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  • ViaggiatoreSoutheast Asia 2024
    Giorno 71–74

    Sapa

    19 marzo, Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

    Myself and Georgia got a 7am bus on 18th March to make the journey to Sapa. We arrived around 2pm, where we met the daughter of the lady we were staying with. We had booked one night in a homestay (Mama ShuShu) and we had two treks/walks included.
    Unfortunately that day was very wet and foggy so visibility was 0% but we still had a nice time getting to know about the culture in Sapa.
    We arrived at our homestay that evening and met some more of the family. There were 8 other people staying here and we all sat around for dinner (They had cooked so much food for us which was lovely).
    After dinner we sat around the fire, and had some popcorn (made by the husband) and had some happy water (rice wine shots 🤢)
    The next day we got up for breakfast and went out on a trek through the villages with mama Shu Shu and her daughter .It was so good learning about the different tribes and villages that make up the communities in Sapa. The weather was nicer today and we could see a bit more of the landscape.
    Before we left the homestay, mama Shu Shu gave us all bracelets that were made by her and her husband 🫶🏼
    We arrived back into Sapa Town at around 3/4pm.
    We booked two nights in a hotel so we could relax. On our 3rd day in Sapa the weather was hot and sunny. We explored the town and looked at different tourist sites ( Moana Sapa)
    Places we ate:
    - Thong Dong vegan kitchen and cafe
    - Sapa sky view bar and restaurant
    - Little Sapa restaurant
    We left on 22nd march on a 12pm bus to go to Ha Giang.    Leggi altro

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  • ViaggiatoreSoutheast Asia 2024
    Giorno 68–71

    Hanoi

    16 marzo, Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C

    We arrived in Hanoi at around 8am on Saturday 16th after a fairly comfortable night bus (Georgia slept the whole way!).
    We stayed at the one hostel - really nice rooms, rooftop pool and restaurant.
    When we arrived we dropped our bags and went straight for breakfast -
    We spent Saturday not doing too much - had a walk to the lake (hoan Kiem) and went to Uniqlo (I can't help myself). As it was Paddy's day eve we found an Irish bar called the snug - it was full of Irish expats, and it was lovely to get a taste of home for the weekend.
    On Sunday 17th I went out for a solo breakfast and coffee whilst Georgia slept. Today we went to train street to watch the train go by. It was pretty cool and lives up to the hype!!
    We went out tonight again to celebrate Paddy's day - first to the mad monkey hostel and then to the snug.
    Monday was a very slow day and we didn't do too much. We booked our transfer to sapa for Tuesday 19th at 8am from the hostel.    Leggi altro

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  • ViaggiatoreSoutheast Asia 2024
    Giorno 64–67

    Hoi An

    12 marzo, Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C

    After a very rocky 12.5 hour night bus, I arrived into Hoi An on 12 March with a Dutch girl from my hostel.
    Luckily we both had booked the same accommodation (Ihome hostel - not my favourite), so we got a taxi to drop our bags, showered and went for breakfast at Phin Coffee restaurant.
    After breakfast I arranged to meet Ana, a girl from Hungary who I had met in Thailand at the start of my trip.
    We all had a walk around town until we could check into our room at 2pm
    At around 3ish my friend Georgia arrived, she came over on a 2 week holiday to see me. It was so nice having a familiar face around for a while to break up my solo travel.
    Activities in Hoi An included: cooking class (so much fun, and our teacher was such a laugh), coconut boat, coffee class, shopping.
    We chose to get clothes tailored whilst here, I got a green top and trouser co ord and a dress. It was a lot of fun getting clothes tailor made.
    We explored Hoi an town which was very pretty and ate a lot of Banh Mis.
    My favourite banh mi was vegan and it was called Le Hoi Banh Mi chay - a cute little lady owned it and she only charged 15000!!
    We met up with a few friends I had met along the way - a danish guy, a Hungarian girl and a girl from south Africa.
    The food in Hoi an was pretty good we ate at: Ba Dam veggie restaurant (where i tried a Hoi An dish called Cao Lau), Rosie's buttercup restaurant.
    We left on Friday 15th on a night bus to Hanoi! 🚌    Leggi altro

