Tam Coc – Ninh Binh

Following our time in Sapa, we returned to Hanoi for one evening before getting the bus to Tam Coc which is located in the Ninh Binh province. Ninh Binh is only 95 kilometers away from Hanoi, So it felt very much like the natural next place to stop off on our journey down south. We…

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Sapa

After Halong Bay our third stop was Sapa, a town in the Hoàng Liên Son Mountains of northwestern Vietnam. As the most northern destination on our trip and an overnight bus journey from Hanoi, we decided to visit Sapa before making our way down south for the remainder of our time in Vietnam. I have…

Halong Bay

After our time in Hanoi, we ventured up north to visit Halong Bay. Unsurprisingly one of the most popular destinations to visit in Vietnam, as a UNESCO world heritage site, Halong bay is a thing of beauty.  Shaun was really excited to go to Halong bay. However, we both had our reservations about going. Mainly…

Hanoi

The next country on our travels was Vietnam! Of all the places we had planned to go Vietnam was the place we were most uncertain about. We knew that we definitely wanted to visit and it was the country that I had been most excited to explore. However, we had heard really mixed reviews from…

Pai

Our final stop in Thailand was Pai our trip here was unplanned and last minute but when our new backpacker friends said they were heading there for a couple of days we didn’t want to pass up the opportunity to see more of the country. However, the road to Pai was not smooth there were…

Chiang Mai

The next stop on our Thai journey took us to the north of the country, Chiang Mai. We had both been really looking forward to our time in the city as we had heard amazing things from other travellers that we had met along the way. We found that there is SO MUCH to do…

Krabi

Krabi was the 5th stop on our trip in Thailand and had been one of the places I was most excited to visit. From the countless pictures of the amazing islands surrounding Krabi and the unbelievable limestone karsts which jolted out of the sea, I knew this was somewhere that I had to see for…

Thailand: The Southern Islands – Ko Phangan, Ko Samui, Ko Tao

We flew to the South of Thailand for the next part of our trip, we had planned to visit Ko Phangan to attend the Half Moon Festival. However, the rest of our time on the islands was completely unplanned, we weren’t sure where we were going , how, or when. We were working on a…

Bangkok

Our trip started in Bangkok, before heading out we had heard mostly negative things about the capital city, so we had tried to mentally prepare ourselves before our arrival but also keep an open mind. Unfortunately, the positive mindset didn’t last too long! After landing in the middle of night and getting into a taxi,…