Ok guys, here’s an ultra quick note just to let everyone know where I am and what I’m up to since the disasters in Japan last month. So to put everyone at ease who have been asking if I’m Ok, YES, I’m healthy and I just set up here in a Couch Surfer Hosts’ place [...]
We decided to take the BTS to the airport, which turned out to be a lot cheaper and quicker than taking a taxi and navigating all that Bangkok traffic. So after an uneventful journey, tired and hot we eventually arrived at our hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Madam Cuc 184, just in time for [...]
Today we started by hopping onto a minibus to travel from Hanoi to Hao Long to get aboard a junk on Hao Long bay. The trip on the bus was a bit rough as we were in the very back and the roads were quite bumpy so by the time we got there, Ted at [...]
Our first day in Hanoi was a bit more challenging than HCMC. We are just here for one night before heading out onto Hao Long bay and after we got downtown to the hotel we tried to go find some lunch. Turns out that all maps are not created equal; and the ones we had [...]
On the 15th we left the boat after breakfast and headed over to Cat Ba island across from our anchorage. This is the biggest island in Hao Long bay, probably about 30 by 50 kilometers. We took another minibus into the center of the island where we stopped for a bicycle excursion. While Carolyn slept [...]
Welcome to my nightmares. This particular nightmare takes place on the night train from Ha Noi to Hue. I get to the train station in Ha Noi an hour before the train is due. A train pulls in just as I arrive. But where is it going? I can’t quite figure it out so I [...]
Saturday, 28th August We’ve had an epiphany. All this travelling is not the holiday it quite sounds, albeit it is far from being at work, so we are going to have one. This means slightly cutting short parts of our planned trip to have two weeks in Phuket. Beachy, hot Phuket. So today a bus. [...]
Last night the kids were pretty exhausted and they ended up sleeping for about 12 hours last night. Good thing we didn’t have anything much planned. This morning we switched hotels to move down the block (from the ‘An an 2′ to the ‘Beautiful Saigon’). A the new place we have given up having an [...]
Having made the most of my comfy bed I went down stairs for breakfast. I took my time as there wasn’t enough time to do anything purposeful today as I was being picked up at 12.30pm. I packed my bag and checked out of the room to go and print my flight details. I had [...]
With a very dry mouth and a bit of a sore head I had a quick shower before heading downstairs to pack a smaller bag for my trip. Aruna was already waiting and watched giggling as I fought with my bag trying to get shorts from underneath all the items I seemed to have amassed. [...]
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