In a new vow to make the most of our weekends, to find enjoyable ways both to stay in the city and opportunities for short escapes, Laura and I have made a running start over the past two weeks. The first weekend of April was an adventurous one. I borrowed a motorbike from a housemate …
Not long after my arrival in Hanoi , Vietnam was celebrating Tet holiday (Lunar New Year). Everything was closing and many people were leaving town for a week. This resulted in two mini adventures I had not expected. The first, was spending just under a week in Thailand on Koh Chang island. A blissful retreat, …
A couple of days after the peace of Taman Negara I was boarding a flight to Vietnam, returning to Hanoi, the starting destination for my travels three odd years ago. It was an odd sensation, feeling as though my journey had come full circle and, knowing the many changes that have occurred within during the …
My first full day in Ho Chi Minh I decided to go for a walk to explore the city. I soon find it was easy to walk miles just trying to see the centre of the city. My first stop was the central market. This was a hive of activity with locals and tourists both …
As the first big city I have seen here since Hanoi, Danang is such a refreshing contrast. Everything felt much more spacious and relaxed in comparison. We took a walk along the river shortly after arriving, and were met by a view of mountains in the distance, and several bridges stretching along the water. One …
It would seem I’m making a habit of signing up for things without really knowing what they entail. Yesterday I went on a new tour starting around the National Park which gave you the opportunity to see rescue animals and the Botanical Gardens. This was the only information I had but it sounded like an …
I survived my first sleeper bus! And it wasn’t actually all that bad. Though I’m not sure the locals fully understand the meaning of ‘sleeper’ as they tend to shout until around 12o clock, and of course the bus driver still honks his horn… I have never been happier for the invention of ear plugs. …
Well, the journey from Hanoi to Cat Ba Island was certainly an interesting one. I teamed up with Leah, an American girl I met in the hostel, and we left Hanoi at 10am, taking a three hour bus journey to Haiphong. During this bus journey, the driver felt the need to honk his horn when …
