Blog listing by category Cuisine

Choosing your Junk in Halong Bay

Choosing your Junk in Halong Bay
Halong Bay is amazing and completely worth the time and effort to plan.  Having said that, do put some time and effort into choosing what tour you do, as this will make a big difference to whether you come back raving about...

Travelling around Vietnam by train

Travelling around Vietnam by train
There are many wonderful reasons why train travel in countries you’re visiting for the first time is so great, and travelling by train in Vietnam is no different. Some of the more obvious reasons include seeing the countryside that you...

The Five H’s to Have in Your Vietnam Itinerary

The Five H’s to Have in Your Vietnam Itinerary
Vietnam is easily one of the cheapest places in the world to travel in. For what little amount you pay, you get rewarded with a lot of things: stunning natural scenery, electric urban landscapes and, I cannot stress this enough, the...

Moc Chau highlands

Moc Chau highlands
April 30 and May Day were our national holiday, plus weekend, so we had a long holiday this year. Myself and two Vietnamese girls rented a 4 seater car with driver and traveled 192km to Mộc Châu highlands in north west Vietnam. Mộc...

Lan Ha Bay & Cat Ba island

Lan Ha Bay & Cat Ba island
Weekend 20 to 22 March 2015 - I bought a ticket at Hoàng Long bus company in Hanoi and traveled to Cát Bà island for 3 days. It took me 4 and a half hours to travel by bus and speed boat from Hanoi to the island. It is 20...

With $100, What should you buy in Hanoi?

With $100, What should you buy in Hanoi?
Shopping in Hanoi is a great experience because of a wide variety of items from authentic silk, ethnic minority souvenir to wooden products. So, there is not lack of choices when shopping in Hanoi. So here some suggestions that some items you...