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Vietnam - day 3
May 16, 2019 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 36 °C
Today we woke up in sapa and had a yummy breakfast which was cooked for us by mama shushu’s daughter Mimi - her English was so good! We then headed off on our days hike around the sapa hills, meeting lots of local people and seeing incredible views! We went to a waterfall which was so pretty and so many local children were playing in it which was so cute! Sash had stayed with mama shushu last year and So I showed her a picture of Sasha and Laura and she remembered them - I recorded her saying hi to sash! Had a final lunch with our new sapa crew and said bye to mama shushu which was so sad! Got a bus back to Hanoi and it had beds on so was so comfy! We went out this night in Hanoi and it was so so much fun!!Read more
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Vietnam - day 4
May 17, 2019 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 38 °C
Today we woke up in Hanoi rather hungover and spent the day exploring! We went for breakfast in a rooftop cafe and then showed our friend Ben train street! We headed to the most amazing cafe called the note cafe. It is full of notes people have written to anyone/family/friends/noone and stuck on the walls in there. Made us quite emotional reading them all etc! We sat in there for a couple of ours having banana milkshakes and reading & writing notes of our own. Was so so cool! We then headed back to the hostel to cool down as it was 37 degrees this day! Had a yummy Vietnamese dinner at a lantern restaurant and then went to the night markets which were huge and so cool!Read more
Thank you for your note from Hanoi. So glad you having a great time. Missing you very much and looking forward to seeing you on your return home. Enjoy and keep safe. Lots of love from Nanna. xxx
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Vietnam - day 5
May 18, 2019 in Vietnam ⋅ 🌬 31 °C
Today we got up early as we were going on Castaways to Halong bay! We left at 7.30am and got a bus, boat, bus, boat but eventually arrived on the castaways island - a private island in Halong bay and omg it was INCREDIBLE. White beaches and huts which everyone sleeps in right on the beach. We spent the afternoon sunbathing and meeting everyone, we had the best group of people ever! Had dinner and drinks and danced all night on the beach!Read more
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Vietnam - day 6
May 19, 2019 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Today’s as the BEST day ever. We woke up and ate breakfast before getting on the booze cruise for the day. We went kayaking around the Halong bay islands and played games on the boats which was so so much fun! Jumped off the side of the boat and danced to music all day, was honestly SO much fun. We returned to the island at 4pm all a bit tipsy and carried on partying on the beach etc, meeting the new people who just arrived on the island! Spent the night dancing and meeting so many people - was so so much fun :)Read more
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Vietnam - day 7
May 20, 2019 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
We woke up on our last morning in castaways and had the long journey back to Hanoi! It was boiling again but we eventually arrived and all slept for a while in the air conned room absolutely knackered!! We then went for dinner, mils ben and I and met some other friends from home for pizza! Was so yummy:) went back to the hostel and met up with all our friends from castaways and all went out together to a place called Prague bar which was so much fun. Gonna be so sad to leave eachother! :(Read more
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Vietnam - day 8
May 21, 2019 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Today we spent the day hanging out in Hanoi with all our friends from castaways before saying bye - it was so sad :( Had breakfast/lunch with Georgie and Imo and then we ended up going to watch the boys from home ice skate as we were buying some new toiletries near bye and it was SO funny, they were awful! Random thing to do but we had a night bus this night so were just chilling! We left for our overnight bus at 7pm! It was so uncomfortable and we didn’t arrived in Phong Nha until 4am!Read more
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Vietnam - day 9
May 22, 2019 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Today was so so good. We arrived in Phong Nha at 4am and ended up having to sleep on hammocks until we could check in! We slept by the pool and then there was a HUGE rainstorm which was quite cool!! At 2pm it stopped and we rented bicycles and rode to the duck stop. We were greeted by the tiniest cutest kids ever who were helping their family run it and ended up chatting to them for half an hour - they were SO sweet. This was the funniest weirdest afternoon of our lives! We fed ducks and they followed us all around the farm and even gave us a foot massage - so odd! We then went and rode a buffalo which was hilarious especially as I have never ridden a horse. We got ridden through water which was super deep because of the rain and got made to pose on the buffalos back haha! Cycled back to the hostel and chilled here with everyone and had dinner :)Read more
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Vietnam - day 10
May 23, 2019 in Vietnam ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
