Trekking Sapa - Day 2
2 октября 2019 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ⛅ 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 rideЧитать далее
Three days relaxing on Cat Ba
4 октября 2019 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☀️ 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 октября 2019 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☀️ 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 enjoyedЧитать далее
Dragon Peak, Ninh Binh
7 октября 2019 г., Вьетнам ⋅ 🌧 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 theЧитать далее
Bai Dinh & Tam Coc
8 октября 2019 г., Вьетнам ⋅ 🌧 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 practicallyЧитать далее
Imperial City, Hue
9 октября 2019 г., Вьетнам ⋅ 🌧 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 HueЧитать далее
Hue royal tombs & river views
10 октября 2019 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☀️ 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 areЧитать далее
Thien Mu Pagoda
11 октября 2019 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☀️ 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 октября 2019 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☀️ 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 flowerЧитать далее
Afternoon in Hoi An
12 октября 2019 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☀️ 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 AnЧитать далее
Da Nang by night & Sunworld
13 октября 2019 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ⛅ 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 aЧитать далее
Marble Mountain
14 октября 2019 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☁️ 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 canЧитать далее
3D world Da Nang
15 октября 2019 г., Вьетнам ⋅ 🌧 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 октября 2019 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☁️ 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 dedicatedЧитать далее
HCMC by night & the Bamboo theatre
18 октября 2019 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☁️ 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 backpackersЧитать далее
Day trip to the Mekong
19 октября 2019 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☁️ 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 wrappedЧитать далее
Cu Chi Tunnels
20 октября 2019 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ⛅ 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 aЧитать далее
Phu Quoc - Beach time
22 октября 2019 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ⛅ 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 октября 2019 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ⛅ 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, aЧитать далее
Phu Quoc Cable Car
24 октября 2019 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ⛅ 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 youЧитать далее
Vietnamese food & drink
26 октября 2019 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Taiwan
27 октября 2019 г., Тайвань ⋅ ⛅ 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 weЧитать далее
Taroko National park
28 октября 2019 г., Тайвань ⋅ ⛅ 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 longЧитать далее
Rift Valley bus route
29 октября 2019 г., Тайвань ⋅ ⛅ 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 EnglishЧитать далее
Taitung
30 октября 2019 г., Тайвань ⋅ ⛅ 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 partЧитать далее