{"id":2689,"date":"2019-05-20T07:25:14","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T00:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/?p=2689"},"modified":"2019-05-21T07:27:44","modified_gmt":"2019-05-21T00:27:44","slug":"wandering-hoi-an-vietnam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/2019\/05\/20\/wandering-hoi-an-vietnam\/","title":{"rendered":"Wandering Hoi An, Vietnam"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: right;\">&#8230;getting far away from the madding crowds<\/h2>\n<p>Vietnam is one of the world&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/week-asia\/society\/article\/2181741\/why-are-so-many-south-korean-tourists-visiting-vietnam\">10 fastest growing tourist destinations<\/a>, Hoi An is packed. Loud, noisy tourists abound. Here are my suggestions of how to have a wonderful weekend wandering Hoi An, Vietnam avoiding the crowds.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3648\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn16.jpg?resize=700%2C842&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn16.jpg?resize=851%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 851w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn16.jpg?resize=249%2C300&amp;ssl=1 249w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn16.jpg?resize=768%2C924&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn16.jpg?w=1703&amp;ssl=1 1703w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hoi An is a UNESCO World Heritage Centre and a tourist favourite BUT some say it has been spoilt. Recent expansions at Danang International Airport in 2011 (with a further new terminal in the pipeline) have seen an influx of Chinese &amp; Korean airlines.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0result is that Hoi An is increasingly teeming with tourists from NE Asia whilst<a href=\"https:\/\/english.vietnamnet.vn\/fms\/travel\/211798\/european--u-s--tourist-arrivals-in-hoi-an--hue-drop.html\"> tourist numbers from Europe are in decline.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3673\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn17b.jpg?resize=700%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn17b.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn17b.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn17b.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn17b.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn17b.jpg?resize=230%2C230&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn17b.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We are all tourists where ever we come from, but you soon understand that some nations are, how do I say this delicately &#8230; louder than others when they are having fun on holiday.<\/p>\n<p>Who knew that karaoke and boom, boom music is so important for a great holiday? Does this spoil the region for the rest&#8230; Who am I to say this?<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3642\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn14.jpg?resize=700%2C933&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn14.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn14.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn14.jpg?w=1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What I saw was an area of naive tourism, keen to provide what tourists want. If the tourists want dancing and loud music in the once quiet waterways of the palm forest then they will get it.<\/p>\n<p>We managed to find peace and we felt some authenticity in Hoi An. It was a wonderful weekend but we worked quite hard to get &#8216;Far Away From The Madding&#8217; crowds. This is how&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3662\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn2019c.jpg?resize=700%2C933&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn2019c.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn2019c.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn2019c.jpg?w=1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_walking_tour_of_Hoi_An_town\"><\/span><strong>A walking tour of Hoi An town:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>You can join several tours of Hoi An town or just do as we did and have a wander ourselves. Hoi An developed by South East Asian Traders from the 15th to 19th Centuries as a thriving port. It&#8217;s a hodgepodge of architecture, balconies and colourful climbing plants that makes it such a unique heritage site.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>&#8216;I can guarantee you there is never a dull moment in Hoi An. There is<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>\u00a0always something interesting to see on a wander&#8217;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3620\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn4.jpg?resize=700%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn4.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn4.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn4.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn4.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn4.jpg?resize=230%2C230&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn4.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know about you, but a lot of the most picturesque places in the world involve water&#8230; Here you will want to see the Thu Bon\u00a0River area with is brightly coloured boats\u00a0and decorated with brightly coloured Vietnamese lanterns.<\/p>\n<p>The evening tour buses arrive at around 3 pm so unless you are doing battle with the crowds for dinner, go early!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3619\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn3.jpg?resize=700%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn3.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn3.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn3.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn3.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn3.jpg?resize=230%2C230&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn3.