After spending our first days in Hanoi wandering the Old Quarter and eating our way through the city, it was time to explore a different side of the capital. Hanoi is not just a food lover’s paradise. It is also the political and historical…
We arrived in Hanoi on a cold but bustling evening after travelling from Cat Ba, following a long journey that involved a bus, a ferry, and then another bus. Hanoi marked our final stop in northern Vietnam before crossing into Laos, making it a…
Most people have heard of Ha Long Bay, with its epic limestone karsts and emerald waters. The bay has become incredibly famous due in large part to movies like Kong: Skull Island and Tomorrow Never Dies. It’s a must-see on anyone’s Vietnam itinerary. However,…
This part of our Vietnam trip was quite different from the previous two weeks. Weather-wise, we had expected the Mekong and HCMC to be very hot, the central part to be mild but a little rainy, and the north to be cooler but dry.…