I’ve had a desire to visit Hong Kong ever since reading Tai Pan and the Noble House, parts of James Clavells Asian Saga, which documents the start of the British colonisation of Hong Kong, the influence that trade had on British foreign strategy at the time, multi-million dollar business deals and international espionage. It might … More Hong Kong: Our Very Own Asian Saga
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
After a 5 hour journey from Hue (on a battered mini bus which we were told would be a comfy sleeper bus, but never mind ) we were welcomed to Phong Nha by Hollywood inspired mountain lettering. Phong Nha is most famous for all of the beautiful caves it has to offer; Paradise Cave Hang … More Caves and Curry in Phong Nha
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
