Phu Quoc (1)

Phu Quoc (1)

M-am intors la folderul cu poze din Vietnam, caci am ramas datoare cu imaginile din Phu Quoc, insula din sudul acestei tari, foarte aproape de Cambodgia. Am stat vreo 7- 8 nopti acolo, fiind finalul vacantei noastre, asa ca am facut sute (poate chiar mii) de poze. O sa impart asadar fotografiile in mai multe postari, ca sa va bucurati de ele pe indelete. Asa dor mi se face de o plecare cand ma uit la ele…..Doamneeeeeee……

EN: I got back to my folder with photos from Vietnam, because I still owed you the ones from Phu Quoc, the island from the Southern part of the country, very close to Cambodia. We spent about 7-8 nights there, since it was the end of our vacation, so we took hundreds (maybe even thousands) of pictures. So I will split the photos into multiple posts, so you can enjoy them thoroughly. When I look at them, I miss leaving so much…Goooooood…

Pana acum am scris pe blog in Jurnalul de calatorie in Vietnam despre Ho Chi Minh, dar si despre Hanoi si Ninh Binh. Daca nu le-ati citit, acum e o ocazie buna, ca sa ajungeti la zi cu aceasta destinatie de vacanta potrivita si pentru familii (mai aventuroase) cu copii. Nu o sa intru acum in detalii in ce priveste Phu Quoc, ci abia dupa ce fac intreaga selectie de fotografii. Va pot spune ca am avut 3 cazari diferite. Prima cazare a fost pe coasta de Vest, langa plaja Ong Lang, si am rezervat-o din tara doar pentru o noapte. Ne-am gandit ca daca ne place, prelungim. Doar ca fiind super sezon, nu am mai avut cum sa prelungim, fiind ocupata pe restul sederii noastre in insula. In zona plajei Ong Lang si in genereal pe coasta de Vest, in apropierea capitalei, insula e mult mai aglomerata – o multime de restaurante, hoteluri, piete… Asa ca ne-am mutat pe coasta de Est, in pustietate. Cele mai multe imagini de mai sus de acolo sunt, de la Mango Beach Resort, o locatie ideala pentru cei care vor sa se rupa de tot pentru cateva zile, sa admire peisajul, sa citeasca, sa faca plaja si sa manance mult peste proaspat. Doar ca era foarte complicat sa vizitezi de acolo restul insulei, fiind absolut dependent de inchirierea unui scuter sau de inchirierea unui taxi sau masini cu sofer, caci in Vietnam nu ai voie sa conduci masina ca expat. Scuter, in schimb, poti. Asa ca ultima sedere a fost in nord-vest (la Gold Coast Resort), cea mai echilibrata din punctul meu de vedere, intr-o zona retrasa, dar nu cat sa dureze o jumatate de ora sa ajungi cu masina la o piata.

Urmeaza mai multe fotografii din aceasta insula minunata, care sa va puna in tema cu atmosfera si frumusetile ei, iar mai apoi revin cu multe sfaturi de calatorie, intr-o noua fila a Jurnalului din Vietnam.

EN: So far I have written on the blog, in our Travel Diary in Vietnam, about Ho Chi Minh, but also about Hanoi si Ninh Binh. If you haven’t read them yet, now’s a good time, so you can be up to date with this travel destination which is also suitable for (more adventurous) families with children. I won’t go into further details about Phu Quoc just yet, only after I get to make the entire photo selection. I can tell you that we have had 3 different accommodations. The first one was on the West coast, next to the Ong Lang beach, and we have booked it in advance for one night. We thought that if we liked it, we can stay longer. But since it was high season, we couldn’t stay any longer, because it was booked for the rest of our stay on the island. Next to the Ong Lang beach and all along the West coast, close to the capital, the island is much more crowded- plenty of restaurants, hotels, markets… So we moved to the East coast, where there was no one. Most of the pictures above are from there, from the Mango Beach Resort, an ideal location for those who want to escape everything for a few days, to admire the view, read, go to the beach and eat lots of fresh fish. But it was very complicated to visit the rest of the island from there, because you really need a scooter,  taxi or a car with a driver (in Vietnam you are not allowed to drive a car as an expat). So our last stay was in the North- West (at the Gold Coast Resort), in my opinion the most balanced one, in a quiet area, but not far enough to need an hour drive to get to a market.

More pictures from this wonderful island to follow, so you can get to know its atmosphere and beauty, and then I’ll be back with more travel advice, in a new diary entry from our Vietnam Travel Log.