Travelogues Vietnam

Hello. (as the Japanese say) It is Sunday, January 15, 2017. We have been heading towards Saigon again for a few minutes. It was pretty good there...because the...

Even in an atheist country like Vietnam, there are no limits to pre-Christmas kitsch.

The 'Hanoi Hilton' was a torture prison of the French from the end of the 19th century, where prisoners were held under horrific conditions. Later, it was also used by the...

Trip to Ninh Binh

Today was a beach day, which was our goal when we set off on our bikes. Just a short way towards the beach. Swimming wasn't possible in the crashing waves, the red flag was up....

Two days ago, on Saturday, we said goodbye to Cambodia. The flight from Siem Reap to Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) takes just a little over an hour - a short hop. Since we flew in the...

"One must always be ready to set off," says Kato in the novel I am currently reading."Even when you have just arrived?" "Especially then" Phew. I prefer to define myself as not...

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...

We wanted to treat ourselves to a nicer hotel with an infinity pool here, where we could afford a bit more. The price was surprisingly low; we paid the same for our first hotel...

The alarm went off again at 07:00 – cruel, I know. But today, getting up was easier. Why? Because I had been looking forward to this day for months! Even my unicorn Ursula was...

Xin chào, you little darlings! This post is going to be a bit long again, but I couldn't summarize the impressions of the last few days any more briefly. So, grab a cup of tea...

After Laura lay highly motivated on the beach at Mui Ne and published a post about our journey and some of our experiences, I can now write the sequel. My absolute highlight was...

02/07/2024 6 a.m. was really early. Very early. In addition to the sound of our alarm clock, we were woken up by coughing from the neighboring cabins. At 6:45 a.m. we had...

And then Lara visited me. Shortly after the relationship with Eva ended after almost 4 years, I fled to my cousin in Mainz for a week to not go completely crazy at home and to...

November 23rd - December 15th, 2023 In Hanoi we met Alex again, whom we had met in Tam Coc. Shortly before, she met Elena, also a German solo traveler, in a café, so there were...

On October 24th We then took the bus🚌 from Hanoi to Cat Ba in Halong Bay. The bus took about 2.5 hours to Hai Phong Habour, then 5 minutes by speedboat🚤 and another 30 minutes...

Day 9-15 Luckily our neighbor didn't want to demonstrate his karaoke skills any further. Or our host Mr. T. (actually Thuan) asked him to. A Polish couple also arrived with us....

Hanoi: 7 Days in Bielefeld Why isn't Hanoi like Bielefeld? Then the city would only be fake and wouldn't exist at all. And besides, we could have avoided staying in this loud,...

I have been in Hanoi for 5 days now, and it's been scorching hot. The temperature during the day reached 38 degrees, with a felt temperature of 49 degrees! My plan was to wake...

Hello home sweeties, more than a month has passed again ... puhhh the weeks are just flying by and it's time for a new blog post. 😃 whoop whoop Currently we are in beautiful...

Cone-shaped mountains, rice fields, and diverse headgear. We got to know Vietnam through this mural at an elementary school. Scene change: When we arrive in Vietnam at...

The last country we will visit on our world trip is Cambodia. From Ho Chi Minh City you can easily cross the border, you can reach Cambodia's capital by plane or direct bus in...

About 300 km northwest of Hanoi and 1,600 meters above sea level is Sa Pa. We started the night bus journey, which was supposed to take about 6 hours. We will not quickly forget...

At 6 a.m. we arrive in Dong Hoi. Dong Hoi is located at the narrowest point of Vietnam. From Dong Hoi on the South China Sea to the Laotian border it is only 40 km. In front of...

Another night drive later, we found ourselves in the middle of the high-rise buildings of Nha Trang at 4:45 a.m. More than an hour too early and still half asleep. Thanks to...

The Old Town of Hoi An is a small car and motorcycle-free zone with many different small shops. There are tailors, leather goods stores, souvenir shops, massage salons, and of...

The two of us sitting hand in hand in front of the sunset

Hello everyone :) I haven't written in the last two days because I didn't have much to report, but now I'll catch up briefly! On Sunday, January 28th, we slept in a little and...

Update 24.01.18: After writing the blog post on Wednesday, we wanted to go to our room and go to sleep. The lady from the hostel stopped us and asked if we were planning to go...

We booked two places (3.50 euros per person) at the “Duck Leader” via GetYourGuide – a small farm where you can feed ducks.