March 2016, Mekong Delta in Vietnam If I were to choose one place, I imagined being the most exotic and magical, that fascinated me the most, that I was most curious about, most excited about, looking forward to visiting the most and that would give me this once in a lifetime experience…
March 2016 in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) And you thought you had it all figured out, but then, one day a stranger crosses your path … and your life will never be the same again. The course of your life will take another route. And if you’re lucky, really…
March 2016 in Hue, Vietnam Wherever I go I always bring a pen and a pad with me so I can make a note of my impressions and observations just as/when they happen and whether it is a keyword or full ‘ready to go’ sentence, I write it down, to…
It only took some 20-minute taxi ride from Da Nang to my Hoi An accommodation – homestay. Homestay? Never heard of it either. Until now. The original idea with homestays was to let international students live with local families in their host countries, learn a foreign language, immerse in a…
February 2016 in Da Nang, Vietnam Coincidences, coincidences – where would we be today if not for the coincidences. Hadn’t I bought Halong Bay trip -> I wouldn’t have gotten free airport transfer (as a thank you) -> and most probably wouldn’t have gotten an idea to check flight options ->…
February 2016 in Halong Bay, Vietnam So, I went on a trip. Two night, three day trip to Halong Bay. One night on a cruise boat and one night on a resort island. Halong Bay a.k.a Descending Dragon Bay, a home to thousands of limestone karsts and isles in various shapes…
February 2016 in Hanoi, Vietnam No matter where you are in Hanoi you’re never far from a lake, some lake, as Hanoi is the city of lakes (and two rivers). And the largest of them all is West Lake. The lake is located some 15 – 20 minute walk North West…
February 2016 in Sapa, Vietnam NOTE: text continues all the way to the bottom of this page SAPA Express ‘bus terminal’ was only a few minutes walk from my hotel so I took a morning walk rather than have them pick me up in a car. I did some serious repacking…
“At least we were lucky with the weather”. I wish. Sadly, not this time. Sadly not me. Everybody talks about the weather. The weather is number one topic in Hanoi these days. Coldest winter since 2007, maybe ever, snow only a few kilometers away. Big Freeze. Cold, cold, cold. Seriously…
Really? I beg to differ. Hanoi isn’t very pretty at first sight. Not all that interesting either. No smiling ladies in straw hats as far as the eye can see. No pagodas. No temples. The ride from the airport was rather gray and dull. If not for a few occasional…