Today we woke up and sunbathed at the pool with people from our hostel. It was BOILING and a good chance to top up the tan haha! We spent a few hours writing our diaries in the shade and chatting to people in the hostel! After this we headed to a really nice restaurant called mama D’s for sunset and a games night. There were so many games there so we played connect4, dominos, cards and scrabble which tested our gap year relaxed brains a bit too much! A nice chilled day before a 4 am start tomorrow! We met the funniest English boys this evening who were in our hostel room, sadly we leave in the morning!Read more
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Vietnam - day 11
May 24, 2019 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
Today we had a very early start - 3.30am!! Caught the 4am bus from Phong Nha to Hue and slept the whole way before arriving at about 8am! Had a very sweaty walk to our hostel VBH Hue hostel & sports bar and then headed to a place called nooks eatery for the NICEST breakfast ever! We sat here and did some research about what we could do today. We had a tour booked for the next day with all the major Hue sites included so we decided to go to a pool for the day and chill - it was so nice! At about 4pm and headed back to the hostel to meet up with our besties from Australia Ellie and Katie! We had done Fraser Island together and organised to be in Hue together for 2 days! It felt amazing to be reunited and we were so so excited to see eachother! Went out for the nicest dinner together and then died Katie’s hair - was hilarious! Had some beers at the hostel and then headed to bed after a long catch up!Read more
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Vietnam - day 12
May 25, 2019 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Today was SUCH a good day. Woke up and all had breakfast together before setting off on our motorbike tour of Hue. We each had a driver and sat on the back of the bikes which was so so much fun! Went to Thanh Toan Bridge in the cutest town, the abandoned water park which was so cool but weird! An old fort and then we headed to make incense and whilst we were there it started pouring down! All bought ponchos even our drivers and we continued with the tour. Went to the elephant tiger arena where they used to fight - was amazing you could see scratches on the walls from tiger claws. We then headed to the ancient city. Luckily the weather started to clear up so we walked to a place for some Vietnamese lunch and beers - was delicious! When we got back a Vietnamese teacher had bought 5 pupils to our hostel who were learning English and asked us if we minded listening to their presentations as they had an English exam the next day - they were so cute and amazing at English! After this we Had free beers at 6pm from the hostel and ended up playing beer pong with loads of people from our hostel - Ellie and I were on a team and we were so sick! We then had drinks and headed out to the most hilarious vietnamese club with everyone from our hostel!Read more
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Vietnam - day 13
May 26, 2019 in Vietnam ⋅ 🌧 31 °C
Today was amazing. Was so sad this morning to say good bye to Katie and Ellie and we were already planning when we are gonna reunite in England haha! After this mils and I went and collected our scooters for the day to do the Hai Van Pass. We has the most incredible day, riding along the coast to elephant springs, Lăng co bay and the hai van pass which was so beautiful. Arrived in Hoi An at about 6pm after nearly running out of petrol twice and being late back haha! Ended up spending 8 hrs on bikes but it was so cool to ride on a scooter instead of in a car! We were staying at VBH Hoi An which was more of a hotel than a hostel! Got free beers and caught up with some of our friends from castaways over dinner!Read more
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Vietnam - day 14
May 27, 2019 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Today we woke up in PARADISE! Had free breakfast at the hostel ans then so weird we bumped into a girl called Katie (not the same one we just left haha) in the corridor of our hostel - a friend of ours from Noosa Australia - so weird and random but SO exciting! and got a grab down to Kahunas beach club. Spent the day sunbathing and meeting lots of people from our hostel - it is the most beautiful beach ever! Met a girl called Connie who was so so nice and her friend Courtney and all headed back to the hostel together. We got ready and did a pub quiz with 2 boys from our castaways trip in Halong bay, the questions were so hard though! We ended up buying this huge bucket of alcohol and met up with Connie! Headed out to a bar called hair of the dog which was so fun - met so many nice people! I even met a boy who is going to UCL in September!Read more
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Vietnam - day 15
May 28, 2019 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Woke up very hungover and headed down to Kahunas again to try cure the hangover! Sunbathed with Connie all day and had delicious lunch! At about 4pm we headed back to the hostel and showered and got ready. 6 of us girls then headed into town, Connie, Courtney and Sarah and Lizzie two girls who we met in castaways! We had the nicest evening in Hoi An, we set off tea lights down the river and looked at the amazing lanterns. Had a yummy Bahn Mi for dinner and went to the night market. The nicest evening ever!Read more
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Vietnam - day 15
May 29, 2019 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
