Alas The End of This Adventure by Simi

So post -holiday blues are well and truly embedded as we await at the airport here in Danang to catch our internal flight to Saigon and then onwards back to London via Qatar. What an epic holiday! Truly not enough superlatives in my vocabulary to express what a special trip this has been- not only to experience these two stunning countries with their beautiful people and culture but also to hang out with these four other gorgeous people. Truly blessed x

So a collective list of things are going to miss and not miss!

We are going to miss:

1. The loo bidet type nozzle- super efficient!
2. The warmth of the people- everyone says hello, waves and smiles from the toddlers to the grandparents!
3. The banh-mis from Madam Khan
4 . The buzz of Vietnamese life
5. All the plants
6. The delicious coffees (very partial to having it with condensed milk now)
7. The animals
8. The tropical fruit and the smoothies (and the cost!!! No Joe and the Juice prices here!)
9. Swimming outside everyday
10. Breakfast buffets
11. The weather (apart from a downpour in HCMC and another in Hoi An)
12. Haggling.. with the Vietnamese.. it’s weirdly fun thanks to their charm!
13. The traffic rules... or lack of them
14. The Vietnamese’s tolerant attitude and lack of anger
15. The Vietnamese family Life... we never saw kids cry or moan or argue

Not wanting to be negative but more of a balanced discussion so we are not going to miss:

1. The karaoke party boats
2. The loudness of the cities (and we are city people!)
3. The traffic
4. The traffic rules... or lack of them (though Matt claimed he was starting to enjoy it!)
5. Lack of choice of veggie options (the veggie food on offer was wonderful just not much variety)
6. Tiny stools (charming even if plastic) but not so comfortable for the more well endowed bottom like mine!

This list is clearly not exhaustive .. hopefully one we will revisit! So a big cảm ơn Vietnam! It really has been such a fab holiday!Læs mere