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 […]
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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 […]
THE ADVENTURE HAS BEGUN | Our first week in Vietnam
This time last week we jetted off to start our teaching English adventure in Vietnam! Having spent the last 10 days living apart with our families, awkwardly arranged the last minute details of our trip from different cities, it was exciting to reunite at the airport for a final goodbye! With a nervous excitement about heading […]