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Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam’s commercial centre. This city on first impression was like no other in Vietnam. And after we left, that conclusion still holds. Full of food, culture and vibrancy. It was a long and short...
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Hoi An
This lovely little river and ocean city was a delight for a few days to live in. The city of Hoi An is a tourist hub of activity. The local things to do are go to the tailors for clothes, and to do...
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Kong Collapse
This was the adventure of a lifetime. We saw some of the rarest geology on the planet, and caved through 5km of limestone underneath snakes, boars, tigers and the rest of the thick, war torn Vietnamese...
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Phong Nha
A debacle of a bus ride to get here, the land of massive caves. Cao Bang, where we were coming form, isn’t exactly on the tourist trail. It’s also not populated either. So the only bus is...
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Cao Bang
One more stop in the cold mountains for us, and that is the town and province of Cao Bang. The journey here was an adventure in itself. We took the “local bus,” which is just a 20 seat minivan...
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Ha Giang Loop
The night buses are getting easier. Or maybe they are not. But it was seven hours back deep into the Northern Vietnam mountains for us. Our goal was a motorbike tour of the Ha Giang province, to witness...
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Ninh Binh
We were dancing, and moving, Ninh Binhing around. We were shaking, and grooving Ninh Binhing around. Our little jingle for the backcountry exploration around Ninh Binh province. We never actually went...
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Lan Ha Bay
After a quick taste the day before, we were now ready for the full adventure that the limestone islands of Lan Ha Bay would bring. The cruise started at 11 in the morning, and travelled maybe half an...
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Cat Ba Island
A long sleeper bus to the coast took us from the mountains to the ocean. We woke up to the oversized bus trying to fit on an undersized ferry. A nervous Cam took a quick survey of the nearby emergency...
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Sa Pa
Nestled near the Vietnamese-Chinese border in north west Vietnam is what once was a small agricultural town centre of Sapa. Now a tourist hotspot, this rapidly growing town is flocking with tourists to...