So I’m back in Ha Noi now after 2 more days biking through the mountains. Definitely a better biker now for the experience (the whole trip felt like an intensive training course, passed except for a massive fail whenever faced with gravel!) No doubt Mum is reading this and I know she was very worried […]
Category: Vietnam
Motorcycle Madness (PART 1)
Sorry to drop another on you so soon but feel today very much merits its own post, plus I’ll be off in the mountains tomorrow and will have no WiFi or 3G so you all get a day off 🙂 The first day of the highly anticipated motorbike tour has finally arrived! So was collected […]
Ha Long winded update
Warning: Long winded travel update ahead! So happy new year everyone! On new years eve I wandered towards the centre and ended up at the Vietnam equivalent of the Sydney opera house / Big Ben / etc New Year celebrations. Loads of bands, dancers, a shedload of DJs I’d never heard of and a nice […]
The Da Nang Fire Sale
As is becoming tradition, a busy few days! After the day in Hue’s imperial city, I went to visit a number of the emperors tombs nearby. Bloody hell, they know how to build them!! Giant bronze statue of themselves, an entire underground palace (which no one will ever see) huge marble obelisks bearing down on […]
Doing it My Hue
So another few days on, another city. After taking the morning to check out marble mountain in Da Nang yesterday (an awesome mountain near the coast which was mined for the marble sculptures nearby creating a system of caved & temples carved into the mountainside) it was a 4 hour bus ride to Hue. Bus […]
Dec 26th & not a turkey in sight!
Firstly thank you all for showing the love yesterday, was as a bit down & homesick after speaking to the family Christmas morning (sounds ridiculous in the circumstances I know but if you had full control of them, all the time, they wouldn’t be emotions!) Grand now anyway so here’s the overview for my Vietnamese […]
Christmas day with An Bang
Merry Christmas from the brilliantly named An Bang beach! Obviously massively great-full & blessed to be where I am & doing what I’m doing but its impossible not to miss friends & family today. Merry Christmas everybody, looking forward to seeing you all again soon!!! xxx
‘Twas the night before Giáng Sinh
So, second day in Hoi An, glad I didn’t post yesterday as I was full of the rage! Booked 4 days over Christmas in Hoi An based on everyone saying how lovely it is & as the old towns a UNESCO site, but after a walk last night it just felt like to worst kind […]
A Hoi-An Christmas
Back from the Mekong excursion and after a short flight I’m now chilling in Hoi An old town. I’ve bought a hammock but I’m not sure why (must reestablish my policy of never talking to shop owners) Decides to splash out for Christmas so got some super fancy digs – I couldn’t take a pic […]
Minh-night Madness
What a day!! It turns out Ho Chi Minh city is amazing, there is loads happening, all at one, all the time! Since 10am this morning (had a lie in after the all-day coach trauma yesterday) I’ve watched and been invited to join in non-contact martial arts the park which, saw a massive group of […]
Wonderboy Wanders 