Posts tagged as "Traveling"
Christmas kangaroos
…from Australia combined with old skool straw decorations! My beautiful little Christmas tree. Joy to the world!
The Return of the Jedi
It has been an amazing experience, but the travels are over for now. I’ve seen and learned more than I ever hoped for and the results will show in the designs to come. Home sweet home Whilst unpacking my bags I find both my mobile phone and laptop mouse missing. The phone was hidden deep [...]
Back to Hanoi, goodbyes
It is pouring rain and everything is gray and misty. All the colours of the world have vanished overnight. Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain… We return to the Halong Bay harbour around nine in the morning and drive back to Hanoi. It is the last day of the tour and we are [...]
Halong Bay, Sung Sot Caves, overnight boat
Early in the morning we take a bus and head north to Halong Bay. It is a four hours long drive from Hanoi and it is raining – the first rainy day during my trip. I feel relieved it is not hot and sunny, the Hoi An heatstroke incident was such a nightmare to go [...]
Hanoi, Koto restaurant, Ho Chi Minh Museum, Hanoi Hilton
At 6am the night train rolls into cool and cloudy Hanoi. The past four days have been boiling and it feels great stepping out to fresh air instead. We leave the luggage in hotel and head to Koto restaurant for breakfast. It is a not-for-profit restaurant and vocational training program that is changing the lives [...]
Scooter tour, Thien Mu Pagoda, Emperor’s tomb, Boat trip on Perfume river, night train to Hanoi
I wake up feeling rubbish from last night’s King’s dinner and am tempted to pass today’s optional programme, a scooter trip through the countryside. But once again, everyone else is chirpy and ready to go, so I gather my strength and hop on a scooter. It is another hot and sunny morning in Vietnam. I [...]
Marble Mountains, Hai Van Pass, Hue, The Imperial Palace, King’s dinner
The Internet is still not working and I am getting used to it. I am dehydrated from the overwhelming heat of Hoi An; There is no breeze and as beautiful as the old city is, it is completely unaccessible to me with its burning 35 degrees Celsius. The rest of the tour group has picked [...]
Cua Dai Beach, Hoi An, Cooking course
It is too late to get a tailored costume made, because I missed my chance yesterday whilst sitting in the bathtub. Instead I head to a nearby Cua Dai Beach with my American friends and I get much more attention from the hawkers than I do if I go somewhere alone. We get ripped off [...]
Hoi An, Money tips for Vietnam
Early morning again. The bus is outside waiting and I get to leave the dungeon room. Someone has managed to repair the internet overnight: for the first time the wifi is working. And I am leaving. We head to Ho Chi Minh airport and take an internal flight to Danang. From there we take another [...]
Ho Chi Minh tour, Buddhist wisdom, New tour group
I have become good friends with a Californian couple from Berkeley, Oakland, also participating the whole tour from Bangkok to Hanoi. They are very smart and intelligent, well traveled and know many interesting things. The wife is a painter and the husband has recently sold his own restaurant, and now enjoys DIY and retirement. When [...]
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