by Goldie | Dec 30, 2017 | Travel
Hoi An A superb end to an amazing adventure Hoi An…. What can I say… What a magic little city!! We spent a week exploring the Ancient City and surrounds, and it was the perfect way to end an outstanding holiday. We decided that a pool was a priority for...
by Goldie | Oct 13, 2017 | Travel
SAPA TO HANOI: Trains, buses, confusion, and mud A s I mentioned in my last post, the journey from Sapa to Hanoi was interesting, to say the least, and deserves a post all of its own….. After a nice few days in and around Sapa, we headed back to Lao Cai to catch...
by Goldie | Oct 12, 2017 | Featured, Travel
SAPA: mountains, magic, music, and mud. W e have looked forward to our visit to Sapa since we started planning our trip to Vietnam. So many people we’ve spoken to, and blogs we’ve read, have had such good things to say about it. Although we had a slight...
by Goldie | Oct 9, 2017 | Featured, Travel
NINH BINH Adventures in a magical world of temples, caves, and mountains. F ollowing our adventures and misadventures involving monkeys and typhoons in Lanha bay, we made it back to Hanoi in one piece. We got Archie to the medical clinic, where he was given a series...
by Goldie | Oct 8, 2017 | Travel
CATBA ISLAND, AND THE MONKEY INCIDENT. I t started off well. A three hour bus/boat/bus ride from Hanoi, and we were settling in to Catba Central Hotel, on Catba Island, in Lanha Bay. Lanha Bay borders onto Ha Long Bay, and the topography is similarly stunning, with...
by Goldie | Sep 20, 2017 | Featured, Travel
CAO BANG, BAN GIOC WATERFALL, AND BA BE LAKE W e are back in Hanoi now, catching some downtime at a peaceful AirBNB overlooking one of the lakes in Tay Ho, near the West Lake. For all its craziness and unrelenting energy, arriving back in Hanoi felt like coming home....
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