.. paradise in the middle of nowhere

.. after an arduous journey of 200 kilometers which took me almost 5 hours out of Saigon braving the morning rush hour, i've reached my destination, or rather the junction that leads to my destination. The beach i am going to, still needs about 35 kilometers into the depths of nowhere. I snapped a whole bunch of pictures, there won't be much detailed explanation, but i will try my best as i am just too darn tired. This page might take slightly longer to load with so many photograph being uploaded .. its worth the wait !


i thought the real journey would begin after we escaped the horror of Saigon's rush hour, but apparently, the road that we are on leads to Hanoi as well, which is about 2000 kilometers away, a long stretch of straight road .. passing through small towns once in a while.

we stopped for a break at one of these stops, dotted throughout our journey every 2 kilometers or so. They only sell drinks, but what interests me more was that these are built not for travellers, but for workers and farmers working around the area to take a quick nap during their lunch breaks.



these are taken after we turn off the main road to go into the beach area, another 35 kilometers of journey with cows, paddy fields, more cows .. and more paddy fields. It's another long stretch of straight road with the destination no where in sight. Later, i realized that my cab driver took the least taken road that leads into the resorts, filled with holes, puddles, cows .. all that and not one single vehicle in sight .. and i wondered, why did they even bothered to tar the road in the first place.










above are all images that i have snapped within the compound of the villa style resort that i am going to stay in for the next week. It is a 5 star resort, just officially opened last month, so there is practically no guests around at all .. nothing else could be more perfect! The compound is beautifully decorated with flowers and its natural sweet scent accompanying your every step, and there is a swimming pool at every corner, towards the beach they even have an infinity pool !! The beach is left untouched and all the resorts around this coastline are spaced quite far from each another. I have yet to visit all the other resorts, the fishing village, the sand dunes .. there is so much see and much to be done. More pictures would be added soon enough as i explore around the place.

.. both of my nights here is spent watching the sunset alone, telling myself how beautiful this place is, letting the sun cast its hypnotic rays, burning a memory into my mind. The passing shadows seems to be urged faster and faster by the crash of the waves, racing towards where i am sitted. I would wait until the shadows reach me before calling it a day.

.. a new day of exploration awaits tomorrow. Good night all.