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cycling_Hoi_An\"><\/span><em><strong>Cycling Hoi An:<\/strong><\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>A cycling tour out of the city is a must. Mind you we supported the view of our concerned concierge team to avoid the main roads as must as possible. &#8216;Too many tourist buses, not safe!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>For this reason, we did decide to miss out Pottery village, although Mr Wren thought we were being wimps for this. However, given we are two surgeries down from the <a href=\"https:\/\/littlewanderingwren.blogspot.com\/2018\/11\/im-death-road-survivor.html\">last bicycle accident<\/a>, I thought this was sensible advice!<\/p>\n<p>We cycled through all the pretty back roads and rice fields,\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">passing water buffalo in the fields\u00a0<\/span>to the Silk Village and the Vegetable village. It was everything we wanted from our bike ride, safe, authentic and full of potholes and charm!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3630\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Hoian8.jpg?resize=700%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Hoian8.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Hoian8.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Hoian8.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Hoian8.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Hoian8.jpg?resize=230%2C230&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Hoian8.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hoi_An_Silk_Village\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hoiansilkvillage.com\/\">Hoi An Silk Village :<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>We stopped at the Hoi An\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hoiansilkvillage.com\/\">Silk Village<\/a> which ended up being a guided tour which cost 100,000 VND\/pax for and we thought sounded a bit naff &#8230; remember we are living in the land of Jim Thompson silk, and I think I do a pretty good silk tour myself!<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the wonderful Phuong our guide, we really enjoyed the tour. This was a well designed and probably our most informative silk tour yet. The tour starts with a refreshing homemade mulberry juice from their own mulberry trees. The tour starts inside a Traditional House and learned about the Cham culture and the weaving process in the 5th century to the mid 15th century. One of the most interesting things was seeing and the silkworms in various stages of growth learned how the farmers feed the silkworms (back to the mulberry trees!) and then watching the silk being unraveled from the cocoons and spun.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3629\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn7.jpg?resize=700%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn7.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn7.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn7.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn7.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn7.jpg?resize=230%2C230&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn7.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Duration: 45 minutes, daily from 8:00am to 17:00pm<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Tour Cost: 100,000 VND\/pax<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Location: Hoi An Silk Village, 28 Nguyen Tat Thanh St., Hoi An, Quang<\/strong> <strong>Nam<\/strong><\/p>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hoi_An_Vegetable_Garden\"><\/span>Hoi An Vegetable Garden<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<strong><em>They say &#8216;you have to taste a culture to understand it&#8217; (Deborah Carter)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We found this peaceful <a href=\"http:\/\/traquegarden.com\/\">Tra Que Garden<\/a> restaurant in the middle of the quaint <a href=\"http:\/\/en.traquevegetablevillage.com\/\">Tra Que Vegetable Village<\/a>. Tra Que supplies organic veggies for the whole of Hoi An. As you wander amongst the herbs and plants, &#8211; it&#8217;s like a humongous allotment plot &#8211; you can hear laughter coming from the various cooking schools in the area.<\/p>\n<p>This was our best meal in Hoi An, fresh, flavoursome and full of authentic charm. I can see why this Tra Que Garden restaurant is the number <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/Restaurant_Review-g298082-d11864939-Reviews-Tra_Que_Garden_Cooking_Class_Restaurant-Hoi_An_Quang_Nam_Province.html\">One Trip Advisor Restuarant in Hoi An<\/a> &#8211; it gets my vote as not to be missed great experiences in Hoi An.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3633\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn10.jpg?resize=700%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn10.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn10.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn10.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn10.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn10.jpg?resize=230%2C230&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn10.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><span class=\"s1\"><b>Location:\u00a0<\/b><\/span><strong>Tra Que Vegetable Village<\/strong>:\u00a0Hoi An City www.traquevegetablevillage.com<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NIPA_Palm_Forest_BASKET_boat_ride\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/Attraction_Review-g298082-d11963063-Reviews-Bay_Mau_Coconut_Forest-Hoi_An_Quang_Nam_Province.html\"><b>NIPA Palm Forest BASKET boat ride:\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">This will be the highlight of your trip if you like to enjoy the lush green at one with nature and the environment of this unique salt marsh ecological area.