/ The web's best resource for Roger Wade-related information Sun, 30 May 2010 09:25:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 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!

]]> 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.

]]> 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!

]]> 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

]]> 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!!

]]> 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

]]>