tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811319573590605742.post1530504694737570315..comments2022-10-25T07:52:47.477-07:00Comments on Riding Rails: The Reunification Express (Saigon to Da Nang) and Hoi An (July 8-11)Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18339789596944683688noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811319573590605742.post-44795008547307827672012-05-28T20:36:44.391-07:002012-05-28T20:36:44.391-07:00I've been through Hoi An several times during ...I've been through Hoi An several times during the war and found it to be a beautiful and fairly serene place, even then. It looks and sounds really nice now. I'm really enjoying your adventure. Thanks so much for finding my blog!Pat Tilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811319573590605742.post-55191199555970237992012-05-25T23:31:42.489-07:002012-05-25T23:31:42.489-07:00Great post Jeff! Unfortunately, the few times I sa...Great post Jeff! Unfortunately, the few times I saw Hoi An, it wasn't under desirable conditions. It sure looks like a place I'd like to see now!Pat Tilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811319573590605742.post-32143544828086419802011-07-26T07:44:26.579-07:002011-07-26T07:44:26.579-07:00Golly - rice at every meal sounds like. And I feel...Golly - rice at every meal sounds like. And I feel bad for the pigs.<br /><br />The train trip sounds like quite an adventure - I'm so glad you are journaling this in detail.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984802196897920610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811319573590605742.post-37602204710978453012011-07-23T19:10:42.388-07:002011-07-23T19:10:42.388-07:00Randall, they do have good bread and bakeries abou...Randall, they do have good bread and bakeries abound!Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18339789596944683688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811319573590605742.post-57900664407694126202011-07-23T13:45:59.003-07:002011-07-23T13:45:59.003-07:00It's weird reading about all the plays I heard...It's weird reading about all the plays I heard about on the Evening News from Walter Cronkite in the late 60's and early 70's.<br /><br />BTW, P.J. O'Rourke wrote that Vietnam was the only place between Beirut and San Fransisco where you can get decent bread and the only place between Peshawar and French Polynesia where you can get good coffee. The French may be gone, but they left the cookbook, thank God.<br /><br />Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811319573590605742.post-9141361355094140512011-07-23T08:18:18.297-07:002011-07-23T08:18:18.297-07:00I have only been on trains twice, but I have alway...I have only been on trains twice, but I have always wanted to take a trip that would allow me to sleep in a berth. I'm trying not to envy your trip!kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811319573590605742.post-88821610817750541502011-07-23T08:08:55.646-07:002011-07-23T08:08:55.646-07:00Another great installment, thanks. Your train atte...Another great installment, thanks. Your train attendant reminded me of the Pullman porters who used to look after the first-class passengers on American trains 100 years ago.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811319573590605742.post-40817829235145113012011-07-22T22:57:13.085-07:002011-07-22T22:57:13.085-07:00Quite an experience, man. Not something I've e...Quite an experience, man. Not something I've experienced myself.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811319573590605742.post-71695926971127647432011-07-22T20:42:29.187-07:002011-07-22T20:42:29.187-07:00Imagine if the train breaking had made you fall on...Imagine if the train breaking had made you fall on the bunk with the woman and the children and all that fruit.<br />amazing how cheap labor is in developing countries to be able to have a suit made for $50 or lessA Plain Observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741520771592669741noreply@blogger.com