Water Puppet Show
6 марта 2024 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
We headed over to the 8pm showing of the Traditional Water Puppet Theatre Show. I was hoping to go earlier in the day but the tickets for day shows were all sold out. Alas, all turns out as it isЧитать далее
Cat Ba Island
7 марта 2024 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
We were up at 4.45am this morning to get picked up at 5am for our big day exploring Lan Ha Bay (the sister bay to Ha Long Bay, which is one of the seven wonders of the world) on day 1 of our 3 dayЧитать далее
Lan Ha Bay, Out at Sea!
7 марта 2024 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
We arrived at the Cat Ba Port and hopped on our little private boat. There is something mythical about this place. Especially given that the grey mist will be lingering all day, and is enshrouding theЧитать далее
Kayaking Amongst the Limestone 😍
7 марта 2024 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
We got to go kayaking amongst the limestone mountains of Lan Ha Bay. It was serene. For most of the time, we were the ONLY ones there. This is unheard of if you were to go to Ha long Bay, which is theЧитать далее
Island Hopping - Cycling in Lan Ha Bay
7 марта 2024 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
We hired bicycles to explore one of the inhabited islands of Lan Ha Bay. David said there are about 300 people living on the island. The cycle was 5km each way, so a good workout on the legs.
TheЧитать далее
The worst food of the trip
7 марта 2024 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Well... We've finally done it. We've had a shoddy food experience.
It was bound to happen hahaha.
We went to get Japanese for dinner at a Japanese place that had good google reviews and was busy.Читать далее
Bingsu and new friends SAVE the night
7 марта 2024 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Weeeeeew! We had yummy scrummy Bingsu at HoduKing! Michael got the Oreo and I had the strawberry. Both were delish. Love shaved ice, it's so light and delicate and I love the way it melts on yourЧитать далее
Mua Cave and Viewpoint
8 марта 2024 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
First up on our day trip to Ninh Binh is the Mua Cave and Viewpoint. This place is stunning. Everywhere you look there's something to catch your eye.
The complex consists of gardens, rice paddies,Читать далее
Am Tien Pagoda and Lake
8 марта 2024 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Next up was to visit Am Tien Pagoda and Lake. It's international women's Day today, so lots of ladies are dressed up taking pictures in traditional clothing today!
The Pagoda itself is inside aЧитать далее
Bicycle Ride Around Ninh Binh
8 марта 2024 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
We went for another bicycle ride, this time it was around the township of Ninh Binh. It was a very simple and easy ride today, with only one uphill section.
The ride was mystical and serene, with noЧитать далее
Lunch in Ninh Binh
8 марта 2024 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
We had a supplied lunch at a restaurant in Ninh Binh to try a few speciality dishes.
Included on the menu was fried fish, spring rolls, signature sizzling goat, lemongrass chicken, steamed veggies inЧитать далее
Ninh Binh: on the set of King Kong!
8 марта 2024 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
We took a boat ride around areas of Ninh Binh in a traditional wooden boat with an elderly Vietnamese lady on the oars doing the steering and pedalling (so to speak). It was. Avery relaxing point rideЧитать далее
Embroidery in Ninh Binh
8 марта 2024 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Our last stop for the day is at a local house to learn embroidery.
Our host didn't speak any English, so our guide translated for us until we got into the embroidery. Then we just kind of winged itЧитать далее
Suprise.... Its a MONSTER naan!
8 марта 2024 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Tonight's shenanigans were again a case of utter disappointment that eventually leads to an amazing discovery.
Michael and I wanted to try out these famous donuts in Hanoi. It was a fair way out ofЧитать далее
Nam Hong: Wet Market
9 марта 2024 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Our first stop on today's cultural regional tour. We are in Nam Hong for the day, which is a rural Hanoi village with zero tourists. We are spending the day with a host family, going out on bikes,Читать далее
Farming in rural Hanoi!
9 марта 2024 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
I got to do some farming of kohlrabi at the family's farm. They own over 100 acres in which they grow a wide range of rice and vegetables.
The steps were pretty simple- prepare the soil, create theЧитать далее
A taste of simple rural life.
9 марта 2024 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
After exploring the farming area and doing some farming myself (seperate step and pics to come later) on the bicycles, we got back to the family house to do some cooking. We learnt about how to makeЧитать далее
Shoutout to David at Hanoi Eco Tours
9 марта 2024 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Just a quick post to compliment what a great time we had with David from Hanoi Eco Tours over the past 3 days!!!! We had amazing food, our car and driver was safe, relaxing and high quality, and DavidЧитать далее
Pizza Lovers is... OK
9 марта 2024 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Decided that we need to try margarita pizza in each city to compare. The first place we were due to go to was completely booked out, so we ventured up to another place that was busy.
It was OK.Читать далее
Chez Mimosa Petite (Part 1)
10 марта 2024 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☁️ 36 °C
We have arrived back in Ho Chi Minh City with little delay to our domestic flight. Our hotel has put us in a room next door in their new facilities for one night, then we are being moved to theirЧитать далее
Nom noms everywhere!
10 марта 2024 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☁️ 36 °C
We had a super late lunch today given we only got into our hotel at 2pm ish and needed to settle in. Our area is pretty interesting in that there seems to be heaps of good food places around that haveЧитать далее
Dinner at Den Long Home Cooking
10 марта 2024 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
We've ventured out for dinner and drinks tonight. Our first stop is dinner at Den Long Home Cooking. The atmosphere is lovely in here, and lots of customers coming through. Relatively reasonablyЧитать далее
Les Rives Tour: Can Gio Mangrove Reserve
11 марта 2024 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Today we are on a day tour with Les Rives to the Can Gio Mangrove Ecological Reserve. We are commuting the entire thing by speedboat and passing through the Mekong Delta. Should be a good day ahead toЧитать далее
Les Rives Tour: Mekong Delta Wet Market
11 марта 2024 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
We briefly stopped our boat tour to explore a wet market on the Mekong Delta. Poor Michael is so over the wet markets hahahaha (once you've seen one you've kind of seen them all). One lady didЧитать далее
Mekong Delta vs Can Gio River
11 марта 2024 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Just a quick note to show some shots of the actual Mekong Delta. It is beautiful but unfortunately absolutely loaded with rubbish in the water and ashore. I managed to get some rare pics where noЧитать далее












































































































































































ПутешественникNot sure which is whackier.... weeki watchi mermaids in Florida, or this! Looks like lots of colour and fun.
ПутешественникThat’s hilarious, swimming puppets