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Or, you like fast rides, a big boozy party, and booming music&#8230; and it depends how in tune you are with loud, doof, doof music.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>These are two totally different experiences to be had. The only issue is the second makes the first impossible!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3638\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Hoian13.jpg?resize=700%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Hoian13.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Hoian13.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Hoian13.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Hoian13.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Hoian13.jpg?resize=230%2C230&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Hoian13.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"OUR_BASKET_BOAT_TOUR\"><\/span><strong>OUR BASKET BOAT TOUR:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p><span class=\"s2\">Above is the card of the company we went with. The cost was 200.000 VND\/pax. Very little English spoken, show card to the taxi driver and I hope you get there!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Get there as early as you can. We arrived at 9.30 am.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s2\">The Gangnam style music with local guides dancing for tips has well started by 10 am. Enough said&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3646\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn15.jpg?resize=700%2C933&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn15.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn15.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn15.jpg?w=1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s2\">Each\u00a0Thung Chai, the traditional conical bamboo basket boats are steered and paddled for you by your own oarsman. The boats they are surprisingly roomy and if you want to avoid just going round and round in circles, you will be very happy to have the skills of the super fit oarsmen<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s2\">You can enjoy the tour, we were given a Vietnamese hat to wear which was a nice touch and handy as its hot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s2\"><strong>Wren&#8217;s Tip:<\/strong> Take sunscreen and we also had sarongs to keep the strong sun off us. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s2\">They have all the moves if you want, including a spin of the boat, which will cause much shrieking, if you want this.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3637\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn12.jpg?resize=700%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn12.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn12.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn12.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn12.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn12.jpg?resize=230%2C230&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn12.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">When we did find peace and quiet we loved it.\u00a0<\/span>Our guide fished out the fruit floating in the water to show us. Other tours give you the opportunity to have a go fishing in the waterways, some of the oars ladies are very creative weaving the palm leaves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Deep within palm covered passages of Bau Mau coconut forest, we came across an old boat hidden deep in one of the backwaters which remind us of the historical importance of this area during the Vietnam war. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">It would have been fascinating to have been able to converse more with the paddler. Oh, the stories this palm forest could tell.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3664\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn2019d.jpg?resize=700%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn2019d.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn2019d.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn2019d.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn2019d.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn2019d.jpg?resize=230%2C230&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn2019d.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Duration: 45 minutes, daily from 8:00 am till late<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Tour Cost: 200,000 VND\/pax upwards depending on your tour\/negotiations<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Location: Cam Thanh Village, 3km South East of Hoi An Old Town, Quang<\/b> <b>Nam<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>WHERE TO STAY:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For me, a good holiday starts and finishes with a good hotel. We were very happy with La Siesta Resort and Spa, a short walk outside the Old Town. It came highly recommended from two sources on two different continents. And once you know this comes suggested straight from the Melbourne dog park, then you know you can trust the source!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3613\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Hoi-An.jpg?resize=700%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Hoi-An.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Hoi-An.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Hoi-An.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Hoi-An.jpg?resize=768%2C767&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Hoi-An.jpg?resize=230%2C230&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Hoi-An.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is what a perfect day at La Siesta involves for me:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Start early a 6 am<\/strong>\u00a0swim in the pool might sound a barbaric time to awake but one of my absolute highlights was slipping into the warm waters of La Siesta&#8217;s salt water pool and having ALL to myself before the world awakes.