Vietnam - Mekong Delta

Phnom Penh and the horrors of the Khmer Rouge

The capital city of Phnom Penh is big, noisy, and not really my thing. Okay, if you wander around the busy streets a bit, you can actually discover some nice and quiet places,...

Saigon - Insights into the Vietnam War

After just 4 hours of bus ride, I arrived in hectic Saigon, actually Ho Chi Minh City, from the peaceful Mekong Delta. It feels like there are even more scooters driving...

Stopover in San Francisco

Last stop: Moorea

From Bora Bora, we first flew back to Papeete on Tahiti. To bridge the 4-hour wait for the ferry ride to Moorea (it was Sunday again and all shops were closed), we went to a pub...

Travel group La Bomba in Bora Bora

Bora Bora, a dream came true! Already during the approach and the view from above on the small paradisiacal island surrounded by turquoise was the entire travel group La Bomba...

Reunion in Tahiti

Farewell to Vietnam

The final days of our first trip to Vietnam are upon us—a good time to squeeze in one last excursion. Last week, we drove to the Marble M

Farewell to Vietnam

hell” – lined with painted figures carved into the rock – and to the “heaven”. For the latter, several more steps must be climbed, but once at the top, you have a great view over...

Food of Vietnam

In Hoi An and Da Nang, we got to try all kinds of new dishes—as well as variations on foods we were already familiar with. The bánh mì wa

The Cuisine of Vietnam

In Hoi An and Da Nang, we were able to try all sorts of new dishes – but also variations of foods we already knew. The Bánh Mì was the ea