Travel day
February 15 in England ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
Arrived in Newcastle early bird waiting for second breakfast 😋
Dubai airport
February 15 in the United Arab Emirates ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Only one more flight to go
Lego !!!
February 15 in the United Arab Emirates ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Hanoi
February 16 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Fabulous meal out with the group. 8 course meal for £23 per head. Group seems great. Looking forward to getting up at 6 tomorrow to start the trip properly 😀
Travel Sapa
February 17 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
6 hours on the coach to Sapa. Great scenery but unfortunately the weather is exactly like home and hard to see much in Sapa due to the mist. It looks amazing so hope it clears tomorrow.
It overlooksRead more
Walk to homestay
February 18 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
A hike to the traditional hillside village of Ta Phin. Accompanied by a local guide, following a scenic route through lush forests and terraced rice fields.
6 hours walk through all the villages onRead more
Back to Hanoi
February 19 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Great stay at the homestay at Ta Phin. Got to meet the family and learn about their way of life. Gatecrashed a wedding. Then 6 hours back on the bus to Hanoi. Walking tour through the Old Quarter,Read more
CAT BA Island
February 20 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Left Hanoi , bus journey then ferry over to Cat Ba Island. Then lunch on a 4 hour boat cruise through the towering limestone formations of Lan Ha Bay. One and a half hours kayaking followed by a swimRead more
CAT BA island back to Hanoi
February 21 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Morning at the Ecolodge at Cat Ba Island. Didn't want to leave, even saw a litter of 1 day old puppies. Then travelling back to Hanoi .
That evening we went on a street food tour where we joined theRead more
PHONG NHA
February 22 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Arrived early in Nai then bus to Dong Hoi for breakfast. Then on to Phong Nha where we are for the next two nights at an eco resort by Dong Suon Lake. Went for a bike ride through a local village.Read more
Caves
February 23 in Vietnam ⋅ 🌧 22 °C
Went to underground rivers, karst mountains and jungle of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park. We began at Thien Duong Cave, also known as Paradise Cave, which was only discovered in 2005. It is known forRead more
Travel day to Hoi An
February 24 in Vietnam ⋅ 🌧 22 °C
A day of travelling south to Hoi An. Over 8 hours on the bus oh joy!!!
The evening was spent soaking up the ambience of Hoi An on an orientation walk around the old town: the original EuropeanRead more
HOI AN
February 25 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
A morning cycle through the padi fields to a local family business making noodles at Cam Kim Island learning the secrets behind my quang. This traditional rice noodle dish is one of the most popularRead more
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
February 26 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
Morning flight (approximately 1hr 25min) to Ho Chi Minh City (formally Saigon). This is an exciting, absorbing metropolis where scooters pack the streets and temples stand alongside modernRead more
Saigon
February 27 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
Two- hour Cyclo tour through the markets and streets of Ho Chi Minh City. Strangely the most relaxing experience through the most chaotic traffic.
Stopped at the energetic Hoa Ho Thi Ky market, withRead more
Seam Reap cambodia
February 28 in Cambodia ⋅ ☁️ 34 °C
New country, next stage of holiday . Seem to have spent the whole day travelling. Even though the flight was only 40 minutes. First impression of Cambodia is very good . Nice and chilled
Angkor Wat
March 1 in Cambodia ⋅ 🌙 32 °C
Wow wow wow. Words cannot express how enormous and fantastic this place is .
Spent most of the day exploring the incredible Angkor temple complex, one of Southeast Asia’s greatest archaeologicalRead more
Angkor Wat at sunrise
March 2 in Cambodia ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Early morning to see the sunrise . Then another temple ... the funeral Temple. Then a flight to Phnom Pen from the quietest airport. Only one departure leaving and that's ours































































































































































































































































