LEAVING LAOS In total, we spent five nights on the Don Det island. Mainly focusing on relaxing and resting. We felt like on a real vacation. Daily breakfasts by the river or lunch at beautiful sunsets, walks around the island and watching how the locals live caused our pulse to drop significantly. We do not […]
DON DET ISLAND Unfortunately, our adventure with the Bolaven plateau is coming to an end. We move on, and the next destination is "the land of 4000 islands". It is a place where the Mekong River, which flows as far as from Tibet, slows down, and widens. A multitude of islands and islets have arisen […]
The Bolaven Plateau day 2 The Bolaven Plateau and its natural beauty charmed us so much that we decided to extend our stay here for one more day. This time we start early. Just after 7:00 am we set off to conquer this land again. Today we are taking the direction to waterfalls located by […]
the Bolaven Plateau The reason why we stopped in Pakse is the Bolaven Plateau located nearby. It is famous mainly for its coffee plantations, which are exported all over the world. But it was not coffee that brought us here. We are more interested in the natural environment of this region, especially in the numerous […]
Kong Lo Cave The company of chickens in our yard turned out not to be such a great idea. All because the rooster started crowing around 5:00 am, knocking us out of sleep. Nevertheless, we get up refreshed. We step in for breakfast at our hosts. We eat an omelette, rice, and papaya salad. We […]
Capital of Laos We got to the capital of Laos quite smoothly. In total, the trip from Vang Vieng took just over 3 hours. We get off the bus somewhere in a quiet area. We assume that we are on the outskirts of the city. However, after checking the map, it turns out that we […]
In the morning, after a quick breakfast, we set off to Vang Vieng. The route leads through the mountains. We drive at an altitude between 1,200 and 1,500 m above sea level, looking at the clouds covering the valleys below us. The roads are winding like spaghetti, running next to the abyss of several hundred meters. It […]
4:45 am. The alarm clock rings. We slowly get up and go to the town. On the way we buy boiled rice in a basket, and cookies with bananas. We are sitting on the sidewalk and wait, it is almost 6:00 am. They are going! We can see them from afar, marching in a row […]
While thinking about the upcoming winter and the next possible lockdown, we decided, at the last minute, to get out of cold, wet, and windy England to experience the last warm rays of sunshine. We also had to recharge the batteries after a terribly busy three months spent mainly on planning, creating, and running a […]
Fort Meyers has long been a prime tourist destination in Florida and the commercial center for Lee County with a population of around 83,000. It was founded post Civil War, and named after Colonel Abraham Meyers. It has a rich history of being a farming and fishing hub but has changed dramatically over time. Today […]
A long journey As we mentioned earlier, we want to get to Laos by bus going from Hanoi to Luang Prabang. A 27-hour long journey is ahead of us. The bus leaves at 6:30 pm. As most buses in Vietnam this one also has bed. Although, it differs slightly from the previous ones. It turned […]
A brief summary of our gateway to Asia Taking advantage of the excess free time spent on the bus to Laos, we decide to briefly summarize our stay in Vietnam. We spent 16 days here traveling from south to north. This was our gateway to Asia, a place on Earth completely unknown to us. […]
An island covered with a blanket of nature We wake up on the ship before 6:00 am. The plan is to watch the sunrise above Ha Long Bay, which is said to be very impressive. Unfortunately, we are not able to experience this. Clouds still cover the bay. At 7:00 am a boat arrives to […]
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Already in Hanoi Today was supposed to be our rest day… Exactly, supposed to be! Because how can you rest if you run around the city all day? We have to plan and organize the next few days. As we are already in the north of Vietnam, we got to think about our next destination: […]
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Tam Coc The bus from Dong Hoi to Ninh Binh arrives more than an hour late. In addition, it is fully loaded, with people lying even on the floor. We sit right next to the toilet. At the beginning it is not too bad, but after some time the toilet begins to smell terribly […]
Paradise Cave When we get up in the morning, most of our roommates are gone, and it is only 7:00 in the morning. We also get up quickly, excited about the day ahead. For breakfast we eat leftovers from yesterday, which we consume at the balcony. The view of the city turned out to […]
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The City of Hue The city of Hue is referred to as the intellectual, cultural and spiritual heart of Vietnam. Palaces and pagodas, tombs and temples, culture and history are just a few things that describe this town, another Vietnamese UNESCO World Heritage Site. It functioned as the capital of the country until 1945. During […]
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Another day in Hoi An Another day, another early start. We take advantage of every moment spent here. Time to relax will come later. We get up at 6:00 am, eat breakfast, pack backpacks and leave for the city again. We buy a breakfast buffet for only $2 per person – we fill our stomachs […]
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Ruins of My Son Today we visit another historical place from the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. My Son is a cluster of abandoned and partially ruined Hindu temples constructed between the 4th and the 14th century AD by the kings of Champa. It was also a kingdom, and one of the holiest site of […]
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Amazing, historical city We arrived in Hoi An after over thirteen hours of bus ride. We were sitting right behind the driver, which guaranteed additional experience and stress. It seems that in Vietnam a way of driving on national roads is different from driving around the city. The main difference is that in the city […]
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Beaches of Nha Trang We wake up around 7:00 am, very hungry, as the night before we went to bed without any dinner. While getting ready to leave our room, it starts to rain again. We go to the bar next to our hotel and order breakfast. During all this time rain is pouring. Twenty […]
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Waterfall, pagoda and a...ditch! The time is 5:40 in the morning. We crawl out of the bed, pack our backpacks, and leave them at the front desk to pick them up again for our 1:30 pm bus ride to the next town called Nha Trang. But first, we take our rented scooter and go to […]
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Da Lat - city surrounded by hills We arrive in Da Lat at 6:00 am. It is a city surrounded by hills, located at an altitude of over 1500 meters (5000 feet) above sea level. The climate changes immediately. It is cooler, around 26°C (78°F), and in addition to that - it is a cloudy […]
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Good morning Vietnam After almost 10 hours on a plane, we landed in the most populous city in Vietnam called Ho Chi Minh City. Although Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) has been the official name of the city since 1976, the old name "Saigon" is still used by many Vietnamese. After getting off the plane, […]
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