Good Afternoon Vietnam...

We arrived in Vinh from Phonsavanh courtesy of a tolerable 10 hour bus jaunt over the hills and across the border. Vinh is a large city in central Vietnam that according to guidebooks has very little to attract tourists. We found it to meet our needs; as a place to stop before heading to the coast. After finding a hotel and getting our hands on some Dong, we headed out for our first Pho and some Bia Hoi.
The Bia Hoi (Fresh Beer) turned out to be a fun experience. It is served straight from the keg into jugs. The lager beer has very little carbonation and it served at room temperature, much like an English Ale. At about 95c AUD for a 2 litre jug its also pretty good value.
From Vinh we headed to Cua Lo where we are now, a lovely long beachside area about 15kms away. This place is obviously a busy resort area in summer time ( a couple of months from now) but for now we found we are the only tourists in town. Having the choice of hotels and every shopkeeper in town after your business always makes for good fun. They really don't get many foreign tourists here, we are finding even more interest in us than alot of places in China. The people are really smiley and friendly and being so close to the beach we have indulged in some of the great local seafood....today's lunch was 2kg of Prawns which set us back about $4AUD