Category: East & SE Asia
From Hoi An to Mui Ne: the beaches of Vietnam
Not without sorrow and thinking that perhaps we probably should have stayed longer we left Sapa on the same overnight train that had brought us there three days before. The ten hour train ride was too bumpy to allow any sleep once more, but we did rest and enjoyed an entertaining conversation with the Spanish [...]
C’Hmong, buy from me!
If there is a place you should not miss in Vietnam it is Sapa, a small town in the NW area of the country. Located in a beautiful valley itis the village to see the Za and Hmnog tribes who live nearby and yet another place where nature will make you droll once more. This [...]
Fine cruising in Halong Bay, Vietnam
I have to admit that never in my wildest dreams had I expected a cruise in Halong Bay to be as good as it turned out to be. Not only were the views incredible but the boat per say was top notch: the cabins albeit small were spotless and tastefully decorated, with a very efficient [...]
Discovering Hanoi on a Budget
The uneventful trip was so until we reached Hanoi, where customs agents would not let us get money from an ATM so that we could pay in USD the pre arranged visa we had prepared through an online travel agency. Fortunately, a portuguese tour operator who was escorting a group of travellers saw our situation [...]
“Attack made in 1/10 cloud conditions[...]” : The A bomb of Hiroshima
This excerpt is part of the message the pilot of the Enola Gay transmitted ot its air base after dropping the A-bomb on Hiroshima, the last city we would be able to visit during our week in Japan. The city itself does not have much going on, but history has made it famous for its [...]
Japan: Osaka and Kyoto during Odon
Odon is the most important holiday in Japan; it is the week when all the dead are remembered and mourned. This means that it is also the busiest holliday week of the year, thus the most expensive, and finding accommodation is most difficult (forget cheap accommodation). Within this context we made our way from Shizuoka [...]
