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Travelling to Ho Chi Minh City from Da Lat in our VIP luxury bus was suppose to be enjoyable and certainly the bus didn’t let us down. The driver on the other hand was as dangerous as we have seen and it wasn’t long before Rach was using the translator app to let him knowContinue reading “Ho Chi Minh City”

We had a fantastic flight to Da Lat on Vietnam Airways, much more comfort than easyJet, reclining seats and televisions. The flight took off 20 minutes early because everyone was on time, the plane made another 15 minutes with tailwind and our back packs were on the conveyor before we got there. We were inContinue reading “Da Lat”

I start this blog with some sad news. One of the guests in our hotel eat frog yesterday and we found out that he croaked in the night! So what type of food have we eaten? Rachael had crocodile and frog in De Nang and we have both eaten a variety of seafood including localContinue reading “Vietnamese cuisine”

We have had 4 amazing days at Hoi An, we arrived from Da Nang a city to a much smaller fishing town with an ancient centre. The streets were so clean and tidy, the buildings immaculate and the people friendly. Our boutique hotel was fantastic too, all open plan dinning with a lovely view acrossContinue reading “Hoi An, town of lanterns”

One thing that Hoi An is famous for is clothes making, so Rach and I decided to put the seamstress to the test. Rach went first and found a nice pattern and dress design that she liked. The lady took her measurements and then they talked material. “You like silk, you like Cotten pritty lady?”Continue reading “It’s about the winkle!”

When thinking what would be a blast We decided to do a local cooking class We asked the hotel what to do And they introduced us to Mr Wu Now Mr Wu was a master chef Considered by many to be the best Mr Wu, he was short and stout But he sure knew whatContinue reading “Ode to Mr Wu”

So relieved to be off the bus we now had 3 days to enjoy Da Nang. It’s a beautiful city, clean, safe, amazing beaches, restaurants with so much seafood in large tanks and a lovely lovely vibe. The evenings are warm and the city comes to life with night markets and neon lights up theContinue reading “Da Nang”

You can’t organise a trip like this yourself without making the odd bad decision. An example of this was our choice of transport from Ninh Binh to De Nang, some 550 km. The Vietnamese holiday season was finishing so lots of people were travelling back home and as a consequence all the trains were booked.Continue reading “And then the baby filled its nappy!!”

We settled down for relaxation time in our home stay in a bamboo hut with a lovely outlook, very peaceful and quiet where we were able to read, chill and do Thai Chi. We couldn’t stay still for too long so we hired a motorbike and rode to the tallest Pagoda in Vietnam and aContinue reading “Ninh Binh home stay”

So we left Hanoi and travelled about 80 miles south to Ninh Binh for a days excursion and then stopped off for a couple of days rest! We first visited the old capital of Vietnam within Ninh Binh province. It’s called Truong Yen and we learnt some history of the area and how they lived.Continue reading “Ninh Binh excursion”