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The holiday days are starting to run out. Soon it will be goodbye to Saigon, as we have hired a guide to take us on a two-day tour in Mekong to experience life in and around the...

The first pictures show just a little of the atmosphere here - and that we are enjoying ourselves. We had seen a scooter pass by several times with a high rack on it - we were...

Saigon is currently marked by the grand celebration of the 50th anniversary of Vietnam's reunification. The festivities seem to last the whole week and culminate on April 30th,...

Now we have traveled for 2/3 of the time we have allocated - it feels like much longer with all the impressions and experiences we have already gathered in our backpacks. On our...

We had previously agreed that we would stay more than a couple of days in Hoi An. We only pre-booked the first night, because that’s how true backpackers do it 😂 When we...

We had to wake up early to catch the early morning train to Hue - 8 hours in soft seats. Now we were more in training with those seats and long train journeys in general. Of...

Back in Hanoi again after the trip to Halong, we checked into Hotel Mangor close to the train station and started our last day in Hanoi. Have we seen it all? No - far from it,...

This time it will be a combined story from Ha Long Bay, where we had booked a cruise with two overnight stays. Transport from Hanoi by bus takes about 3.5 hours. It was really...

Today is my 70th birthday 🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰 The day started with a birthday song from my husband, and again at the breakfast table where Gurli and Jarl were ready with birthday flags...

From Sapa, we took an overnight sleeper bus to Hanoi - quite a mixed experience. There was really good space to lie down in the compartments with curtains, but one would think...

After a good night's sleep, we were served bread, omelet, and vegetables - nice to have something different than rice. We also had a cup of really good coffee - nothing...

After an overnight stay at the hotel, we were picked up by Peng - the sweetest guide who was to accompany us on a trek to the villages of Y Linh Ho, Lao Chai, and Ta Van. At...

After a few overnight stays in Hanoi, we are now in Sapa in northern Vietnam, quite close to the Chinese border. The area is a national park and unbelievably beautiful. We took...

The first full day in Hanoi was spent wandering around the city. There’s a lot to see, and even though bicycles from earlier times have now been replaced by scooters and cars,...

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Singapore Sling

Today we were set to experience Singapore. Just figuring out the transport system! Most people here are very helpful, but many find English a bit challenging. We asked a...

After a 13-hour flight from Paris, we landed in Singapore late afternoon local time. The journey was long, but not as rough as feared. The plane was large and the legroom (for...

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