When we got to Saigon, we didn’t have any further plans. We had been thinking of going back to central Vietnam to Hue, Hoi An, Da Nang, and Nha Trang, but we were feeling a bit Vietnam-ed out. We had always planned to go to Phu Quoc though, so we said, “let’s go now!” and we did. For six nights. I booked a hotel called Cocopalm Beach Resort through our Hotels.com account. What we love about Hotels.com is that when…
I’ll be blunt: I’m homesick. Don’t get me wrong – I feel very fortunate to be able to take this time to travel the world with Shawn. We’ve been traveling just over two months now. We’re at the end of our fourth country, with quite a few more months and countries to go and I am very excited about the travel ahead. In our two months of travel, I’ve at times felt small waves of homesickness, but the past few…
During our second week in northern Vietnam, we thought we’d check out some… wait for it … cool rocks. We spent 3 days and 2 nights in and around Ninh Binh, called “the Halong Bay on land,” and Cuc Phuong National Park. We hired a tour company to do this because of all the transit logistics. Ethnic Travel is what they’re called, and though they’re a bit heavy on the branding and a bit light on the flavorful food, they got the…
Sorry for the lack of posts, friends. We’ve had a crazy few weeks being on the go after we left Taiwan. We’ve been in Vietnam two weeks now. We arrived in Hanoi late on a Sunday, and had three full days exploring the city and eating delicious food. Our hotel was in the old quarter, which is bustling with restaurants and cafes, and packed with tons of motorbikes and people. We spent our first day exploring the old quarter and…