Today we woke up and decided to explore Hoi An old town in the day. Had an amazing morning looking at all the shops and beautiful silver jewellery- we both bought 2 rings which are being made to fit our fingers - exciting! Had lunch at an ‘English builders cafe’ - sausage butties with actual Heinz ketchup and English tea - was insane! We then headed to Kahunas for another beach day with a boy called Ron - our friend from our hostel room! Today was our last day with Connie which was so sad so we chatted and realised that we are gonna overlap further down which is exciting! We headed off the beach and chilled at the pool for a few hours with Katie and all her friends before getting ready! Had the most hilarious night out - karaoke and everything so much funRead more
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Vietnam - day 16
May 30, 2019 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
Today I woke up very early and felt very hungover so decided to go on a run - first one in over 3 months LOL. Nearly passed out running through Hoi An old town but was worth it! swam in the pool after and then went and woke up mils:) we had to say bye to Ron our new bestie from our room which was sad :( had breakfast and then headed down to the beach! Chilled here all day with our friend Hagan who works here and is hilarious! Such a funny day together and then mils and I headed into the old town to collect our rings - they were perfect we were soooo happy! Had dinner on a balcony overlapping the river and bridge - was so beaut. Went back to the hostel and we were gonna go our but we ended up falling asleep at 8pm lol after our V late night last night haha!Read more
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Vietnam - day 17
May 31, 2019 in Vietnam ⋅ 🌧 30 °C
Today was our last day in Hoi An - it has definitely been one if not our favourite place travelling! The town is so beaut, beaches amazing and nights out have been so fun! Woke up and checked out before heading down to Kahunas for the last time. Spent the day chatting to all the staff who we have become friends with and we were so sad to leave them that afternoon! Boarded our 20hour bus journey to Mui Ne at about 6pm and waved good bye to our fave new place!Read more
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Vietnam - day 18
June 1, 2019 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
Today definitely wasn’t our best day hahaha, got woken up at 5am by the bus crew shouting Nha Trang - we knew e needed to change bus here but when we tried to get off and collect our bags the driver wouldn’t let us off and said for Mui Ne we had to stay on this bus lol. After 20mins of driving, the bus pulled into a dusty bus car park genuinely in the middle of NOWHERE, and the driver who spoke barely any English told us we had 3 hours TIL the bus left haha cry. Ended up walking into Nha Trang in desperate search of food and as no where was open Oreos were our only choice for breakfast lol. Got on our next bus and then the AC stopped working and we broke down 3 times hahaha. Anyway eventually we arrived at Mui Ne and checked into VBH village hostel. It was SO beaut - we were in love. Mils and I were just sunbathing and then suddenly I see one of my friends Verity from India - so so random but so fun to see eachother again! ended up eating lunch and catching up for a few hours and then wandered around Mui Ne town! We went for the nicest dinner at a VERY local restaurant this night right on the waterfront - was so beaut and we were the only westerners in there! Came back and chilled w verity before heading to bed!Read more
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Vietnam - day 19
June 2, 2019 in Vietnam ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
Today was SUCH a good day!! Woke up and had breakfast with verity as she was leaving at lunchtime. We then met up with our friend Connie from Hoi An and spent the day sunbathing and chilling with her around the pool! At 1.30 Connie mils and I got picked up in a jeep and headed on a tour of Mui Ne. We went to the fairy streams, a local fishing market and then the white and red sand dunes - both which were so beaut! Came back and had dinner all together with some beers. Had a movie night us 3 and ended up chatting to these 6 English boys who just arrived in our room all night!Read more
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Vietnam - day 20
June 3, 2019 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 33 °C
We woke up today and had our final breakfast with Connie which was so sad! Sunbathed together and chatted and then ended up bumping into a girl from Reigate who was staying in our hostel - so random! At about 1pm we caught the bus to Ho Chi Minh, mils had forgotten her towel so I ran back to get it meaning I was sweating so much when we boarded the bus - I then got put in the bottom row in the back of the bus next to 5 local Vietnamese - deffo wasn’t my comfiest bus ride! We soon arrived in Ho Chi Minh and checked into our hostel the hideout. Had delicious tuna banh mi for dinner and then had beers and drinks on our hostel rooftop. Met the nicest pope and even bumped into s girl as she was leaving who knew my friend Mo from Aviva! We went out to a hilarious club called Miss Saigon with about 30 people from the hostel which was so fun! Came back and FaceTimed mumzy to say happy birthday! As we were going to bed we randomly bumped into a group of boys who had made friends with Liz and Daria whilst travelling and happened to be in the hostel room next door to us here!Read more
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Vietnam - day 21
June 4, 2019 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
