Vietnam and some top travel tips Vietnam is a land of many faces and places. I say this because it was a huge surprise to me how big it was and how much it changed over our month of…
Hanoi Kids tour
What to do in Hanoi? Hanoi was one of my favourite cities we visited in Vietnam. The food, people and with plenty of things to do it is a city you will not get bored in. We also used it…
Vietnam ATM tip for Australians and New Zealanders
Vietnam ATM tip for Australians and New Zealanders One major bugbear I have when travelling overseas is how banks and credit card companies hit you up with ATM charges. I was pleasantly surprised in Vietnam to find that my ANZ…
An idiots guide to a comfortable trip in Vietnam
An idiots guide to a comfortable trip in Vietnam Having survived a month in Vietnam I thought it might be useful to give people a few tips on safety and comfort. The traffic roulette and especially all the scooters are…
The Silk Queen a lovely place to stay in Hanoi
One of our best decisions was to choose the Silk Queen Hotel in Hanoi to start our month-long trip in Vietnam. We stayed for a total of nine nights. The hotel was in the heart of the Old Quarter and…
An idiots guide to getting an Indian visa in Vietnam
An idiots guide to getting an Indian visa in Vietnam On our year-long travel we are visiting India. We had to wait till we were nearer India before getting our visas as the Indian visa starts when issued. This means…
A City with 2 names and a Beach – Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City and Nha Trang
What a week! Fire and water shooting dragon bridge, a beach with the locals, and a city steeped in the last centuries’ wars.
An idiots guide on how to get a Vietnamese Visa online?
An idiots guide on how to get a Vietnamese Visa online? We decided to get our visa for Vietnam while we were in Thailand. I also decided to write this blog because I bumped into so many people that were…
Where to stay in Hoi An?
Getting to Hoi An There are three main ways of getting to Hoi An. If you are coming from Hue then you can hire a car which we did and have several stops on the way to admire the scenery.…
How do you take the bus from Ho Chi Minh City to Phnom Penh?
Our bus adventure I thought it might be useful to describe our bus trip from Saigon to Phnom Penh. We went with Kumho Samco Bus Line. There is a Kumho Samco forum thread which warns not to ride on this…