Travelogues Vietnam

From 1802 to 1945, Hue was the capital of Vietnam. Today, with a population of 340,000, it is a major city located on the Perfume River, called Huong Giang in Vietnamese. At...

Our Arrival in Hanoi, Vietnam We arrived in Hanoi safely and were amazed in the first few minutes after arrival by the many fields with small fires burning. The sky was already...

Unfortunately, I didn't have internet access and didn't have time to post any further entries yesterday, which is why the hike will now appear as a summary and today's post as a...

Helooooooo dear ones, We had a not-so-active day so far. We left this morning at half past nine, checked out and took the bus to the airport. For only €3 - mind you, it's 28km....

Now that we had our luggage, we headed to the nearest bar. After all, it was almost eleven o'clock and one must follow the rules. Then we took the bus to the hostel.. It's worth...

That was the first moment in my journey when I realized that change takes time and that as a backpacker who just arrived, you have to accept that certain bridges have not yet been...

Early in the morning, equipped with a lunch box from the hotel, we went to the airport near Hue. We quickly made progress at this small airport with only three gates and soon we...

From Hanoi, we drive to Ninh Binh, a small town just a 2-hour bus ride southeast. Our hotel is a bit old and feels like a haunted hotel. Are we the only guests here? I should...

After a long wait, a small bus with about 24 seats arrived, but nobody was sitting inside. Somewhere along the way, we picked up four other people and drove on bumpy roads...

It's 5:30am in the morning, we are sitting at the reception of our hotel waiting for the bus that will take us to Sapa. It's 6am, it's 6:30am, still no bus. A staff member of...

Hello from Mui Ne! The village stretches along the Mui Ne Beach for several kilometers along the coast and in recent years has unfortunately been increasingly developed by...

Als wir mit ziemlicher Verspätung in Danang ankamen, gings gleich mitm Bus weiter nach Hoi An. Nach einem Frühstück im Städtchen und einem kleinen Spaziergang, ruhten wir uns ein...

Wednesday, 14.2.2018 and Thursday, 15.2.2018 The sun is shining today. We take a bus to the outskirts of the city, from where we start our 50 km bike tour. We ride about 15 km...

Today (01/21/18) we checked out of the hostel. Yesterday we had a beer, a Red Bull, and a water that was in the room. We never drank anything before and were never asked if we...

On January 12, 2018, it was my birthday, which I naturally had to celebrate with Tim and all my loved ones. It quickly turned into a farewell party with way too much food and...

Monday 18.12 - Friday 29.12. Our first stop is the Woodstock Beach Camp. We set up our tent right on the beach and have a fantastic view of the sea. The first two...

Unterwegs zwischen Kaffeeplantagen, Blumenfelder und Wasserfällen

Eine wahrhafte Überraschung die sich in dieser Stadt zeigte

We briefly considered removing Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park from our route to save time and spend a few extra days elsewhere. Thank God, and Friedl, that we didn't. Friedl (a...

At 4 o'clock in the morning, the alarm clock rang to be ready on time for Minh, our guide for the tour to the Floating Markets. The eyes were small, but the anticipation was...

I have never seen so many motorcycles or scooters in my life as during my visit to Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon. It was as if a big motorcycle race was taking...

Ha My Seaside Homestay - Hoi An

Banks Peninsula

Arrival in the morning in Da Nang, Vietnam, and docking at the pier in the Han River. The New Year celebrations are still ongoing here.Vietnam, the elongated country on the East...

This is my moment!

Today, I did something I sorely missed throughout my entire trip: sleeping in! And believe me, after all the early wake-ups in the last few days, it was absolutely heavenly. But...

more is more – shops overflow with goods, motorcycles carry half a move, and on a scooter, we spotted five people – the driver was calmly on the phone. Traffic safety, Vietnamese...

A true highlight! Cham Island is a small group of islands near Hoi An. We booked a night at a really cool & new homestay (Coral), where we were also assisted with the ticket...

After a total of around 20 hours of travel, we arrived safely in Ho Chi Minh City and were greeted with 26°C, sunshine and humidity that immediately put our sweat glands to the...

We landed again and unfortunately had to leave the apartment that we moved into as quickly as possible after our cockroach fiasco. We found a cheaper room that was also closer...