The ancient village of Phuoc Tich in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue has been recognised as a national cultural heritage by the Government. Phuoc Tich, located 40km to the north of Hue, has 117 old houses, including 27 in traditional style that are of invaluable architectural and cultural value. Importantly, it has clung to [...]

Majestic and mysterious is a great way to describe the impressive scenery in Halong Bay We opted for a tour to take us to this incredible place, we were glad to pay a bit more for one that we got recommended. On the first day we had a four hour drive to Halong City where [...]

The Usual Hangouts It is nice to know that we have a city overseas where we have usual hangouts. During our time in Hanoi we went back our favorite ice cream store and to Mesa Bakery for fresh donuts. We also spent several afternoons at our favorite, although overpriced, café at the tip of Hoan [...]

I have been to a few bars in Ho Chi Minh City during my visits. Usually I end up in the tourist bars simply because I need the air con and simplicity of ordering beer. I did have two very different experiences recently though. For the first, I had been invited to a fashion show. [...]

I landed in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly known as Saigon) in Vietnam after a 10 hour flight, a 3 hour flight and a nice sleep in the transit terminal at Singapore airport. It was a real shock going from the busy but orderly life in Japan to the craziness of Ho Chi Minh City, [...]

Today was a fear factor day. Those of you who have followed my previous blogs know there is always something that makes you say “oh my god, did she really do that”. Just so you aren’t disappointed, I have done it again. It started innocently enough. We were invited to a lovely dinner with Mr. [...]

My Tho We had a bit of a stressful journey from Saigon to My Tho – being overcharged, and refused to be let of the bus – lesson learnt – even if it is pouring down with rain and thundering (which it was) and you are being ushered into a bus…check the price first! Agro [...]

We’ve traveled through almost half of Vietnam now and are finally resting a bit in a beach twon named Hoi An. This last week has felt like life has been in fast forward, and Alex and I are definitely in need of a little beach time. As I have been traveling the past two weeks, [...]

Na Trang is a lot bigger than Mui Ne and seemed like there was more to do and more locals to hassle us. Although not sure if were used to it now but the hassling doesn’t seem as bad. We have had 5 relaxing days lying on the beach, chilling out and going on a [...]

Ben went off to Halong Bay, and having been there once before, I decided to take myself off for an adventure of my own…which lead me to Ninh Binh… The kind of place where you have to change your route home because the road has been blocked by rice crops. The kind of place where [...]