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After HCMC I felt I was pretty much done with Vietnam. Three weeks traveling here felt like enough and I was ready for a new country and culture. Next stop Cambodia. I had planned on visiting the Mekong Delta and … Continue reading
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A few days spent in Ho Chi Minh City. I home stayed with a friend of a friend of a friend, visited a couple of bars and a lot of museums, and the Chu Chi tunnels of the Viet Cong. Continue reading
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Da Lat was another highlight of my time in Vietnam so far. It has amazing coffee, a pleasantly cooler climate, great mountain scenic riding, and adrenaline pumping canyoning. Continue reading
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My days at Nha Trang spent haggling for Ray Bans, boating around islands, cruising on a tandem bicycle and getting scammed at a pagoda. Continue reading
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Hoi An is a tourist favourite in Vietnam. It’s an inviting river side city with nice a mixture of old French and Chinese architecture, renowned for amazing food and it’s legion of tailors who claim they can whip you up … Continue reading
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Following the Top Gear trail backwards from Hue through Hai Van pass to Hoi An. Continue reading
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My visit to the Nguyen emperor’s citadel in Hue and a day trip to the demilitarized zone. Continue reading
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Those that know me already know I am something of an insomniac. I have enough trouble sleeping in a comfortable bed, let alone on various forms of transportation, so needless to say I didn’t have high hopes of getting much … Continue reading
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After leaving Hanoi I headed to Ninh Binh along with Sophie, Simon and Carla who I met on my Halong bay cruise. This town is about 2 and a half hours south of Hanoi and has a region called Tam … Continue reading
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My backpacking trip to south east Asia started in Hanoi where i stayed at the Central Backpackers Hostel. This was a great little hostel where for $5 a night you got free breakfast in the morning and free beer in … Continue reading