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Franko's Rail Tours of Vietnam

Locality: Ocean Grove, Victoria

Phone: +61 414 403 038

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25.01.2022 Take the slow train ...theres no hurry. We follow a glorious, bountiful coast, with something different to fascinate us each day. Our latest 1 minute video is Just teasin.

25.01.2022 Something different. A song about the microbe (wash your hands, etc) in English followed by Vietnamese. This westerner is really good at his Viet sounds & tones ...nearly as good as me!

25.01.2022 Our new video shows facilities and activities to be found in our Dining and Sleeper Cars ...plus Tour Dates and prices in 2020. Where are we? Were in Ocean Grove, Victoria (Australia) and as close as an email to wherever you are! Join us in 2020 for the time of your life! FrankO

23.01.2022 FRANKOS train about to leave Saigon ...the girls say farewell! We are on the way to the beach at Nha Trang for a bit of R & R.

23.01.2022 Mister ZEN is celebrating his birthday today ...hes 50! Its our last day in Saigon before taking the train north to the beach at Nha Trang. I think the Bundy will get opened tonight!

23.01.2022 FRANKOS last Rail Tour this year has begun ...in Saigon. Lets start with a look at the beautiful ladies ...right outside our hotel. We start each tour at The Continental Hotel ...the oldest in Vietnam (estab 1880).

22.01.2022 Last Rail Tour of 2017 has ended ...and most of our trippers are in the air, headed for home as we go to press here in Ha Noi, capital city of the Socialist Rep...ublic of Vietnam. Yes ...all survived! Here are some pics taken over the last 3 days as we explored the NW region around Sa Pa, Lao Chai and the Vietnam-China Border. The last selection of pictures for tomorrows edition will focus on the final hours on tour ...on Ha Long Bay and here in Ha Noi. See more

22.01.2022 Da Nang lights up the night!

22.01.2022 Bookings on FRANKOS Last Rail Tour of 2017 now CLOSED Party time begins in 4 weeks!Bookings on FRANKOS Last Rail Tour of 2017 now CLOSED Party time begins in 4 weeks!

21.01.2022 Translation: From now on, if you wish to get away quickly, you have to go by these means.

21.01.2022 All Rail Tour Dates for 2019 now CONFIRMED. Only Tour #1 has changed since last publication ...now starting in Sai Gon ...2 days earlier than last published.

19.01.2022 A quick look at the Dining Car on FRANKOS train in Vietnam. A bit of fun. You vote: Harrison Ford or FrankO?

19.01.2022 Ha Long Bay to Ha Noi ...then our time in Viet Nam comes to a close. Great weather, good group ...sad its over!

18.01.2022 Just over 4 months before the 1st of our final 2 Rail Tours in 2019 begin. After 16 years manning FRANKOS travel agency desk, these will be my last at the helm. The travel business will continue in good hands, so Im relaxed and looking forward to taking my last tour groups on an unforgettable adventure. Going out with a BLAST! Vacancies still exist on Tour #6 (starts in Saigon on 26 Sep) and on Tour #7 (begins in Hanoi on 09 Oct). More details at FRANKOS Rail Tours of VIETNAM website.

17.01.2022 Pics of some of my favourite food dishes in Sai Gon

16.01.2022 Bye bye Saigon ...we have a train to catch! A buffet with the lot to remember the food, then a lazy arvo before late check-out of our rooms at the famous Contin...ental Hotel. Later, FRANKOS girls welcome us aboard before we head north to the beach at beautiful Nha Trang ...some 350km up the track. Its not hot weather, its not cool wet weather ...its perfect!

14.01.2022 Our day in Vung Tau, Long Tan and Nui Dat ...22 October. After overnight rain we had a perfect weather day and the Long Tan Cross all to ourselves. A mi...d-afternoon trip by ferry up the Saigon River (a new ferry service!) brought us back to Saigon ...with a dinner cruise to close off a busy, entertaining day. See more