Woke up and had free breakfast on the rooftop before heading off for the day to explore Ho Chi Minh! Started at the war remenants museum which was incredible - so interesting and hard hitting especially the stuff about agent orange. We then explored the city before sitting in a cute Vietnamese cafe for a banh mi whilst we wrote our diaries! In the evening we headed to amazing night markets and did some shopping - it was so cheap! We got back to the hostel and got ready as we were going on a club crawl. Was honestly one of the funnest nights out of our whole travelling - some boys we knew from Hue were there and the whole group we were with were just so so fun! Ended up getting back at 4.30am - we had to be up for our flight the next day at 5.30am LOL!Read more
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Cambodia - day 1
June 5, 2019 in Cambodia ⋅ ⛅ 34 °C
After a very little 45 minutes sleep, we woke up and got in a taxi to the airport - fair to say we haven’t felt this bad the whole of travelling LOL. arrived at the airport and after paying an extortionate fee to put our bags on the flight we had some well needed breakfast! Millie didn’t even remember leaving the hostel And getting in the taxi that morning hahahah. Landed in Phnom Penh at about midday and got in a tuktuk to our hostel mad monkey! Sunbathed and met some really nice girls who we chatted to for a few hours and then got ready to go out. Bumped into our friend from the clipper in Australia and the big group of English boys from Mui Ne which was so fun! Mils and I then went to rent our own tuktuk driver for the day - he took us to both the S21 museum and killing fields and they were both incredible. Very hard hitting and the audio guides were amazing. After this we headed back fo the hostel and had dinner with some boys we met at the bar. Ended up falling asleep at about 7pm after our no sleep last night!Read more
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Cambodia - day 2
June 6, 2019 in Cambodia ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Today we had to get up at about 8 to catch our bus down to Sihanoukville. It took us AGES about 8 hours in a very uncomfy bus but we were with a really nice girl from Leeds to chatted the whole way! Eventually we arrived and this definitely isn’t the nicest place haha. We waited for a ferry boat and boarded at about 4pm to an island called Koh Rong. Arrived and it was BEAUTIFUL!!! Had to walk along the whitest beaches ever to our hostel called the nest. It was very Beachy and chilled! Checked into our room and then had dinner with a girl called Charlotte who we just met at the bar! Bumped into our friend Tilly from Byron Bay Australia which was so random! Spent the evening chatting to Charlotte and she introduced us to her friends Elliot and Caitlin who were super nice. Spent the evening chatting and chilling at the bar! IRead more
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Cambodia - day 3
June 7, 2019 in Cambodia ⋅ 🌧 30 °C
Today we woke up and the weather wasn’t too good! Spent the morning sitting in a cute beach hut on the beach writing our diaries which was so nice! It soon cleared up and we did a beach workout (first in forever) and then had a swim in the sea which was so nice! We then decided to head into Koh Rong village! Walked through the jungle path to the other side of the island at sunset and it was beautiful! Had dinner on the beach was delicious and then spent the evening chilling here chatting! When it was dark we headed back along the beach back to our hostel!Read more
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Cambodia - day 4
June 8, 2019 in Cambodia ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
Today we woke up and it was sooo sunny! Had breakfast and then sunbathed on the beach just outside our hostel - it was boiling! At about 12 we headed over to the ferry port and caught the ferry to Koh Rong Sanloem. This journey was hilarious it was absolutely POURING with torrential rain and there was a group of 20 of us just getting absolutely soaked. Met 3 really nice girls from Twickenham and a group of boys from Kent and we all turned up absolutely soaked - was hilarious. Checked into PARADISE For the next 3 nights - we stayed at mad monkey a private deserted island area of Koh Rong Sanloem with the funnest hostel on it ever. Checked into our beach huts our beds for the next 3 nights lol! Headed to the main area and sat and chatted aallll evening to loads of different people and then met up with our friends from Koh Rong! Was so fun to be back together. Had the funnest night ever with amazing people and it all ended with us in the sea at 3am swimming with the most INCREDIBLE bio-luminescent plankton - incredible first day here.Read more
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Cambodia - day 5
June 9, 2019 in Cambodia ⋅ 🌧 30 °C
Today we woke up rather hungover and headed for breakfast in the main shack hangout area with all our friends! We needed up sitting at breakfast for ages and then headed down to the beach to sunbathe - weather was actually good! Mils and I went to these hammocks in the sea to sunbathe and ended up bumping into Sarah a friend of ours from noosa Australia! In the afternoon it starting raining so a group of us went in the sea and ended up sitting in here for 2 hours just chatting - we were so pruney by the time we got out! Was so much fun though - have met the best people here! Had dinner and then had the most fun night ever - probably mine and Millie’s favourite night travelling. We all had a big pre, bumped into our friends from Mui Ne and then had the best night all together and with all our friends from here! Ended again with us in the sea at 3am with the plankton - we were in awe of how amazing it was!Read more
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