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Hotel Continental in HCMC

Today we woke up especially early to get the most out of our last morning on Phu Quoc Island. After eating breakfast and snapping some photos of the resort we had a last tan and swim on the beach at Mango Bay. The taxi to the airport was a welcome change from the dust of the road by motorbike and we boarded our plane back to HCMC.

We returned to the city very hungry and promptly ate a meal of delicious crab/asparagus (Tamar) and melon/pork (Kevin) soup and other goodies at Vietnam House, a restaurant in the Don Khoi area. In the evening we met up with our friends, Aryeh and Jesse, at Jesse’s house in District 1 where we enjoyed excellent Indian food take-out. It’s great to be back in Ho Chi Minh City!

We just posted photos of the magnificent island of Phu Quoc and Mango Bay Resort where we stayed. Check it out!

Paradise

We took a morning flight to Phu Quoc Island and within 50 minutes we were in paradise. Phu Quoc Island is located at the Gulf of Thailand, 15km south of the Cambodian border (it is also claimed by Cambodia under the name Koh Tral). The island is a wonderful combination of beaches, mountains and small villages dotted all around.

Once we got our bag from the one and only luggage conveyor belt at Phu Quoc Airport, we took a taxi to “Mango Bay”, our home for the next six days. The drive was about 30 minutes and we were dropped off near the reception. Everything at Mango Bay is eco-friendly, including the building materials which are organic and recycled. It all creates a very special look. We quickly settled into our bungalow and had a wonderful lunch by the water. We spent the rest of the day relaxing on the beach. In the late afternoon, we watched the sunset on the beach. Phu Quoc is the only place in Vietnam you could do that.