Day 70 – Day 72: HCMC, Vietnam

We arrived in HCMC at 5 am on the night bus. There had been drama on the bus as a local was caught stealing money from a Brits handbag while she was sleeping. Understandably she was feeling a bit on edge so the three of us went and parked up in McDonalds to wait until […]

Day 67 – Day 69: Da Lat, Vietnam

Our homestay ‘Kadpul Homecation’ in Da Lat was awesome. We were in a loft, up a dodgy staircase, which was perfect for listening to the rain in the daily thunderstorms. Downstairs was a covered seating area adjacent to the garden where had access to unlimited green tea, woo! We spent our first afternoon in Da […]

Day 64 – Day 66: Nha Trang, Vietnam

Upon arriving in Nha Trang at 4.30 am we were straight into the hunt for a 24 hour cafe as we couldn’t check in at our hotel until 10.30 am. After walking in circles for 15 minutes or so we eventually found a spot close to the beach. We stayed here for two hours, drinking […]

Day 60 – Day 63: Hoi An, Vietnam

Hoi An, what a place! One of our favourites on our adventures so far. After arriving on the bus we discovered that we were on the completely wrong side of town and the hotel was an hour or so walk away. With our luggage, walking that far in the ridiculous humidity was not an option, […]

Day 59: Hue

Breakfast was included at the hotel. We were given a short menu to choose from, which mostly consisted of bread rolls with some type of cooked eggs or a fruit bowl with yoghurt. Kyle, who had been up all morning watching basketball, opted for the fruit bowl, while I went for the poached eggs and […]

Day 58: Hue, Vietnam

After a restless night on the bus we arrived in Quang Tri at 7.15 am. To make it from the bus depot to the street we had to swipe off hoards of taxi drivers as usual. All we wanted was to walk the street and find somewhere for breakfast! On our search for a feed, […]

Day 56 – Day 57: Ninh Binh

Breakfast of banana and honey pancakes, vegetarian pho, a mango smoothie and a banana smoothie was included at the homestay. It was nice to be able to roll out of bed into the courtyard for a fresh cooked breakfast and the food was tasty! Today was our only full day in Ninh Binh so the […]

Day 55: Hanoi – Ninh Binh, Vietnam

By 8.15 am we were back sitting in the hotel lobby waiting for a bus to pick us up after demolishing some mango for breakfast. Thankfully, this time the bus arrived and we were on our way to Ninh Binh. We arrived in Tam Coc, a town right next to Ninh Binh, at 12.30 pm, […]

Day 54: Hanoi

Our last day in Hanoi! We had planned to go to the water park, however, we were concerned about Kyle’s toe getting infected so we decided to scratch that plan and go for a walk and massage instead. With our change in plans we could afford a late breakfast. Eventually we walked to Banh Mi 25 […]

Day 51 – Day 53: Halong Bay, Vietnam

After a short but sound sleep we prepared to be picked up from the hostel at 8am to head to Halong Bay. We had our fingers crossed that the bus would actually turn up this time. Almost bang on time the bus arrived! Relieved, we boarded and started the 4 hour drive to the boat. […]