Travel experiences across the world
Want to discover Vietnam, north to south, but don't have two months to do the backpacker experience? Here's a great, compact two-week itinerary that will get you to the country's main highlights without making everything feel like a blur:HanoiDay 1: Arrival in HanoiRead: The Old Quarter of HanoiDay 2: HanoiRead: The Imperial Citadel, the Temple… Continue reading Your Vietnam Itinerary
When I opened the curtains this morning, I found the sun was staring me in the face.I was picked up at the hotel at 07:15 for my tour of the Cu Chi tunnels, around 50 km out of HCMC. We were driven to a pier nearby and boarded a speedboat on the Saigon river. It… Continue reading The Cu Chi tunnels, the Bitexco tower
Today it's sunny and a sweltering 30°C again! Now I finally understand why so many people are out the door by 6AM, get stuff done before the sun's high in the sky, then take a break until it goes down again. I didn't do it, mind you, but I get it.I had the hotel call… Continue reading The War Remnants Museum, the History Museum
So today I said goodbye to Hoi An and took a cab to Da Nang airport to catch a plane to Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon. I was surprised to note that the Da Nang terminal was a lot nicer than the one in Hanoi, at least it didn't look positively sovietic! Also, I… Continue reading Journey to HCMC, the Reunification Palace
It was sunny today! For real, all day, not just for a quick moment between the clouds. After going from San Sebastian to Vitoria to London to Versailles, sun and heat are not things I have learned to handle, so I'm looking forward to finding out what new patches of skin I managed to get… Continue reading The Japanese Covered Bridge, the Assembly Halls
This morning I jumped out of bed to see if I could take a quick dip in the pool before leaving. Nope. Still cloudy and cold. Three days in a paradise resort with a dreamy ocean-blue 40 m pool and I didn't even get a foot in! (It goes without saying that the sun parted… Continue reading Hoi An: first contact
Today it didn't rain! It's been overcast all day and sometimes the skies would go dark, but my umbrella stayed safely inside my backpack. Apparently it's gonna be sunny tomorrow, when I leave... Sigh.I reserved today for a tour of the tombs of the Nguyen emperors, the same ones that lived in the Imperial Citadel.… Continue reading The Tombs of the Emperors
Sigh. So, another day to explore priceless architectural and historical wonders of the world, another day that's rainy, cold, and foggy. Google Weather and my iPhone said that it would stop raining at 10:00, but it was a filthy lie. It never stopped raining. It hasn't stopped yet.After chaining boats, buses, and trains, I slept… Continue reading The Imperial Citadel of Hue
I caught thr sun ONE MORNING and I immediately put on a cap and sunglasses, applied sunscreen on my face and neck, wore long sleeves and long trousers... And STILL I managed to get sunburnt on the sides of my neck (only the sides!) and the backs of my hands. I look like a walking… Continue reading From Hanoi to Hue
Amazing news: it's sunny today! It happened! I saw the sun today for the first time since that one day in Versailles when we had a nice morning. When I opened the window today, instead of a solid white wall of fog I could actually see the entire valley sprawling in front of me. I… Continue reading Sapa, Lao Chai, Ta Van
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