Category: Vietnam 2023
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Final Stop: 30 hours in Ho Chi Minh City
We were lucky enough to be placed on the earliest flight from Phú Quốc Island to Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday morning. We arrived at Alagon D’Antique Hotel and Spa in District 1 of the city at about 10:00am. We quickly ate breakfast (pumpkin soup, for me) and Pat went for a hot stone…
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Our 5 (instead of 4) nights on Phú Quốc Island
On 16 January, we flew from Da Nang to Phú Quốc Island, which is Vietnam’s largest island located just off the coast of Cambodia. It was very hot on our arrival! 32° and sunny! Amazing! This part of our trip was primarily to relax, enjoy food, visit the night markets, sip on a cocktail at…
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And… Goodbye, Hội An
On Wednesday, we enjoyed a small sleep-in before our motorbike tour around Hội An. We filled ourselves with buffet breakfast (yet again) and met our tour guide for the day, Mini T. I was so scared to get on the back of a motorbike, especially given the chaotic driving of Vietnam streets, but after the…
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Chào from the beautiful Hội An
Our first day and a half in Hội An was very relaxing (well deserved after our cave tour). We arrived in Hội An on Monday afternoon by taking a 6-hour train from Đồng Hới to Da Nang, and then a taxi to Hội An. We checked into the Hội An Historic Hotel located in the…
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Our Overnight Hang Tiên Cave Endeavour
Cass has ever so kindly requested that I write this blog post, hence the slight delay. Anyway, our next few nights took us to Phong Nha, a beautiful remote province south of Hanoi for trekking and a cave tour. Before our tour, we stayed at the small, community-run Chày Lập Farmstay for what was an…
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Our trip to Hạ Long Bay
Yesterday, we departed Hanoi for an overnight cruise in Hạ Long Bay. We were collected from our hotel and joined the bus with people from Los Angeles and Mexico City. Once we arrived at the port at the entrance to the bay, we were collected by a tender boat for a 40 minute trip to…
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Day 3 in Ninh Bình
We left Hanoi for Day 3 to take a day trip to the first capital of Vietnam. Our bus driver, Hai and our tour guide, Duc collected us from our hotel at 7:30am and drove us 2 hours from Hanoi to the province of Ninh Bình in northern Vietnam. We were seated in a multicultural…
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Hanoi Day 2
We discussed our action plan for our second day in Hanoi over breakfast at the hotel – we decided to fill our day with site seeing and 23,000 steps. But first, coffee! We visited Lounge 16 Cafè in Lý Thái Tổ for traditional Vietnamese coffee – “normal” coffee for me this time, and a cocoa…
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Xin chào from Hanoi!
Day 1 in Hanoi was fascinating. For anyone travelling to Vietnam for the first time, overwhelmed is probably the most prominent initial emotion. However, after 24 hours, it’s safe to say that Hanoi is a crazy and chaotic, but beautiful city. We started the day with an egg coffee at the famous Cafè Giâng. We…
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Introducing Our Journey
On 1 January 2023, we will set out on our first adventure as a couple – exploring Vietnam. We will update this blog, so our family and friends can travel with us, vicariously. If you would like to read our posts in-depth, click the link on the post title, and read away. See you in…
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