Hanoi and Saigon – A Tale of Two Cities
We spent our last few days in Vietnam in Saigon. At first Saigon, most locals prefer that name to Ho Chi Minh City, was difficult to fathom out. There was the busy bar area of Bui Vien with loud music and Karaoke, but everything else just seemed busy and modern. However, after spending a few […]
Southern Vietnam
After Hoi An we moved into the south of Vietnam. After a couple of days in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), we went further south to the Mekong Delta. Distinctly untouristy, we stayed in Vinh Long, which became interesting when trying to find a restaurant to eat in….. We booked a trip around the delta, […]
From Paddy Fields to Chinese Lanterns
Vietnam continues to delight, and none more so than on the trip to Sapa. We arrived on a sleeper bus, but unlike the rickety ones in India, this was a bus with reclining seats, business class aeroplane-style. Very comfortable and relaxing, although some of the more rural roads can still be a little bumpy. Sapa […]
Kayaking Through the Karsts
So after a very quick, and total surprise, visit to the UK for a family party, we have moved onto Vietnam, Even on arrival you get the sense that South East Asia will be different as just arriving at the airport, going through immigration, and getting a taxi to the Airbnb was slick and easy. […]
Highlights So Far….
As we leave the Indian Sub-continent, we have been asked a few times what were our “best bits”. As far as sights go, the Taj Mahal, particularly viewed from across the Yamuna River at sunset, the Golden Temple in Amritsar at night, and the incredible trek to the Tiger’s Nest Monastery in Paro, Bhutan were […]
Our Final Week in India
Because we had a fixed date to get to Vietnam, our last week involved a lot of travelling, but in various forms. Firstly we left Kolkata by sleeper train. After a ride through the city, and over the large bridge over the Hooghly River, we arrived at the massive Howrah Station. We found our comfortable […]
West Bengal – a Tale of Two Cities
Well we have now returned back to India after a brief, but beautiful, trip to Bangladesh. The 24 hour journey from Sylhet involved a minibus to the border, a taxi to Shillong, a “just caught in time” air-conditioned bus to Siliguri, and a private jeep to Darjeeling. All so that we could be the only […]
Beautiful Green Bangladesh
After Nepal we have had a whistlestop tour of Bangladesh, but not until after a nine hour delay at Kathmandu airport. That delay allowed us to catch up on a few things and watch some of the Wimbledon Tennis and World Cup Final. The end of the trip ended with an epic 24 hour journey […]
Our Time in Nepal
After the wonderful time in Bhutan, we came back to Kathmandu by plane. This proved to be an excellent flight as we had great views of Kangchenjunga and Mount Everest. Although we were in a propellor plane we were well above the clouds in the sunshine and so had great views. We arrived back in […]
Land of the Thunder Dragon – Part Two
(Continued from Part One) Whilst in the Gangte Valley , we also walked through the terraced paddy fields that had just been planted. This was fascinating as we learned all about how rice is grown, but also saw the beautiful fields themselves. Another part of the culture that we got to learn about where all […]
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