Trekking Sapa - Day 2
2 października 2019, Wietnam ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
The next day we hiked through more rice fields to the waterfall (quite small) before lunch and a ride back to the town where we had a quick 20 mins to look round before a shower and the long bus ride Czytaj więcej
Three days relaxing on Cat Ba
4 października 2019, Wietnam ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
After being on the move for the past four weeks, we booked a hotel with a pool and spent a few days on the island relaxing and sunning ourselves.
Cruising Ha Long Bay
6 października 2019, Wietnam ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Spent the day cruising around Cat Ba and Ha Long bay and found our new sport...kayaking! We had a funny and flirty tour leader, a great lunch on board, a fun group of people, and thoroughly enjoyed Czytaj więcej
Dragon Peak, Ninh Binh
7 października 2019, Wietnam ⋅ 🌧 29 °C
It's called the Mua caves but the cave is underwhelming at best. We knew about the stairs to the dragon statue perched right at the top of the mountain which has incredible panoramic views over the Czytaj więcej
Bai Dinh & Tam Coc
8 października 2019, Wietnam ⋅ 🌧 24 °C
The two top attractions in Ninh Binh. Bai Dinh is a temple complex which was so big you had to get a golf cart to the starting point of the tour, it was also strangely quiet, and we were practically Czytaj więcej
Imperial City, Hue
9 października 2019, Wietnam ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
The walls and buildings of the old imperial city of Hue are now a museum. It rained all day but we still got to admire the different courtyards, colourful building and learn about palace life. On Hue Czytaj więcej
Hue royal tombs & river views
10 października 2019, Wietnam ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
A very hot morning going around three royal tombs. The first was the best as the main structure was entirely mosaic inside. The tombs have plenty of space for the ancestors to come and worship and are Czytaj więcej
Thien Mu Pagoda
11 października 2019, Wietnam ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Quick morning visit to Thien Mu Pagoda, a nice pagoda with a large Buddhist garden and an interesting tale about a monk who burnt himself to death in protest.
Morning in Hoi An
12 października 2019, Wietnam ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Hoi An is a large town with a river running through it which has retained its traditional style and charm is now a tourist haven. The top attractions are the old houses and temples, the quiet flower Czytaj więcej
Afternoon in Hoi An
12 października 2019, Wietnam ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
We stumbled across a shop selling sweet black sesame soup. The shop was looked after by a son and his parents who were well into their 90s and slept in the shop while he showed guests around. Hoi An Czytaj więcej
Da Nang by night & Sunworld
13 października 2019, Wietnam ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
It's monsoonal in Da Nang so we sheltered for the day in the hotel and then hit Sunworld for the evening. Sunworld is the quietest theme park I've ever been to which meant no queuing and they had a Czytaj więcej
Marble Mountain
14 października 2019, Wietnam ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
The monsoon continues so we dashed to Marble mountain before the rain came back. We thought it was just a temple upon a mountain (with an elevator) but actually once you've climbed to the top, you can Czytaj więcej
3D world Da Nang
15 października 2019, Wietnam ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
Day three of the monsoon and we have to find somewhere other than the hotel to hide from the rain.
Exploring Ho Chi Minh City
17 października 2019, Wietnam ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
1. The post office - Lots of tourists enjoying the act of posting cards from this giant colonial post office. Couple of nice monuments outside.
2. The Renaissance museum -A harrowing museum dedicated Czytaj więcej
HCMC by night & the Bamboo theatre
18 października 2019, Wietnam ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
We watched the amazing Bamboo theatre at the Opera house, which was an acrobatic circus where all the props were made from bamboo. The city is lit up all over at night, especially the backpackers Czytaj więcej
Day trip to the Mekong
19 października 2019, Wietnam ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
The coach took us out of HCMC and down to a small harbour where we boarded a long boat and crossed over a small section of river to coconut island where we watched coconut candy being made and wrapped Czytaj więcej
Cu Chi Tunnels
20 października 2019, Wietnam ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
A two hour drive out of HCMC you find the Cu Chi tunnels museum. These are the original tunnels the Southern Vietnamese guerrilla fighters used to hide and as a supply chain. You can walk around a Czytaj więcej
Phu Quoc - Beach time
22 października 2019, Wietnam ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
After three weeks on the go it was time for some relaxation. We flew out to Phu Quoc and booked into a hotel with a guitar shaped pool 5 mins from the beach. It was heaven.
Phu Quoc town
23 października 2019, Wietnam ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Took a morning off from sunbathing to cycle to the main town. Not much there as most the tourists stay near the beach hotels but there was a nice temple where flowers and fruits were being dried, a Czytaj więcej
Phu Quoc Cable Car
24 października 2019, Wietnam ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Another delight from Sunworld. The cable car is meant to lead to a private island with a waterpark and aquarium but they're not open yet. As the ride is so beautiful they opened it in advance and you Czytaj więcej
Vietnamese food & drink
26 października 2019, Wietnam ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Taiwan
27 października 2019, Tajwan ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Arrived in Taiwan at 4am and made our way over to Taipei main station for our train; we were happy to find all the metro signage in English. Due to Pride weekend, every hotel was full, so we Czytaj więcej
Taroko National park
28 października 2019, Tajwan ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Had our first taste of congee for breakfast with a mix of nuts and dried fruit for toppings. Our tour of Taroko was unfortunately all in Mandarin but the guide kindly google translated to us how long Czytaj więcej
Rift Valley bus route
29 października 2019, Tajwan ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
We hopped on the Rift Valley bus on a drizzly day to see what else Hualein county had to offer. Starting at the end of the line with Danongdafu Forest Park. Still rather damp and without English Czytaj więcej
Taitung
30 października 2019, Tajwan ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
We took the train south to Taitung, where the tourist office was running a fashion exhibition from a local designer. We spent the afternoon completing the cycling loop around the city. The first part Czytaj więcej