Nearly everyone we spoke to prior to getting to Hanoi recommended one place to visit: the Museum of Ethnology. It is a modern museum around a 7km taxi ride from the Old Quarter. On display are artifacts and information about the many different peoples who […]
Throughout our time in Vietnam, and especially when we arrived in Hanoi, the atmosphere was buzzing for the Tet holiday. Tet is the Vietnamese New Year celebrations and takes place at the same time as the Chinese New Year. Traditionally at this time everyone travels […]
After Halong Bay we had a few days in Hanoi before the New Years celebrations began in full. Everything was either busy and bustling, or already closed until after the Tet Holiday. We spent most of our time in the Old Quarter, just North of […]
A trip to Ha Long Bay is a must-do for any visitor to Vietnam. The huge landscpe of limestone mountains rising up from the sea is like nowhere else on Earth; truly one of our planet’s great spectacles. The best way to see the area […]
We had the best part of a full day left in Huê before our last sleeper train took us to Hanoi. After visiting the Mausoleums it was only right that we should also see where the Emperors spent most of their living time: The Imperial […]
We arrived in Huê after a stunning train ride from Da Nang. Huê was the capital city of Vietnam prior to Hanoi and was the last capital ruled by the emperors of the Nguyen dynasty. The city itself is centred around a huge walled and […]
We had one final day in Hoi An and had to go to get our train tickets to Hue from Da Nang Station. We decided to make a better trip of it by visiting the Marble Mountains en route. The Marble Mountains are 5 limestone […]
For our second day in Hoi An we booked a full day tour of the countryside. I had a hookup for a private tour guide called Ha through a friend who had been previously. We explained to him that we wanted to see the real […]
We arrived in Hoi An early in the morning. Getting off the train in Da Nang just after 6am and walking the short distance to get the public bus. Most Hoi An accommodation will offer to pick you up from Da Nang for a fee […]
One of Nha Trang’s biggest attractions is the Vinpearl amusement park. It is an offshore site which has loads of stuff to keep you busy for a day. The reviews I read were mixed but as long as you dont go expecting Disneyland you’ll have […]
