• Vietnam Diaries part 4: Ho Chi Minh

    Vietnam Diaries part 4: Ho Chi Minh

    After spending a few days in my favourite place in Vietnam aka Phong Nha, I flew to Ho Chi Minh, as I didn’t really have enough days to do it slowly by bus. There are three main airlines you can use for this (VietJet, JetStar and Bamboo Airways) and in total there are about 5… Read more

  • Vietnam Diaries part 3: Phong Nha

    Vietnam Diaries part 3: Phong Nha

    My second stop during 3 weeks in Vietnam was a little town called Phong Nha, about 1/3 of the way down the country. As soon as I heard that it was a pretty town inside a national park, I decided I had to go there. I took the sleeper bus from Hanoi (see the separate… Read more

  • Vietnam Diaries Part 2: Sleeper Bus

    Vietnam Diaries Part 2: Sleeper Bus

    After spending a few days in Hanoi, I took a sleeper bus (IT WAS SO COOL!) to what turned out to be my favourite place in Vietnam – Phong Nha. In case you also plan to go there from Hanoi, I’ll explain about the sleeper bus journey. There are various companies that offer bus journeys… Read more

  • Vietnam Diaries part 1: Hanoi

    Vietnam Diaries part 1: Hanoi

    The first place I stopped in my 3 week trip around Vietnam was the capital city, Hanoi (because that’s where my plane landed). This is a popular destination for travellers, and I would say it’s definitely worth spending a few days there. This was the only place I made accommodation bookings for before leaving England,… Read more

  • Salvador (Brasil) in Two Days

    Salvador (Brasil) in Two Days

    If you only have a few weeks in Brasil and you’re moving around, you probably have the difficult task of finding the most important things to do in the limited time you have in each area. I spent two whole days in Salvador by myself (plus some half days when I was travelling to/from it)… Read more

  • Ilha Grande – A Brazilian ‘Paradise Island’

    Ilha Grande – A Brazilian ‘Paradise Island’

    If you only have 1 or 2 weeks in Rio but you want to get out of the city for a few days and experience a different side of Brazil, Ilha Grande could be the perfect adventure for you. Getting there from Rio is easy (depending on how you decide to do it), and it… Read more

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