Hi everybody! Greetings from a cloudy, rainy and cold Vietnam. That is right, after weeks of no rain and sunshine the weather has finally turned around. A little bit surprised and unprepared I was. Having only a single long pair of jeans and one sweater. But it seems this will be the weather for the next days, and as I'm traveling up north it will be even colder. Although cold ofcourse will still be about 20 degrees..
So no beachweather. What to do then? Well Hoi An, the place I currently stay at, turns out to be a shopping paradise. With over 200 tailors in this small town it is easy and cheap to get your custom-made, made-to-fit, clothes. Even though I was not planning on buying anything, I ended up with 6 shirts, 8 trousers and 3 coats. You think that is a lot? I met people here that go way beyond that: an australian girl bought 13 pairs of shoes (plus a lot of shirts, shoes and bags) and an australian guy ended up with 4 suits. So it could be worse :)
As there is not much to do here except shopping and some drinking at night, I am leaving Hoi An tomorrow, to go to Hue. About a 4-hour busride up north. I hope the weather will improve over the next days!
Cheers!
Bas