Wazzzaaaaa my dearests, Today was the day for Uluwatu, venturing even further south. Uluwatu is famous for rich couples and rich families staying at cool resorts, with nothing much else around. But many places also claimed it had the the nicest, most peaceful beaches around. And scenery in general. For some reason, even though I […]
First tastes of Bali beachlife and nightlife
HOWDY MATES I don’t think many people will argue with the fact that the most famous thing about Bali is its beaches. Something we also learnt quite quickly when researching Bali was that the main city, Kuta, did not have the best beach (and wasn’t the most scenic town in itself, either, very built-up)… […]
Ubud, rice terraces, elephants and biking hiccups
Motorbikes, motorbikes, are the best way forward, right? I admit that navigation and sense of direction are not my fortés, but I felt that I could probably easily manage a motorbike in Bali since I am used to motorbiking in the Land of the Craziness of Bikes, Vietnam. Our first night we asked our hostel […]
Towards Bali via gumless Singapore
Welcome to Paradise. … is how Bali is advertised. So, we decided to go and see if it’s true… My friend Nikki was visiting me from Finland, and we decided we wanted to do a beachy trip out of Vietnam. What better place than the idyllic, famous Bali. We only had a stint from Monday […]
An Ode to Milk Tea
Some late night poetry inspired by the joyous experience of MILK TEA SOUP… Oh Milk Tea, Oh Milk Tea, How I adore to have you within me, The way your bubbles squelch so gloriously, and your condensed milk adds to the taste so scrumptiously The way the sprinkles on top add a bit of controversy […]
‘ruising and canoeing HALONG BAY
One of the musts of being in the north of Vietnam is visiting the stunner which is Halong Bay. Gorgeous natural beauty, an ancient bay full of, erm, little tree-covered mountains (‘towering limestone islands topped with rainforests’, describes google a bit more poetically) popping out from the sea. The name translates as ‘where the dragon […]
Hanoi, the turtle and the donuts
Xin chào mes amis!! Yes, yes, long time no see. That shall be rectified today… So, HANOI. 🙂 I wasn’t quite sure how I felt about Hanoi before going there. When first thinking about moving to Vietnam, I had half-heartedly considered moving there, but then the simplicity of travelling from Saigon, the apparent […]
The Pass of the Ocean Clouds feat. Hue
One of the main sights I wanted to do on this trip was the Hai Van Pass. It was made especially famous in Europe through the Vietnam episode of Top Gear, where the not-easily-impressed Jeremy Clarkson described it as one of the most beautiful rides in the world. My guide book called it the ‘Pass […]
Two days in the gorgeous Hoi An
Hoi An was a stunner. All of our’s favourite destination on this trip. Yes, Hoi An is becoming a tourist trap and was packed with tourists but, you know what? We were tourists. And we enjoyed it. It was amazing. Hoi An is a World Heritage Sight and “an exceptionally well-preserved example of a South-East […]
Crazy, cold, colourful, canyony Dalat
Our first stop on our 10-day whizz-tour through Vietnam was Dalat City, about 300 km from Ho Chi Minh City. A pretty, hilly town, with a stunning lake and surroundings, many cute cafés and restaurants, Dalat is a get-away for many Saigonese and an increasing amount of foreign visitors who want to escape the eternal heat […]