Last week I spent in Saigon again due to our company’s epic CHRISTMAS PARTYYYY. I arrived on Monday and this is how it started off… After an amazing cocktail at the epic View Bar (which has, trust me, a view), we walked out onto Bui Vien, my beloved backpacker street, the first one I ever […]
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Vietnamese Milestones so far
04.12 So, it’s been nearly six weeks. Here are a few things I have finally succeeded in accomplishing… First driving a motorbike! “Make sure you keep your hand on the brake…” Ph, the owner of the motorbike, reminded me frequently… Not on roads yet, but I have now tried an automatic motorbike and I […]
Chicken feet, cockroaches and plane-spotting
19.11.2014 Xin chao! Long time no write, I seem to have phases. But now I MUST write it’s been a while… So, what’s happened since I last wrote. Well, I’ve settled more into BH life, and I really do enjoy teaching and lesson planning, and our group of BH teachers are a great bunch. We’ve gone for […]
First impressions of Bien Hoa
01.11.2014 evening Hello from the Food Village from floor 4 out of like 21 at the Pegasus Plaza-building, highest in Bien Hoa. Just survived my first teaching lesson with seventeen over-excited 6-11-year-olds. They basically didn’t understand anything I said, but most of them seemed to have fun and each spoke at least a little […]
Impressions of Vietnam: First five hours
26.10.2014 klo NOON So, I have been just under five hours in Ho Chi Minh City. In Vietnam. In Asia. !!!!!! And I feel I could write ten blog posts. I am sat in the lobby of my hotel, I’m allowed to check in in 45 minutes. My original plan had been to, after […]
TEFL in Vietnam: The Pre-Thoughts
HELLO MY LOVELIES, First things first: This is the 50th blog post of nectarinetravels! Do have a celebratory drink/biscuit/stuffing sandwich in honour of it. 🙂 Second things second: In one week I will be moving to Vietnam.This next section of my travel blog will therefore handily be about Asia-travels. 😀 Graduating from university + […]
France vs. UK: Foody edition!
Bonsoir tout le monde! France and Britain, two of my favourite countries ever. Neighbouring countries yet so very different, so one day I decided to compile a list of their differences. But where to start? Let’s say, the best thing in life, the most photographed thing in life, ie., FOOD. (&drink) Some examples […]
Mallorca Day 3: Stodgy Spanish omelette and friends
18.08.2014 Yesterday was beach-day, today was shopping-day. Five years ago we discovered, by accident again, our new favourite clothes shop Blanco – basically a more colourful Spanish H&M. Then, H bought a pair of red boots for ten or twenty euros, and I bought a pair of yellow ones, and here was the result. The […]
Mallorca Day 2: Illetes, mistranslations and pelican-cocktails!
17.08.2014 Today was the day for ILLETES 🙂 Tell you about Illetes? Ok.“Mainly frequented by independent travellers, part of its charm lies in the fact that it is largely undiscovered by package tourists. Mainly populated by 4* hotels, holidays are not a cheap option here and will appeal in the main to professional couples […]
The Real Spain-Holiday Sequel: Mallorca Day 1
Intoxicated and far too numerous English and German tourists fighting over who can first reserve the hotel beach loungers with their beach towels. That is Palma de Mallorca according to the most recent news article I read. On a happier note, it was also the destination for me and two of besties, H and H-le, […]