Our last few days in Vietnam were spent in Hanoi. We had high hopes for enjoying Hanoi as we loved Saigon when we arrived in Vietnam and were hoping for more of the same big city hectic-ness! As we both love cycling we decided to hire bikes to help us get around the city. We … More Ending Vietnam in Hanoi
Ha Long Bay, a UNESCO world heritage site since 1994, is famous for its natural beauty. We chose to travel to a small island, Cat Ba, and use this as our base for exploring and seeing the hundreds of limestone islands that make the bay famous. After our pretty basic homestay in Phong Nha over … More Ha Long Bay, Vietnam: Islands, Kayaks and a Wet Bed
The Imperial City of Hue (pronounced H’way) was the national capital of Vietnam between 1802 and 1945. The city was heavily bombed during the Vietnam war which destroyed much of the old city, but parts of the 19th century citadel still remain and walking around it fuels the imagination of the grandeur of old Hue. … More The Imperial City of Hue, Vietnam
Clarkson described it as “a deserted ribbon of perfection, one of the best coast roads in the world”. So when we saw that we could hire a motorbike (oh ok, we opted for a twist and go scooter) and drive along this awesome Pass ourselves we jumped at the chance. Along the journey from Hoi … More Top Gear Challenge: The Hoi Van Pass and Marble Mountain
We arrived from Dalat in Hoi An after our first overnight sleeper bus. Considering the sleeper buses aren’t equipped to deal with the height/length of us Westerners we still managed to get a decent-ish sleep with our knees in our mouths before we arrived, so managed to spend the day wandering around the streets. The first thing … More The Beautiful and Ancient Hoi An in Vietnam
Da Lat, Vietnam is also known as ‘The City of Eternal Spring’ due to its consistent cool climate. Having been used to sticky heat for the past 3 months arriving there was a refreshing change and finally gave us an excuse to wear our hoodies we’ve needlessly packed. On our first night in Da Lat … More Da Lat, Vietnam: The City of Eternal Spring
We arrived in Saigon and our senses were immediately awakened. After a month in sleepy Cambodia it was a shock to the system to arrive in such a vibrant and chaotic, yet poetic city. The streets crowded with scooters and motobikes going every which way, fancy looking coffee shops on every corner, restaurants and shops … More Saigon Awakening
After our hair raising bus journey the previous day we had an early start to visit the famous floating g markets of the Mekong Delta in Vietnam. We got a taxi to take us to the docks at 5am. Here we met our boat woman for the day who instantly came across as slightly mad but happy. … More Vietnam Floating Markets in Can Tho
To get to Vietnam we organised the “Kep Tours and Transport” bus from Kampot in Cambodia to Can Tho in Vietnam which would cross through the Ha Tien land border. The bus journey itself was an eventful trip. We got picked up from our accommodation in Kampot at 09.30am. The bus was strangely padded inside … More The (Slightly Exaggerated) Tale of our Cambodia to Vietnam Bus Journey
