vietnam-2020

The journey to Hoi An leads over the famous Cloud Pass, once the largest trading post in Southeast Asia. As a hub on the Silk Road, it attracted traders from Japan and China,...

The tour starts with a boat trip. Across the Perfume River to the "Dame of the Sky", a Buddhist monastery with the highest pagoda in the country. Then to the flower market,...

Travel day. By ship back to the port in three hours. The weather makes the farewell a little easier. Our tour guide sings Grönemeyer's song 'Mensch'. Hard to believe that the...

From 6 o'clock the first fishing boats pass by us. So sleeping is out of the question. From 7 o'clock our ship's engine roars as well. The night is finally over. The crew is...

'Where the double sail shines orange, your junk is located,' says at least the brochure. Junk yes, double sail no! We had the charming houseboat all to ourselves for two days....

Today, first on the program was the market of Mai Chau. Here it seems to have almost everything. After that, we visited a small village in the neighborhood. And then we hit the...

Goodbye, Hanoi. Monday morning. Light drizzle. And if I thought there were already a lot of scooters here, now it's rush hour. Two-wheelers everywhere. Where are the air...

From today with Tuan, our guide. First to the embalmed Ho Chi Minh. Everything controlled by soldiers. Visitor queues pass by the revered former state leader. Actually quite...

Friday, 10.1.20, 10 PM There's breakfast. My body asks me if I'm crazy! Shit, it's already Saturday, 4 AM! They are 6 hours ahead of us in Vietnam. My body now asks me since...

Slept well, sunshine in Frankfurt, honestly! Breakfast was good. This is going to be a relaxing day. The shuttle is on time, the shuttle at the airport too. We're way too early....