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  • ViaggiatoreSoutheast Asia 2024
    Giorno 60–63

    Da lat

    8 marzo, Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

    After my first sleeper bus (of many) in Vietnam (even though it was a day bus, they love a bed), I arrived in Da lat at around 9pm on Friday 8th March.
    For the first night I stayed at a homestay, called dalata note hostel, and then for the following two I moved to a hostel called Mookas home - one of the best hostels I had stayed at on my trip so far. The family who ran the hostel were super lovely, and very very accommodating to all the guests.
    The first day I visited the crazy house, walked around the lake and attended a family BBQ with the other guests in the hostel. I met some people here who all decided to go on a hike the next day.
    On Sunday 10th March, 5 of us got a taxi to Lang Biang mountain. We hiked to the top and saw some lovely views. The hike was quite hard at the start, it levelled out and then the last 15 minutes felt like torture 😅 we were all very chuffed once we reached the top!!
    That evening we all went out to a veggie restaurant for dinner - Chay corner in dalat.
    I booked a sleeper bus to leave Da Lat on Monday 11th at 5pm (12ish hour bus) to go to Hoi An.    Leggi altro

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  • ViaggiatoreSoutheast Asia 2024
    Giorno 57–60

    Ho Chi Minh

    5 marzo, Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C

    I arrived into Ho Chi Minh at around 4pm on March 5th after a 10 hour journey from Phnom Penh.
    I stayed at Saigon Chill Hostel in district 1 - with every other tourist!!
    I was excited to finally arrive in Vietnam, as I had heard such good things from other travellers on my trip.
    The first evening I tried to set up a SIM card - without any luck and I came back to the hostel where I met a few people (Canadian guy, and an English/Irish couple) who were super friendly.
    I ate in a restaurant called home Saigon restaurant, which was very veggie friendly.
    On the 6th March I decided to do some exploring - I went to the war museum, Saigon central post office, and explored the area where the cafe apartments are. It was crazy seeing how much traffic is in HCM - and learning how to navigate crossing the road!
    For dinner I decided to try my first Banh Mi - which was pretty good 🤤
    On Thursday 7th I signed up to go to the Cu Chi tunnels with the hostel. It was very fascinating seeing the techniques used during the Vietnam war. I met really nice people on this tour who I went for dinner with when we got back. One thing about HCM is how hot/humid the weather was 🥵
    On Friday 8th I booked a bus to start my journey from south to north - with my first stop being Da Lat.    Leggi altro

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  • ViaggiatoreSoutheast Asia 2024
    Giorno 55–57

    Phnom Penh

    3 marzo, Cambogia ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C

    I left KRS on a 9.30 ferry (which was very rough and rocky, and I had to stand for the duration of it) and got to Phnom Penh at approx 6pm on March 3rd.
    I stayed at Onederz hostel
    I only planned to stay 2 nights here as all I wanted to visit was the historical sites - Tuol Sleng Genocide museum (S21) and the killing fields ( I joined a hostel tour, there was 4 of us in the tuk tuk - all solo travellers
    It was very interesting to learn about, however, incredibly sad as it all felt so recent.
    I didn't eat out much here as it wasn't very veggie friendly.
    I left first thing on the 5th March to make my way into Vietnam 💃🏼    Leggi altro

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  • ViaggiatoreSoutheast Asia 2024
    Giorno 51–55

