Right, maybe I’m biased as a self-confessed lover of Ho Chi Minh City, but the city is a pretty cool place to explore. Rarely do tourist say they LOVE Saigon, which I think is such a shame and its mostly because few know how to scratch below the surface of the generic tourist sites. That’s […]
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Escape from Ho Chi Minh City: Hiking Black Virgin Mountain
Black Virgin Mountain is a lone peak surrounded by an endless sea of Vietnamese countryside. Found only 100 km North of Ho Chi Minh City in Tay Ninh province, Black Virgin Mountain makes for a great day-trip to go hiking near Ho Chi Minh City. Black Virgin Mountain is actually the highest peak in all […]
MARCH 2017
Waaah. March: I’m afraid blogging just didn’t happen. Between moving into the new house, learning to ride our motorbikes, my mum and gran visiting for two weeks and then doing my headteacher training, there just wasn’t any time to sit down and write up some of our back logged adventures! So here’s our March monthly […]
FEBRUARY 2017
I keep telling myself that February is a short month and that’s why it feels like this year is flying away. But seriously, are we already in March? February was a super busy month for us, not on the travelling front but we have had lots going on at home in Ho Chi Minh City […]
TẾT | Celebrating the Lunar New Year in Vietnam
Chúc mừng năm mới! (Happy New Year in Vietnamese) Tết is the Vietnamese name for the Lunar New Year, and it is the biggest holiday of the year in Vietnam, with most families celebrating over multiple days and even up to a week or more! This year (2017) it falls on the 28th of January, celebrating the […]
PHO BINH | Step into History
Have you ever had the opportunity to not only learn about history but to actually see it firsthand… And eat lunch!? This is one of those opportunities, and not to be missed during a visit to Ho Chi Minh City! Pho Binh, meaning “peace soup”, is a humble noodle shop found nestled in a bustling vietnamese […]