Vietnam ’12, Part 5: Phu Quoc


A ferry boat form Ha Tien took us to Phu Quoc, an island actually closer to Cambodia than to Vietnam. There are very few roads (in not too good conditions or even dirt roads) so the car drive from the harbor in the East to the Chen Sea  Resort in the West took a while.

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Chen Sea resort
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Our favourite sundowner: mango margarita at the pool
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My favourite: ca phe sua da

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View from our our beach bungalow
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Writing “The pool” is too much of stating the obvious but I have no better idea

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There are all sorts of gadgets for one purpose only: RELAX

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Fish market in downtown Phu Quoc at night

A one hour motor bike drive from the Chen Sea Resort took us to a great beach in the Southwest of Phu Quoc. There were only two small restaurants and very few people there. I really hope that remains for some time and no big resort will be built there!

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A beautiful white beach in the south-east part of Phu Quoc

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Perfectly looks like a celebrity shooting
Looks like a celebrity shooting
next celebrity shot
next celebrity shot
not so much of a celeb shot ;-)
not so much of a celeb shot 😉
best place for enjoying life
best place for enjoying life

One day we drove down town Duong Dong for lunch and got surprised by heavy rain that filled the streets within a few minutes. While J refused to drive back to the resort, life in the streets seemed to go on almost as usual:

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The rain continued and after a while we (or should I say P) decided that driving through the rain is not a big deal. At least, the rain was warm….. Driving on dirt roads in such weather conditions is actually a bit of a challenge!

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Water pearls
Flowers after the rain
Flowers after the rain

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