    Koh Rong Samloem

    28 febbraio, Cambogia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

    I left Kampot at around 10.30/11 on the 28th February to get to Koh Rong Samleom. My journey included a 3ish hour bus and an hour long ferry.
    As per all my journeys in SEA - the 6 hour journey turned into 8 😅
    It was a very very bumpy ride in the minibus - driving on terrible roads.
    I arrived at the pier in Koh Rong Samleom at around 3.45pm.
    I hadn't done too much research - but I didn't realise there were no roads on this part of the island, so I had to get a taxi boat to my hostel.
    I stayed at Onederz. It was right on the beach and had a very relaxed vibe.
    I was only supposed to stay here 3 nights, however, an hour after arriving I decided to extend my stay another night.
    I spent the next few days eating, reading, chilling at the beach.
    A Canadian friend I met in Kampot arrived on my second day, we ended up signing up to some scuba diving on the Friday - it was a lot of fun!
    Another friend, Dorothee who I met in Don Det arrived on the Saturday and we spent the evening walking to the other side of the island to find the other beach. 🏝️
    Food:
    - I mainly ate at the hostel (really lazy of me)
    - but one of my favourite dishes on the island was a vegetable cashew curry which I had at Sweet Times restaurant!!
    I really enjoyed my time here - relaxing and saving energy for my time in Vietnam!!    Leggi altro

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  • ViaggiatoreSoutheast Asia 2024
    Giorno 48–51

    Kampot

    25 febbraio, Cambogia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

    I arrived in Kampot at around 8am on the 25th of February, after a pretty successful night bus!!
    I spent my first night in Onederz hostel. I checked in and chilled by the pool for a few hours and then booked onto a sunrise tour.
    There ended up being 5 of us plus the guide - an English couple in their 50s (who took me under their wing) and a french couple.
    I moved to yellow sun hostel the following day. It was a hostel on the river, with a slide and decking where you could swim.
    I met lovely people here (Lisa, Kate,Lily and Amelia).
    We went kayaking around the river, which was beautiful and spent time cuddling the hostel puppies!!
    It was a nice place to chill and unwind.
    I did a second sunrise tour with the hostel, which was lovely!
    I ended up spending 2 nights here - I originally only thought I'd stay for one.
    The hostel was nice, very basic/camping vibes and I discovered a huge gecko in the dorm on my first day 😭
    I left on Wednesday 28th to make my way to Koh Rong Samloen.    Leggi altro

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  • ViaggiatoreSoutheast Asia 2024
    Giorno 44–47

    Siem Reap

    21 febbraio, Cambogia ⋅ 🌙 30 °C

    After a very very long travel day (left my hostel in Don Det at around 8.30am and arrived in my hostel in Siem Reap at 8pm) I arrived at Onederz hostel in Siem Reap!
    I met Emily whose plans coincided with mine, and we overlapped in Siem Reap.
    I spent my birthday doing a sunrise tour at Angkor Wat (3.30 wake up call). It was so beautiful!! We got back to the hostel at around 1.30pm and we chilled by the pool for the day, and went out for dinner with another girl called Dorothee, from Germany.
    The rest of my time in Siem Reap was spent chilling by the pool, going to the Apoppo Rat museum (very interesting) and going to an artisan workshop.
    Mainly ate at the hostel/market or a place called Khmer Taste, which was super cheap.
    I really enjoyed Siem Reap, apart from pub street!!
    I spent 3 nights here and left Saturday 24th on a night bus to Kampot!!    Leggi altro

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  • ViaggiatoreSoutheast Asia 2024
    Giorno 40–44

    Don Det/4000 islands

    17 febbraio, Laos ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C

    I left Pakse at 8.30am to make my way to Don Det/4000 islands. I got picked up by a minivan and we had an hour and a half drive to get to a boat which brought us across to don det island.
    I stayed in two places whilst here: Ta's dorm and EasyGo backpackers.
    When I arrived, I explored the tiny town and went for a coffee and met a few girls which I spent some time with over the next few days :)
    It was a lovely island, where you could rent bikes to get around.
    Activities:
    - Cycling, exploring a waterfall on the next island (Don Kon)
    - Swimming in the river/at the beach
    - Reading/eating/drinking
    It was a super chill time. Unfortunately I got sick on my last day, so I extended my stay for an extra day, as I didn't want to travel into Cambodia after a day of having a bug.
    Met some really nice people here :)    Leggi altro

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