Vietnam is both easy and difficult to travel around. It’s easy in that it’s long and thin, so you can start in the North or the South and then just work your way along the coast. You’ll also find there’s a well-trodden backpacker route, with several ways to get around, including trains, sleeper buses and …
10 Days in Vietnam: The Best Itinerary & Things To Do Read More »
My friend Ritchie and I spent just over a week in Vietnam, starting in Ho Chi Minh City, working our way up the coast via Nha Trang, Hoi An and finally Hanoi, before taking a nightmare bus journey to Luang Prabang in Laos. You can travel Vietnam by train (see Man in Seat 61 for …
After taking several night buses up the coast of Vietnam, I knew that the times stated meant nothing. When your Vietnamese travel agent says it takes 10 hours, you can add on another 5. So when I booked the bus from Hanoi to Luang Prabang and the man told me 24 hours, I knew it …
Thought Wimdu just did apartments? Think again. You can also sleep on a junk boat in Vietnam too! When I was booking accommodation in Hanoi through Wimdu, I also saw a few Halong Bay Cruises listed. Cruising Halong Bay is one of those things you have to do if you’re in Northern Vietnam, and lots …
Sleeping on a Junk Boat in Halong Bay with Wimdu! Read More »
I wasn’t a fan of Hanoi in Vietnam. It was cold, wet and the pavements were so narrow that I was walking in the road amongst a sea of bikes. So I was thankful that I had a gorgeous room at La Belle Vie hotel to go back to. I booked the accommodation through Wimdu, …
Ho Chi Minh City is chaotic and I have never seen so many motorbikes in my life. But staying in the Windsor Plaza hotel gave me the peace and relaxation I needed before beginning my jam-packed itinerary around South East Asia. After a 17 hour journey from London to Kuala Lumpur, followed by a 6-hour …