<\/p>\n<p>By the time the early risers are down for a swim, I&#8217;m having a leisurely coffee &amp; catch up with world affairs swinging on the day bed. At 9 am after the cute bath, and a healthy breakfast we&#8217;re off to the beach.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3618\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn1.jpg?resize=700%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn1.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn1.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn1.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn1.jpg?resize=230%2C230&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HoiAn1.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"AN_BANG_BEACH\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/Attraction_Review-g298082-d6612712-Reviews-An_Bang_Beach-Hoi_An_Quang_Nam_Province.html\">AN BANG BEACH:<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>A nice sea change away from the hustle and bustle of Hoi An. It won&#8217;t win any awards in my book for the world&#8217;s most beautiful beach, but then I&#8217;m a harsh critic coming from Australia and Thailand!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3656\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Hoi-An-2019.jpg?resize=700%2C432&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Hoi-An-2019.jpg?resize=1024%2C632&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Hoi-An-2019.jpg?resize=300%2C185&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Hoi-An-2019.jpg?resize=768%2C474&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Hoi-An-2019.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We take the hotel&#8217;s free shuttle to the resort&#8217;s private beach at Wind and Moon restaurant.\u00a0 We enjoy the early morning sunshine before all those sunbeds fill up.<\/p>\n<p>There is time to talk to the locals, aka &#8216;no, thanks I don&#8217;t want to buy a watch, t-shirt, newspaper..&#8217;. and watch some of the paragliding action.<\/p>\n<p><strong>12 noon<\/strong>\u00a0Hotel shuttle bus back to La Siesta Resort, and the gym, lunch, spa, and time for my own siesta beckons. Repeat!<\/p>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"THE_CASTLE_SPA\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/thecastlespa.com\/\">THE CASTLE SPA:<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>There is plenty of choice for spa relaxation treatments in Hoi An.\u00a0 We really enjoyed the new<a href=\"http:\/\/thecastlespa.com\/\">\u00a0Castle Spa<\/a> who wins the towel folding competition and has a high standard of therapists. There are only two treatment rooms so book ahead, but just look at the foot bath &#8211; it&#8217;s good enough to drink! The massages, particularly those including the hot stones were of a high standard.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3657\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HOIAN2019B.jpg?resize=700%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HOIAN2019B.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HOIAN2019B.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HOIAN2019B.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HOIAN2019B.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HOIAN2019B.jpg?resize=230%2C230&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/HOIAN2019B.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><span class=\"s1\"><b>Location:\u00a0<\/b><\/span><strong>127 Tran Hung Dao | Cam Pho, Minh An, Hoi An 560000, Vietnam<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I hope you&#8217;ve enjoyed your little wander around the streets of Hoi An with me. The challenge for tourism development in this area will be to balance the differing requirements of tourists<\/p>\n<p>Do jump in if you have any other suggestions of things you love to do in Hoi An. See you on the next trip!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2575\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/LWW_text_straight_no-bg.png?resize=436%2C83&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"436\" height=\"83\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/LWW_text_straight_no-bg.png?resize=1024%2C195&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/LWW_text_straight_no-bg.png?resize=300%2C57&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/LWW_text_straight_no-bg.png?resize=768%2C146&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/LWW_text_straight_no-bg.png?w=1780&amp;ssl=1 1780w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>Thank you for joining me today part of the\u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.a-to-zchallenge.com\/\">Blogging from A-Z challenge\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Wren\u2019s Worldwide Wanderings:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">V is for the very special Vietnam<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2655\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/AtoZ2019V.jpg?resize=320%2C320&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/AtoZ2019V.jpg?w=320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/AtoZ2019V.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/AtoZ2019V.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/AtoZ2019V.jpg?resize=230%2C230&amp;ssl=1 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Linking with thanks to Beverly at <a href=\"https:\/\/howsweetthesound.typepad.com\/\">Pink Saturday<\/a> &amp; Angie at <a href=\"https:\/\/tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com\/\">Mosaic Monday,<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Lady Fi and all the hosts at <a href=\"https:\/\/ourworldtuesdaymeme.blogspot.com\/\">Our World Tuesday<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;getting far away from the madding crowds Vietnam is one of the world&#8217;s 10 fastest growing tourist destinations, Hoi An is packed. 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