Neither Hayzybob nor I had been to a new country this year, and 2017 is coming to a close threateningly quickly. So last month we pinpointed our meeting point to Gdansk, which I’d heard good things and seen beautiful pictures of – a one-of-a-kind town with recognisable circular towers and buildings. It used to be […]
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Cafes of Vienna, 3+1
Vienna is known for its good coffee, lavish cakes and buzzing café culture. During our stay we managed to visit one or two, so here we have Viennese cafes, 3+1! (Flashback to my 2016 Central Europe trip, so obviously things may have changed since then…) Café Diglas Cafe Diglas, according to efficient Hayzybobz’s efficient […]
A brief burst of Bratislava
Which city is the only capital in the world that borders two countries? Chances are that you’ve already read the title, and therefore already have rather a reliable hunch for the answer, so give yourself a pat on the back and a large portion of parene buchty (steamed dumplings filled with jam) if you answered BRATISLAVA! […]
‘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 […]
HCMC 2 HN by sleeper bus
Google ‘sleeper bus Vietnam‘. I guarantee you will not feel particularly inspired to try this form of transportation which has been described as “It’s sort of how I would imagine taking off in a rocket ship to mars would feel like non stop for 12 hours” or similar by the numerous blog posts and articles. […]