Viet Nam and Hong Kong

Lying in a bed in Eindhoven, the city of Light, in the Netherlands, this one will tell you something about the experiences in Viet Nam and Hong Kong.

The arrival in Viet Nam occurred by bus and it was especially then when the realization came how poor Cambodia was. For the Viet Nam ones have so much more illusionary wealth than their neighbours. Suddenly, when coming out of a bus, there were no beggars any more, asking for everything that ‘you’ seem to have and ‘they’ seem to have not. Suddenly, from a three dimensional point of view, ‘my’ outfit seemed to look poor (a five USD skirt and a 2 USD shirt from the Russian Market in Phnom Penh).

Saigon or Ho Chi Minh City looked as many other capital cities in the world, offering all kinds of illusions one can probably think of. This one was warned for an even bigger traffic chaos than Cambodia, but the funny thing was that only perfection was perceived. There are 80 million human beings living in Viet Nam and half of the population possesses a scooter, so that makes 40 million scooters. But crossing a street is like walking thru the Red Sea. Therefore, the never ending rows of scooters were indeed giving space to safely reach the other side of the road every time. It was not only a matter of trust. Like in Cambodia, people are very much aware of each other and like a puzzle, every piece is perfectly fitting in. There is far less ego involved.

The mountains were calling, so the bus brought this one to Dalat, the weekend retreat for the ones in Saigon. It is a romantic town near the lake and several waterfalls and there were many flowers in this mountain town. During an incredibly stunning bus drive from Dalat to Nha Trang, a wonderful 1-on-1 soul contact took place again. It was with a teenager from Dalat, who was travelling with it’s schoolteacher to celebrate that it had successfully finished the English course. The teenager was dreaming of going abroad but like so many others it was stopped by the mind. After an inspiring talk, the beautiful youngster had opened up to see far more potentials, coming from the inner core.

After having expressed my surprise to be the only ‘tourist’ in the bus again, the reaction was that most of all tourists travel by special cheap tourist busses in Viet Nam. Concerning the trip from Dalat to Nha Trang, it would have meant a few hours travelling more, in older and less maintained busses. Our bus had taken the short curt; a new amazingly panoramic drive thru mountains and pristine hill tribe villages. To me, travelling with Vietnamese inhabitants themselves, mostly not speaking English, gives a way more authentic feeling….

Nha Trang resides at the sea and offered beautiful relaxations. This one started with a day of mud baths and spa’s, followed by two days of diving. The experience of the Vietnamese dive buddy was enormous and consisted of more than 20.000 dives, including very dangerous ones when working for the Navy, while exploring old ship wrecks. Together with this reliable buddy, we have seen more than 150 adorable sea horses in four dives. All that was seen under water goes beyond words and cannot be described.

In the next city Quy Nhon, reached as well by a gorgeous route, this time alongside the coast, truly nobody spoke English. A tiring and long exploration in that town showed how much addictions were still present in the mind. It manifested, for instance, during my search for something to drink…. “I wanted a certain drink, that had to come out of the fridge too”… and became frustrated that nobody seemed to understand me.

After having explored the cities of Danang and Hoi An, a plane brought me to Hanoi, to discover the magical Halong Bay and Cat Ba National Park from there. Another beautiful soul contact was made during the bus drive on our way back to Hanoi. I was sitting next to a psychologist from Chile, who was suffering from pain in her belly. A healing and explanation of what was happening brought memories back of past lives and tears in her eyes. Heart opening moments like that are very rewarding.

Hong Kong was the last place of that trip-around-the-world-list and was truly amazing with its typical high rise skyscrapers, mountains and sea surroundings. Of course Disneyland could not be resisted and brought a lot of pleasure. And the newsletter “Creations, how to manifest better” was sent from the Peak Tower that could be reached by a touristy peak tram.

It had been an ultimately rewarding journey;
gratitude to All!

Pictures
1st: 15 August 2009,sunset Halong Bay, Viet Nam
2nd: 15 August 2009, protection dragon of the boat, Halong Bay, Viet Nam
3rd: end of August 2009, Hong Kong
4th: Unconditional love and view from the Peak Tower, Victoria Peak, Hong Kong