Travelogues Vietnam

When I landed in Hanoi, I was initially disappointed with the weather...gray gray gray. And no sun:-( I haven't seen the sun once so far. I took a taxi for about 45 minutes to...

Our second leg in Vietnam started in Hoi An, a city in the south of Vietnam with a beautiful old town. Hoi An is also known as the city of lanterns. They are visible everywhere...

Helloooo again Sorry for the break, but we didn't do anything yesterday except for going to the beach and eating 🤓😂. Today we were able to sleep a little longer because the...

Today we woke up early again because we wanted to visit the mausoleum of former President Ho Chi Minh. However, when we arrived at the mausoleum, we found out that unlike all...

After spending the last three days in Ha Long Bay, today we visited the surroundings of Ninh Binh. It is also known as 'the dry Halong Bay' because it looks exactly the same...

Jan and I got up at half past five in the morning for sunrise. Slowly, the sun emerged between two islands. After the sun had fully risen, we went back to sleep for a bit until...

I was particularly excited about today because we will be visiting the northernmost point of Vietnam. This is basically the main goal of our motorcycle tour. We set off early...

This morning we wanted to leave early for the first part of the Ha Giang Loop. However, we had to wait for over an hour at the same mechanic as yesterday evening because Jan's...

Today we had a very short distance to drive to Da Nang, our next destination: a whopping 30km. So we took our time in the morning. The road led us along the coast. On the way,...

And finally, I made it to the famous Halong Bay! Like so many times in Southeast Asia, the bus dropped us off far outside the city. So everyone had to take a taxi to get to the...

I took the bus from Dalat to Nha Trang on the coast, from where I took the night train to Da Nang and then the bus to the small town of Hoi An. On the bus, I met an Australian....

Contrary to what the cover image suggests, today we were on a motorcycle tour. Our first stop was the highest mountain here in the Da Lat area, the Lang Bian Mountain. Contrary...

From Saigon, I traveled to Dalat which is located seven hours north. The city is situated in the mountains, so the climate is very pleasant. However, it doesn't look very...

On this day, we took a break from riding motorcycles and went hiking in Cat Tien National Park. But before we went there, we relaxed and enjoyed the view from our balcony by the...

After we arrived at Cu Chi yesterday, we were able to quickly ride our motorcycles to the first tunnel this morning. These tunnels were built by Vietnamese fighters during the...

Awesome awesome awesome, it's finally happening!! After getting up at four in the morning to avoid the city traffic, we headed to our motorcycles and took a few practice rounds...

For the upcoming days here in Ho Chi Minh City, we had a clear goal: to buy three motorbikes! Since none of us had ever bought or ridden a motorbike before, we woke up visibly...

From Ninh Binh, we allowed ourselves for the first time to load our motorcycles onto a bus to cover the 400 kilometers to Phong Nha. This should shorten the 2500 kilometers that...

We arrived in Ninh Binh in pouring rain. The only consolation was that it wasn't as cold as in the north. In Ninh Binh, we took one of the boat tours that this place is known...

Choo choo! All the chairs at the Train Café had been moved aside, and on either side of the tracks, onlookers gathered. Riding the train through a residential area is a hidden...

Happy Birthday For my birthday, we treated ourselves to a beautiful Airbnb apartment. It was on the 5th floor with lots of windows and a beautiful interior. That was the only...

The last two days we were in Ho Chi Minh City, which used to be called Saigon and was the capital of South Vietnam before the reunification in 1975. On the first day, we took a...

Yesterday (07.02.18) we left our hostel in Mui Ne. After an exciting night, it wasn't that easy for me. I stayed downstairs for a while, where the pool party started and ended...

After waking up in our bamboo hut, packing and enjoying a delicious breakfast, we were picked up at 12:00 PM by the bus that was supposed to take us directly to Hanoi airport....

Hanoi

On 15/11, we made our way to Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. Hanoi immediately captivated us with its chaotic charm. Just two hours after our arrival, we met two Vietnamese...

Today is January 29. The weather has been splendid and we walked to the market under the blazing sun! It turned out to be a nice walk of about 20,000 steps. The market was chaotic...

Unfortunately Ho Chi Minh City is over again, one more day would have been perfect, but you can't have everything. We continue towards Ben Tre, this place is located on the...

We can't believe it, but we actually got up at 5:30 this morning to ride our bikes to yoga in the rain (!). But it was a very pleasant and powerful yoga class (90 minutes) with...

We visit the vast complex of the Forbidden City in Hue, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and continue on to Hoi An.