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Two Days in Singapore Finally, my travel diaries bring me to Singapore the FINAL stop on our SE Asia adventure. I feel like it's been a real journey, both in the obvious sense that we have travelled across 5 countries but also figuratively writing this blog. I started writing about this SE Asia trip in… Continue reading Two Days in Singapore
Trouble in paradise Once we had explored Uluwatu and Ubud, it was time to move on for the rest of our 10 days in Bali. Shaun and I had really wanted to visit the Nusa islands (just off Bali) and the Gili Islands (just off Lombok) and this was actually one of the main reasons… Continue reading 10 Days in Bali – What We Did on A Backpackers Budget – Canggu, Kuta and Seminyak
10 days in Bali Shaun and I had been so excited to visit Bali, it was one of the destinations on our list which we were both in immediate agreement about visiting. We had just left Kuala Lumpur and we were about to head to Bali for 10 days, we joked that our time here… Continue reading 10 Days In Bali – What We Did On A Backpackers Budget – Uluwatu and Ubud
Birthday Celebrations in KL I had been really excited about our trip to Kuala Lumpur, we had decided to stop off here as a good midway point between Vietnam and Indonesia and we had both been looking forward to exploring the city. However, the most exciting part of our two days in Kuala Lumpur for… Continue reading Two Days in Kuala Lumpur
Mekong Delta The Mekong River starts all the way in the Himalayas, passes through China and a number of other SE Asian countries, all the way down to Vietnam. Once it reaches the south of Vietnam, the river splits into many different distributaries, which is named the Mekong Delta, famous in this region is the… Continue reading Can Tho and Mekong Delta Floating Market
We had finally made it to the South of Vietnam, we had planned to spend two days in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) where we would commence our final few days in the country. We arrived late in the afternoon after a long eight hour bus journey from DaLat. Due to the higher accommodation prices… Continue reading Two Days In Ho Chi Minh
Dalat is located in the south of Vietnam and in many ways, has a very different aesthetic to a lot of the other cities in the country. The french made their way to Dalat in the 1930's to enjoy the milder climate and escape the searing heat of summer in Ho Chi Minh (Saigon). Fast… Continue reading Dalat Vietnam
Hoi An is an easy going town on the coast of Vietnam, around a 45/ 60 minute drive from Da Nang. The ancient town which used to be a major trading port, still retains all of it's old charm with its beautiful yellow buildings and colourful lanterns. Shaun and I really liked Hoi An and… Continue reading Hoi An
Da Nang is the fourth largest city in Vietnam and also the first place we had visited in Vietnam with a beach. In recent years Da Nang, along with some other coastal cities such a Nha Trang, have become a popular destination for Russian tourists. As such there is a lot of infrastructure in place… Continue reading Da Nang
Phong Nha is located in the middle of Vietnam, almost exactly where you would draw the north-south border. Until recently, Phong Nha had been relatively overlooked as a tourist spot until the discovery of Hang Son Doong (Mountain River Cave) - the largest cave in the world, which was discovered in 2009. However, it’s now… Continue reading Phong Nha
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