It’s that time of year again; Christmas is over, bellies are full, wallets are empty and everyone’s making plans for 2015. At this time of year, we like to look back at what has happened in 2014 and all we have accomplished. It’s been an amazing year of travel for us...
Kyoto was the capital of Japan for over a millennium, so it’s no wonder that it’s Japan’s second most-visited city after Tokyo. It’s a beautiful city, full of culture, a blend of traditional and modern and it’s surrounded on all but one side by mountains. While...
Phu Quoc is an island off the southern coast of Vietnam. Access is by ferry from the mainland or you can get dirt-cheap flights from Ho Chi Minh; we went with the latter. Arriving at the new international airport, there are taxis at the ready to take you where you...
Hoi An is a beautiful, picturesque town about halfway up the coastline of Vietnam. There are a few beaches on the outskirts of town but the town itself is the real star of the show here. With minimal traffic in the town centre, it’s easy to get around on foot and...
Ho Chi Minh was our first stop in Vietnam and what a great place to begin our travels in the country. On the bus ride into the city center from the airport we kept ourselves entertained looking out the windows, taking it all in as we made our way towards the...
Our bus dropped us off on the side of the highway and with no clue which direction we were going we began a lengthy conversation of gestures with a taxi driver and three motorbike taxi drivers. The roads in Vietnam are notorious when it comes to motorbikes but we...
Floating down the Mekong Delta, the sun dawning and traditional triangle hats on our heads; it was peaceful to say the least. There weren’t too many other boats around this early and it was quiet other than the chugging motor on the back of our boat. Rather than...
Before visiting Ho Chi Minh, we had been reading up on what to do in the area and came across the Chu Chi Tunnels. A mind-boggling 200 kilometer network of underground tunnels, used by the Viet Cong in the Vietnam war. Visiting the tunnels couldn’t have been easier....
