Danang overtook Hoi An as the primary port in Central Vietnam and with the current growth in the country has become the fastest growing city in the nation. It has all the hallmarks of a quickly growing city: rough city…
Hoi An
We spent a couple days getting in some of the scenery of the Central Vietnamese coast visiting Hoi An, Danang and Hue. The three cities are quite close to one another but have quite different characters and histories. We visited…
Sleeper not Sleeping
Night buses in Vietnam are probably not high on anyone’s list of things to do in life. The pros are of course that you save money on accommodation for the night and also save time on traveling while sleeping. There…
Delightful Dalat
Dalat was founded as a resort town during the French occupation of Vietnam. Ernest Hébrard was the urban planner, which helps to explain the very European feel of this mountain town. Dalat gets panned in some travel books/sites because of…
Ho Chi Minh
I love cities. I like the hustle and bustle of people, the noise and chaos and the discovery in a new city of the possibility of discovering some new gem around every new corner. Ho Chi Minh delivers on all…
Cambodia
Liz and I have loved traveling around in Cambodia. From the ancient ruins of Angkor to the tragic killing fields to the beautiful islands and bustling city life. Our arrival in Cambodia hit my biggest traveller pet-peeve. We booked our…
Southern Laos
This likely would have been a couple of posts, but got combined due to lacking internet. Our trip from Vang Vieng was fairly curious. We donned our packs just in time for the midday sun and set out for the…
Vang Vieng
It has been over a decade since my last trip to Vang Vieng. At the time it was a very quiet little town used as a stopover on the trip from Vientiane to Luang Prabang. The town itself is small,…
Luang Prabang
Luang Prabang is a beautiful city. It was the capital of Laos during French occupation the overall look and feel of the city is certainly multicultural. The architecture and many of the small alleyways are very European feeling, while the…
PHOTOS: Phayao to Luang Prabang
Getting from Phayao to Luang Prabang was a journey of three days. We left from our guesthouse (HomHug) in Phayao, walked to the bus station with our bags and hopped on the bus to Chiang Khong. Chiang Khong is a…