Category: South East Asia
How much does it cost to get a dress made in Hoi An?
The small town of Hoi An is famous for its many tailors who will create a piece of clothing after your imagination. The hundreds of shops can be a bit overwhelming and to narrow it down a little you really Read More …
Phong Nha Cave Tour in Phong Nha Ke Bang
Discover the Phong Nha Cave (s) Phong Nah by Night Like most tourists, we arrived in Phong Nah at around 4.30am by night bus. The small town was quiet and a welcome change to the bigger cities. We thought that Read More …
Discover Ninh Binh and Tam Coc National Park
Ninh Binh offers a calm river that finds its way through caves and between with plants covered mountains. Well actually, the beautiful nature is in Tam Coc National Park. A small area with a few backpacker hostels. Ninh Binh is Read More …
A cruise through Halong Bay or Lan Ha Bay
The one place I really wanted to see in Vietnam before I left Switzerland were Halong Bay or Lan Ha Bay, prefferably both. The scenery looks very picturesque and what could be more romantic than spending a night on a Read More …
Lodging on Cat Ba like Vietnamese officials
If it comes to water, it’s all about safety first On the second day of our tour through Halong Bay we learned that our tour wouldn’t continue as usual the next morning and we’d have to go back to the Read More …
Sapa or Mai Chau?
If you come to northern Vietnam, earlier or later you will ask yourself the question: Sapa or Mai Chau? After 2 days of the craziness of Hanoi, we needed a change of scenery and opted for Mai Chau instead Read More …
How to survive the Hanoi streets and fun things to do
You will know that you have landed in Vietnam when the Hanoi streets welcome you with all that honking… Leaving the airport: Hanoi airport is very small and therefore it’s easy to meet somebody at the exit. There are several Read More …
Motorcycle Diaries of Vietnam
We know the pictures of masses of scooters and cars in the busy cities of Vietnam, now you just have to add lots of honking and you have really arrived here. As soon as you leave the city and drive Read More …
Swimming in the Chiang Mai Rock Quarries
The what??? That was the answer I got every time I asked a person if they knew how to get to the rock quarry. In a forum on couchsurfing I asked what else there was to do in Chiang Mai Read More …
Elephant Trekking in Chiang Mai
The elephant trekking in Chiang Mai is my most memorable experience from Thailand. A friend from Switzerland recommended Piroon from Chiang Mai Trekking to us and from the pictures I have seen from other people, we really had the best Read More …