Travelogues Vietnam

Today there is another highlight for us - we are going to Cuc Phuong National Park and doing a little hiking there. It's cloudy and the humidity is 96%! If you stand outside you...

Day 115-121 On Monday, January 29th We also spent most of our time in bed. In the morning we went for a Bánh mí, a sandwich with a baguette. We met Dat, a young Vietnamese man....

Day 85-92Ivar stayed in the hotel for 3 days. I visited the Long Son Pagoda, which was built on a hill. A large Buddha sits at the top of the hill. Sitting Buddha ...

Day 69-77 In Da Lat we recovered a bit from our cold. We kept extending the accommodation. The owner once gave Ivar toilet paper with the words: "The house will soon be yours!"...

Summary: it's not easy for us. We talked a lot about our impressions and compared them with the experiences of other travelers. Definitely a big country - from north to south on...

27.2. 11:12am I'm sitting at the cafe at Đỉnh Ngự Lâm Viewpoint with the Mongolians, the Irish and an Englishman. I went for breakfast and then drove to Buffalo Hostel on my...

Hello hello! We continued our journey to Mai Chau province by bus. We stayed at a really beautiful homestay. The view from the terrace was amazing. From our homestay, we could...

Today our travel group has expanded -> Carolin and Karolina (Carolin's classmate) are joining us for the second part of our trip to Vietnam after finishing their study...

Hello hello! After we started the new year well, we traveled to Da Lat by bus. Da Lat is a small city in the mountains. Here we experienced a little cold shock :D After the cozy...

The great advantage of traveling without a plan is that you don't have a plan to stick to. This fact came in very handy for me recently. In Sapa, another backpacker told me that...

Hello everyone Today we will keep it short because there is not much to report. We started our ride at 12:30 pm after having breakfast delivered to our room :). Originally, we...

On Friday, January 17, 2020, I took the bus to Hue in the morning. The famous Hai Van Pass is located between Hoi An and Hue, a 20km long stretch that runs along the sea and...

Just a short drive from Da Nang is the beautiful and historic city of Hoi An. In the old town, you will find a colorful blend of well-preserved ancient Chinese temples, Japanese...

Today we were once again in beautiful Vietnam. We moored at the port of Da Nang and made our way to the 5 Marble Mountains. The mountains were named after the elements fire,...

On our way to Ho Chi Minh City, we made a stop at a temple complex. Completely inconspicuous from the street. However, the garden and the buildings were very graceful,...

After getting enough rest, we had breakfast at the hotel and prepared ourselves for the day. Then, we walked along the Perfume River until we reached the Citadel of Hue. It was...

After eight hours of relaxed train journey, we arrived at Dong Hoi train station, where we shared a taxi with a Dutch couple to continue to Phong Nha, our actual destination....

In the morning after breakfast, we started our next attempt to take a boat tour. However, by nine o'clock, the whole marketplace was crowded with people, so we decided to cycle...

Early at 9:00 am, after breakfast, the bus ride to Ninh Binh started, where we met a couple again that we already knew from the boat tour. After about five hours of driving, we...

After breakfast at the hotel, we packed our backpacks as we would be leaving Sapa again in the evening. Luckily, we could store our luggage in the lobby while we continued to...

Last night, I studied the nightlife scene in Hanoi. It was extremely amusing to see the hustle and bustle 😂. There is a 4-meter wide beer street called 'Bia', which is crowded...

Hello girls and boys Today there isn't much to report. We arrived in Hanoi at 5:30 am this morning. The night was better than last time traveling by train, but well, it's still...

After another night in Phnom Penh, today we went from the capital of Cambodia to Vietnam: Saigon or, as it has been officially named since the war, Ho Chi Minh City. So it was...

In the next three days, our priority was to sell the remaining two motorcycles. We also visited a museum about the Vietnam War and met our two Dutch friends from Ha Long Bay...

Today we left Sapa with an uncertain feeling because we really didn't want to deal with rain and cold like on the last trip. Therefore, we didn't set a specific destination for...

Today's ride started with a complete contrast to yesterday, the roads were full of potholes, rocks, and gravel. Accordingly, we had to drive more carefully and made...

In the past, many emperors lived in Hue and the last imperial family of Vietnam also had their residence here. So today we visited the Forbidden City, where the emperors lived....

From the peninsula yesterday, we could already partially anticipate our route for today and were all the more excited to ride the famous Wolkenpass through the mountains. This...

Today, we had the last 100km to Hoi An on the itinerary. We tried to leave relatively early to be in time for the Lantern Festival in Hoi An. On the way, we tried to stay as...