in HCMC/Saigon, Vietnam

waiting for my pics to upload onto facebook. it’s taking more than 2 hours, ugh. but at least it’s finally uploading, and although i’ve lost a few precious photos, i still have the great majority of them, thank the Lord! hallelujah.

okay, so i’m now traveling with a dutch guy named mark, although who knows for how long. i actually met him in hoi an, about a week earlier. (around these parts, you can easily run into people you’ve met from previous cities, since nearly everyone takes the same route.) he is awesome, just like 95% of the people i’ve met, and funny, which is key and which i was starved for when i was with the swede. i left staffan in mui ne, and dunno if i’ll be able to meet up with him again.

i like HCMC. it’s larger, more commercial and modern than hanoi. however, hanoi had an old school charm that HCMC lacks. i’ve realized that i like cities a lot. however, the sightseeing can get to be a drag sometimes. so though i like the craziness and hectic feeling of cities, i prefer going on treks and seeing nature, mountains and water over visiting temples (which i’ve done too much of anyway at this point).

i’m only here for a few days more, and have to decide if i want to catch up with mark in cambodia or wait up for my other friends behind me… hm..

oh, the heat rash is getting better, but my stomach is NOT. for the past couple of days, i’ve had the runs every time i eat. i can’t tell what it is. it could be that i stopped taking anti-malarial pills (on the advice of staffan) and i’m now having problems producing bacteria in my stomach… but it friggin sucks. i hope it stops soon, because i’d like to eat and not have to go to the bathroom every time afterwards… also, i hope this stops for cambodia, because there is essentially no modern medical care there and you’d have to go straight to thailand if you get sick.

stay tuned!