Can Tho, the old Victorian style and the tropical heat1

Hi there,

At our arrival in the Victoria Hotel, a splendid ols style French looking hotel charmed us very much!
We had the time to swim in the early evening in the too hot pool ( like a bath tub!!) and in the evening we had a great dinner outside with view on the Delta!

We got a nice room upgrade because Kristof, of course, knows the people there ;-)

Cheers!

Next stop in the South: Cu Chi, the war really was terrible!

Hi there,

On Wednesday we drove off with  a taxi van to Cu Chis tunnels. This really makes you think again about the terrible and inhuman war against the Americans!
What we saw there makes a man become very quiet.

We crawled into the tunnels of about 60cm width and about 50 degrees Celcius> Men lived dozm there for weeks sometimes.

This took us about an hour to visit the memorial site.

Then off to a lomg van trip rally to the South, Can Tho in the Mekong Delta.

A week in the South! Day one arrival in HCMC

Hi there!

It really is the first time I have the chance to sit behind a computer and give some feedback on our trip.
Last week was South week, after an exhausting trip of about 22h, ze finally arrived at our magnificent international hotel the Ho Chi Minh Intercontinental. This hotel has been opened only 6 months ago and really looks beautiful zith a roof swimmimg pool in the middle of HOT Ho Chi Minh!

In the evening ze finally saw Kristof and his parents and we went eating on a rooftop, of course, a very trendy place where the boss knew Kristof ;-)

Brussels airport

D-day -1, preparing for departure VIETNAM!!

Hi there,

After 2 years of non-exotic traveling, here we are again, almost ready to leave tomorrow morning for a - I'm sure - fantastic trip to Vietnam, visiting our friend Kristof!

This is our journey overview:

DATE
Dinsdag 6 April	Ho Chi Minh
	Hotel InterContinental
Woensdag 7 April	Pick up Hotel Budget Car, Contact :
	Transfer naar Cu Chi tunnels
	Transfer Cu Chi tunnels naar Can Tho in Mekong Delta
	Victoria Hotel, Can Tho, Tel: + 84 710 381 0111
Donderdag 8 April	sunrise breakfast on Lady Hau and visit floating market
	best is om terug in hotel te zijn voor lunch
	vertrek met Budget car rond 1 - 1.30 pm
	Ho Chi Minh, Intercontinental
Vrijdag 9 April	Phu Quoc Beach, Chenla Resort, Beachfront room
	VN 479 SGNPQC 0920 1020
Zondag 11 April	HCM vlucht : VN 488 PQCSGN 1455 1600
	Hanoi vlucht : VN 756 SGNHAN 1730 1930
	Thang Long Opera Hotel
	Address: 1C Tong Dan Street, Hoan Kiem, HN
	Tel: +84 4 3 824 4775
Maandag 12 April	Train naar Sapa, Hanoi station (120 Le Duan Str.) at 21h.55
Dindsdag 13 April	transfer station naar Hotel
	Hotel Victoria
	Gids pick up at hotel :
Woensdag 14 April	Gids pick up at hotel
	Transfer station
	Vertrek trein Sapa - Hanoi
Donderdag 15 April	Aankomst Hanoi , X am
	taxi naar Ocean Tours, 22 Hang Bac - Hanoi,
	Vertrek Ocean Tours met prive wagen naar Halong bay
	Emeraude boot 11.30 am
Vrijdag 16 April	Docking boat 9.30 am
	transfer Halong Bay - Hanoi airport
	Vlucht Nha Trang : VN 267 HANNHA 1600 1740
	Hotel Evason Ana Mandara & Six Senses Spa - Nha Trang
	Beachside Tran Phu Boulevard, Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam
	Tel: (+84) 58 352 2222,
Zondag 18 April	VN 457 NHASGN 2055 2150
Don't hesitate to follow our adventures right here during the next 2 weeks!	HCM, Inter Continental

El Rocio, the end, snif...

Hi all,

In the meantime we're back home already after having spent 2 very relaxing days at Estancia El Rocio (www.estanciaelrocio.com)
It was a great way to end this magnificent trip that lasted 17 days.
I did some horseback riding again (think I became a fan :-) and Ophélie worked on her skin color :-)
The food was really delicious and our hosts, Patrice and Maccarena were very generous and kind, we received a bottle of Chamapgne as honeymoon present!

Please have a look at my facebook pages for the first 60 pictures (out of +/-700...):
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=699292699

This trip was by far the best voyage ever in my life, and for Ophélie it was her first "real" trip.
We both are really enthusiast and a little sad to be home again...

Many thanks for having followed our adventures on this weblog, it was a pleasure writing to you all.

Cheers, and keep coming to this blog for more updates on our life and activities!!

Mr and Mrs Boes

Voir Buenos Aires et... vivre :-)

Hi there,

We're back where it all started, in the capital of this amazing country, BA ( pour les intimes).
Back in hotel Costa Petit (http://www.costpetithotel.com/), which has become more or less our "home" during this trip (we came back 3 times to this beautiful place).

Today we took a cab to Plaza San Martin and went to do some shopping ( some birthdays have and will occur in the family these days :-) in Avenuda Florida, what a shopping area, De Meir and Avenue Louise and Kustlaan are peanuts compared to this!!! Ophelie was totally "en forme" here.

After a nice lunch in the Palermo Soho area, we are now waiting for our transfer by car to our last
:-( destination of this trip: Estancia El Rocio (http://www.estanciaelrocio.com/).
Just 2 last days of pure relaxation, luxury, decandence :-), good steak, polo horses and who knows what else!

CU there for a last update before the long trip back on thursday night, and back home on friday evening if Iberia keeps its promises :-)

Bye, adios,

Mr and Mrs Boes