A pearl in the Gulf of Thailand – Phú Quốc

Jeg bliver gang på gang overrasket over, hvordan Vietnam kan blive ved med at overraske mig med dets charme, & denne weekend var bestemt ingen undtagelse. Tværtimod. Vi ankom til P fredag aften & startede ud med at opleve mørke igen – for mit vedkomne var dette første gang siden min ankomst til H. Faktisk, var det en ret skræmmende oplevelse.. utroligt så storby-vant man kan blive på 0,5! Heh.

Da vi havde kørt fra lufthavnen i tyve minutters tid, endte vi langt inde i en skov ’in the middle of nowhere’ & fik meddelelsen om, at dette var vores destination. Vi var tæt på at tro, at vi var ved at blive røvet – eller det der var værre, indtil vi skyndte os ud af taxien & blev mødt af en sød franskmand & tre vietnamesere der bød os velkommen til ’Bo Resort’.. Vi må have set ret forvirret ud, for vi var helt rundt på gulvet, men fulgte dog med personalet.
Vi blev herefter eskorteret ned til to halv-primitive bungalows, som havde en charme & stemning, som man aldrig selv ville have fantasi til at forestille sig. Efter at have smidt vores baggage tog vi ned til receptionen/restauranten/baren/stranden for at få os noget aftensmad. Stedet var helt fantastisk. Så enkelt & charmerende – fuldstændig sjælefuldt! Møbler placeret på græsset front-row til stranden, lamper hængt op i træerne, natur lyde overalt, guitar-spillende personale.. Alt var fuldstændig perfekt idyl!

Jeg ville virkelig ønske at der var ord der kunne beskrive den vidunderlige stemning der er ved dette lille resort, men det er der simpelthen ikke – det var ganske enkelt ubeskriveligt.. men jeg håber, at I kan fange bare en snert af denne stemning via. billederne.

Maden var, jeg fristes til at sige; selvfølgelig, også virkelig god! So far, det bedste vietnamesiske mad jeg har fået de sidste 3 mdr. – & det siger ellers ikke så lidt.
Vi brugte fredag aften på at nyde stemningen & en flaske hvidvin. Lørdagen fløj også hurtigt af sted med at nyde resortets strand & natur, et cooking class til frokost & lækker mad med vin & en helt perfekt solnedgang til aften. Vi manglede virkelig at slappe fuldstændig af, & denne resort-perle gav os de perfekte omstændigheder til dette.

Søndag besluttede vi os for at opleve den østlige side af øen, eftersom resortet var på den vestlige ø-side. And, what a paradise!
Den vestlige side, som vi boede på, er den blæsende side, men den østlige side derimod er helt vindstille, med fuldstændig hvidt strandsand & koralblåt hav. Vi fik bounty-strand for en dag ved ’Paradiso’ beach bar på Bai Sao Beach & det var helt fantastisk!

Vi måtte desværre flyve til fastlandet igen i går aftes, for at kunne møde på arbejde i morges, men jeg er virkelig taknemmelig for, at jeg har oplevet denne fantastiske ø – & især Bo Resort, som jeg giver mine varmeste anbefalinger. Dette gælder både selve resortets charme, service & mad, men også de helt fantastiske medarbejdere som er her.. Tak for al guitarspillet! (-;

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I’m really surprised how Vietnam can continue to amaze me with its charm, and this weekend was no exception. 

We arrived at P Friday evening & started the trip with experiencing dark again – for me this was the first time since my arrival to H I’ve experienced dark. In fact, it was a pretty scary experience.. Heh.

After driving from the airport in twenty minutes time or so, we ended up deep into a forest (‘in the middle of nowhere’) and got the message, that this was our destination. We were close to thinking, that we were being robbed – or worse, so we hurried out of the taxi and were then greeted by a sweet French man and three Vietnamese, who welcomed us to ‘Bo Resort’. We must have looked quite confused, because we were completely batty, but however we followed the staff.
We were then escorted down to two semi-primitive bungalows, which had a charm and ambience that you’ll never have the imagination to imagine.
After put our luggage in our bungalows, we went down to the reception / restaurant / bar / beach to get some dinner. The place was absolutely fantastic. So simple and charming – totally soulful! Furniture placed on the grass front-row to the beach, lamps hanging in the trees, nature sounds everywhere, a guitar-playing staff.. Everything was absolutely perfect idyll!

I really wish that words could describe the wonderful atmosphere that this small resort have, but it was simply just indescribable.. but, I hope that you can catch just a hint of this mood through the images below.

The food was, I am tempted to say; of course, also really good! So far, the best Vietnamese food I’ve gotten for the last 3 months – & that’s quite a title.
We spent Friday evening enjoying the atmosphere and a bottle of white wine. Saturday also flew quickly away with enjoying the resort’s beach and nature, a cooking class for lunch & delicious food with wine & a perfect sunset at dinner/night. We really needed to relax completely, and this resort-pearl gave us the perfect circumstances for this.

Sunday we decided to explore the eastern side of the island, since our resort was on the western island side. And, what a paradise at east!
The western side, where we lived, is the windy side, but the east side on the other hand, is quite calm, with completely white beach sand and a coral blue sea. We got a bounty beach for a day at the ‘Paradiso’ beach bar at Bai Sao Beach & it was absolutely fantastic!

Unfortunately, we had to fly back to the mainland again last night, to go to work this morning, but I’m really grateful that I’ve experienced this amazing island – and especially Bo Resort, which I give my warmest recommendations. This applies to both the resort’s charm, service and food, but also the fantastic staff who work here.. btw, Thanks for all the guitar playing! (-;