Finally catching up on a few overdue blogs! This post recounts travel from July when we left Vietnam and, for the first time since arriving in SE Asia, hopped on a plane to our next destination: Singapore! July 25, 2015 Leaving…
Home Sweet Home Hanoi (for a Month)
It’s the first of the month, and we just got the keys to our apartment in Hanoi. Yes, an apartment! More specifically, a 50-square-meter studio which we’re renting for the month of November. This is our first “long-term” stay since we started…
Check in from Ninh Binh, Vietnam!
Checking in from Ninh Binh, Vietnam, a small town just a few hours south of bustling Hanoi. Chris and I have been in Vietnam for five days now; it’s our second time in the country during this long trip for…
Our Month in Vietnam in Photos
Note: We’ve embraced the beauty of micro-blogging on Instagram. Follow us at @nomapforyou for the MOST up-to-date pics from where we are. Our Month in Vietnam Our travel through Vietnam has been a whirlwind, a blur of new sights and experiences with…
Sapa
Sapa is the coldest part of Vietnam, nestled in the mountains near the borders of China and Laos it is home to hilltribes, coffee and some of the most lovely rice terraces I have ever seen. Sapa town is a…
Hanoi
Liz and I visited Hanoi three times while in Vietnam; all three were short visits between other excursions. Hanoi is a beautiful city and the only city in Vietnam I’ve visited before. When in Hanoi in 1999 I accidentally ordered…
Halong Bay
Halong Bay is certainly one of the big tourist destinations in Southeast Asia and one of the top destinations for Liz and I on this trip. A UNESCO site and home to awe inspiring geography/geology. We opted to take a…
Danang and Hue
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…