13.01.2022 PHOTO OF HANOI BUILDING 'COVERED' WITH NATIONAL FLAGS WON TOP PRIZES AT PHOTOGRAPHY CONTESTS A photo showing Vietnam’s national pride and solidarity during the ...battle against the COVID-19 pandemic taken by an Indian lecturer living in Hanoi has recently won top prizes at two photography contests. The photo by Prabu Mohan capturing a building in Hanoi festooned with national flags, a sign of solidarity when Vietnam was combating the pandemic in April, claimed the A award at a photo contest held by the Ministry of Health to celebrate country's impression during the pandemic. Earlier, Mohan's photo also won the first prize in the ‘World in Lockdown’ subject of the Editorial category at the 2020 Aerial Photography Awards. One of the ways to show your support in difficult times, the Indian man captioned the photo now entitled 'We Are In It Together’ on the 2020 Aerial Photography Awards’ website. It is an apartment building near my home, he added. The residents hang the Vietnam national flags in support of those who are fighting against the novel coronavirus in the front lines. Source: Tuoi Tre Brought to you by Vietnam Daily News

12.01.2022 New video from Frank OBrien

09.01.2022 Hi all! Heres a train ride for free ...a live video of view from drivers cab. Its winter (with lots of snow) somewhere! Watch it as you sit by the fire! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qghQ5eKGcyE

08.01.2022 Scenes and comments from April Tour 2017. Earlier posts are pics from iPad ...these are taken with my Sony Handycam HDR-CX700.

08.01.2022 Today (Sat 11/4) should have have been Day 3 of our 1st Rail Tour of 2020 ...instead we are all locked up in our homes to avoid spreading Covid19. Thought Id share this post showing how Vietnam is dealing with the same situation ...and they are winning the battle (amazingly no deaths). Hang in there Viet Nam ...we will return!

08.01.2022 Rail Tour dates in 2019. Please note that Tours #1 and #7 start in HANOI.

07.01.2022 Floods are a part of life in central Vietnam. Hoi An seems to cop it every 3-4 years. Resilience!

06.01.2022 Two days in glorious Nha Trang - Fishing fleets, seafood and its Halloween at the Sailing Club. A pity we must leave so soon ...but the ancient town of Hoi An awaits a little further up the line. The weather is fantastic!

05.01.2022 Where we we last time I posted here? I floated a few pics of my first trip back to Vietnam in 1989. Heres a few more from same trip ...my fellow travell...ers were from the 1989 Viet language Course at RAAF School of Languages ...I was the old boy from waaayyy back! Thought some may be interested in seeing what the area looked like, exactly 20 years after 6RAR erected a cross at the site of the battle of Long Tan. See individual pics for brief description. I shouldve worn long trousers...but I was dressed for work that day: I got everyone to roll up sleeves and clear the immediate area of weeds (over a metre high) before we departed. We felt that we earned our Beer that night! Other pics show: The water tower in Ba Ria - the repaired Ba Ria movie theatre - and building underway (Imperial Hotel) on the site of the fmr Peter Badcoe,VC. Club. Last pic of me with Viet policemen (and keg!) is outside Ha Noi railway station.

04.01.2022 Its Sunday 13 Oct and we are in Hue, the former imperial capital of Vietnam. Now only a week till the end of current tour ...time to catch up with my FB posts with some pics from our visits to Nha Trang and Hoi An. The weather has been good to us ...tans are coming along nicely!

04.01.2022 Hanoi Bikes and SaPa Rice ...in 60 secs! Hanoi -10/10/2014. Unusually there were no cars on the road ...2 wheeled vehicles only.

02.01.2022 After arriving in Da Nang we visit Marble Mountain before sliding into our digs at the Silk Luxury Hotel in the old town of Hoi An. The Japanese Bridge by nigh...t, street musicians, fine food, and a relic from the 60s (a "Lambro") has a new life! Lanterns illuminate every street ...beautiful. No wonder that Hoi An is still the No1 tourism attraction in Vietnam. See more

01.01.2022 Brekky on the train ...somewhere in north Vietnam! Actually we are just a 150km south of Hanoi ...Day 12/18. Life is pretty darn good at the moment ...all troops fit and well and looking forward to seeing The North.

01.01.2022 What a day! Last minute shop attack in Hoi An at 8AM, followed by a peek at the APEC Conference security operation underway in the city of Da Nang. Trai...n over the Hai Van Pass to Hue (picnic lunch in Dining Car), then "dragon boat" ride on the Perfume River and cyclo tour around the city before a fab dinner show. A day to make me think twice about retirement plans. Please see next post for pics of our entertainers ...beautiful singers! See more