Ho Chi Minh City was our first taste of Vietnam. It was loud, bright, fast, and full of energy from the moment we arrived. We’d heard stories about the chaos of traffic, the magic of street food, and the way old and new coexist…
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.…
We were really excited about this part of our trip to Vietnam as Phong Nha looked like such a dream when researching! When referring to Phong Nha, I’m specifically talking about the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the northern part of Central Vietnam,…
We woke up to a sunny, hazy day in Huế. We got ready and went downstairs to our accommodation’s lobby where they served us a homemade breakfast. Our host arranged for our bikes to be delivered and then we were on our way to…
It was very early in the morning, perhaps around 6:00am, when our accommodation let us know that our driver was here to pick us up. We brought our luggage down the stairs and two men very quickly loaded up the car. We had both…
Hội An is just a quick 45-minute drive away from Da Nang, so in a flash, we were transported from the modern city of Da Nang to the quaint town of Hội An. In terms of why we chose to visit Hội An, we…
We left the mystery and awe of the Mekong Delta and landed in the modern city of Da Nang. As Vietnam’s fifth largest city, Da Nang is a busy place. It’s also known as Vietnam’s third city, because it’s more of an urban metropolis,…