Taipei - city centre exploring

So up at 4, I blame jetlag!
Managed to make 0 friends as not many people in the hostel speak English and I'm a standard brit who can't speak any other language!
Buuuut made a plan with a lil helpLeer más
Too hot to hike

Ha! Successfully met up with 3 others staying in different hostels in Taipei to go on a mini adventure outside of city centre.
We decided to take the train to the end of the line catch the bus toLeer más
To Kaohsiung

Morning in Taipei, decided to head to cable cars with Ava from the hostel as missed out yesterday... pretty cool, nice views, shame I didn't have time to stop off to explore a bit...
Got myLeer más
I'm on a boat!

Headed out to the warehouse markets to try and find some new shorts (I'm down to my last pair) which was a massive fail as it was closed!
Swift change of plan and caught the ferry over to QijinLeer más
Fo Guang Shan Monastery

Fo Guang Shan Monastery and Museum has to be one of the biggest and impressive worship areas I think I've ever been to! Considering the coach load of people's arriving, the place is so big it feltLeer más
Liuqiu Island

Got up early and went with Hsieh to Lotus Lake... was pretty nice, lots of temples... and terrapins!
Planned to spend the night in Liuqiu Island but apparently there's a typhoon brewing or somethingLeer más
Typhoon and hotsprings

Had to leave Hsieh and the family early as the typhoon meant basically lockdown in South Taiwan 😓, so he stuck me back on the train to Taipei so I could enjoy sightseeing and actually catch myLeer más
Spirited Away (well Jioufen)

Took the bus from Taipei to Jioufen...
It is bloody beautiful (if completely packed and full of tourists)! Despite the weather being grey, foggy and just a bit miserable, can see why people claimLeer más
Waterfalls and 'Old Streets'

Met my new friend, Chloe from the tea shop, at 9am to head to Shifen via bus and train... once at the station, she convinced me that I should go to the end of the line - Jingtong - and work my wayLeer más
Last day in Taiwan

For the last day in Taiwan I wanted a chill day so decided to go to Elephant Mountain as it had been recommended. It wasn't too hot and a bit overcast but thought it would clear up a bit to get someLeer más
Day 1 - Vietnam

Arrived around 6pm in Hanoi and met Harry. Luckily plane journey was only 3 hours and there's only a 1 hour time difference so no jet lag 😁
Checked into the hotel... bathroom situation is...Leer más
Ha Long Bay

2 day trip to Ha Long Bay... the only plan we actually have for Vietnam and Cambodia!
The boat was awesome... definately the best one out there... room was fab, even had a lil balcony, bathroomLeer más
Ha Long Bay and back to Hanoi

Got up early and went for a kayak around the bay... tad language communication issue meant that Harry and I ran over time and had to get picked up by our shuttle boat as the main boat left withoutLeer más
Hanoi and night train

Spent most the day wondering around Hanoi enjoying the chaos, sights, noises and smells (some more potent than others! 😅)
Wandered up to Tran Quoc Pagoda before heading down towards Den QuanLeer más
Hoi An day 1

Slept pretty well on the night train, was quite comfy really but woke up to pretty much a monsoon... and a questionable roof (there was no point in it, our room was basically flooded 🤣)
Arrived inLeer más
Hoi An day 2

After realising how fun the monsoony water actually was, we got up early to do more sightseeing in Hoi An... using (bravely) the free bikes the homestay had...
We attempted to get up to the beachesLeer más
Hoi An - Hue

Had an interesting bus experience traveling from Hoi An to Hue today... the initial bus was actually a car with some other people in it... none of us knew if this was the 'bus' taking us all the wayLeer más
Another rainy day

Another sunny day in paradise 🤣
Flying to Ho Chi Minh in the afternoon so spent the morning visiting a temple and Pagoda just outside of Hue.
Pretty cool tbf, but the slate-ish tiles with mossLeer más
Cu Chi tunnels

In the morning we got up early and walked around the city before going on a tour of the Cu Chi war tunnels to understand more about the conditions that the poor people were subjected to during theLeer más
Mekong Delta

Got up early and did a day tour of Mekong Delta... was a very long day but very good. Not as commercial as the Coconut forest in Hoi An.
Saw a couple of the islands, how they made honey, coconutLeer más
Angkor Wat

So yesterday was pretty much a full day of traveling to Seam Reap so nothing to update.
Woke up early (4:00am) to gk to Angkor Wat for the sunrise... was massively worth it 🥰 and gues what...Leer más
Life on the Lake

Went on a trip to a floating village, Kampong Phluk... which is a village of approx 1000 families living in stilted houses on Tonle Sap... the village is only reachable by boat so we hopped on a tukLeer más
On the Island

Took the ferry to Koh Rong which is a gorgeous little island, full of jungle and beaches. Did some snorkeling, walked to a waterfall and visited a mango grove with some spontanious kayaking... alsoLeer más
Phnom Penh - last stop in Cambodia

Final stop of Cambodia is the capital, Phnom Penh.
Very modern city with historical and traditional buildings too.
Our accommodation was super swanky with a huge rooftop pool, restaurant (we triedLeer más
Ho Chi Minh - take 2

Headed back to Ho Chi Minh as my flight to Aus leaves from there.
Met a good group of people and went to do some bits and bobs we didn't get around to doing the last time in HCMC... went to the WarLeer más