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The journey continued from Ninh Binh to Hoi An. Finally, everyone was healthy again and the adventure could continue!!As always, it was an exciting bus ride where we were thrown...
So a lot has happened recently and of course we are no longer in Dalat... But you know how it is: You don't have time for anything on vacation ;-) So here are the impressions from...
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...
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...
Today was the first rainy day since my arrival in Vietnam. Appropriate for the rainy weather, I had booked a walking tour of Hoi An's old town the day before. Luckily, the rain...
We spent the past few days in the beautiful town of Hôi An in central Vietnam. After a train ride to Da Nang over the Hai Van Pass, which offers spectacular views of the coast,...
Lanterns, tailors, and citadels in the center of Vietnam
Aaaaah", and burst into laughter; sometimes it was even more amusing to watch them than the actual theater performance! The next morning, we headed to Ninh Binh. There we met...
After breakfast, we are picked up by a Sleeping Bus in grand rainy weather and taken to Hoi An. We haven't come across this type of Sleeping Bus before and it's not really to...
Early in the morning, I rented a scooter again and drove to the ruins of My Son, about 40 km away. On the way there, I stopped at a small café for a Ca Phe Sua. When I entered...
Saturday the 1st til Thursday the 6th of February: Woopwoop! I am happy again 😁 Hoi An was just what I hoped it would be. A beautiful town with nice weather, great food and...
The most beautiful city we have visited so far on our trip is Hoi An, and we don't think we will see a more beautiful city. We had heard and read so much about it that we wanted...
Hello everyone, We had to get up at 7 am today (and no, we no longer remember what it's like to get up and go to work 🤦🏽♀️). Everything was planned, wake up at 7, breakfast...
The old town of Hoi An and the temple ruins of My Son testify to long-gone times.
Fishing boats
After a breakfast consisting of self-brewed Vietnamese coffee and two Custas (small biscuit cakes with custard filling - amazing!), I was picked up from my hotel at 8:30 am. The...
Thanks to its location on the Silk Road, the city of Hoi An used to have the largest port in Southeast Asia. In the early 17th century, the port was opened to the outside and...
We really like it in the traditional UNESCO old town.
After the first three stops, half of my time in Vietnam had already passed, and I realized that I had less time than I had planned for the places I wanted to visit. I also...
In the last entry...
Actually, my plan for today was to relax at the beach. However, that idea was washed away by the sound of rain hitting my window this morning 😔. So, I had to come up with a...
We arrived in the UNESCO World Heritage city of Hoi An early in the morning. We had slept fairly well on our night bus and walked with new energy all the way from the bus stop...
Meeting with a Vietnam War veteran
Helloooooo Aaaaaan ❤❤❤ Admittedly, when I arrived, I didn't yet know how much I would fall in love with this little town and especially the people I would meet there... That's...
My Son was the religious center of the Hindu Champa people, who inhabited the central coast of Vietnam from the end of the 4th century to the 14th century. During this period, a...
For the last half day in Hoi An, I got up extra early this time to take a leisurely stroll through the market. And lo and behold: bright sunshine ☀️ and 26°C. Apparently, the...
After a 14-hour bus ride, we arrived in Hoi An at 7am. Unfortunately, we had to walk for half an hour in a heavy rainstorm to get to our hostel - so the city didn't really give...
Taking the overnight train from Mui Ne to Hue - a story in itself. And then a day trip to Hoi An - a beautiful Vietnamese town...
Colorful fishing village
But Hoi An has so much more to offer, which is why we were glad to spend four days here. Located roughly in the middle of Vietnam, Hoi An is also the...