Category Archives: Asia

If Hoi An is nice during the day, at night it becomes an absolute delight. As dusk falls in Hoi An everything starts to light up.

In the middle of Hoi An is old town. Unlike Hanoi old town which is extra crazy most of the time Hanoi Old town is traffic free, and while no-one really pays any attention to traffic laws around here there’s … Continue reading →

Even though we landed late in Da Nang, we are collected 8am from our Hoi An hotel and straight into town for our Vietnamese Cookery Course.

Landing in Da Nang, in central Vietnam we are met for transfer to our hotel in Hoi An, interesting to see how it compares to Hanoi after the relative peace of Halong Bay.

A 4 hour drive from Hanoi takes us to Halong Bay. That’s quite a way on Vietnam roads in a small bus, but needs must. Halong Bay is a must see.

Taking in a bit of culture in Hanoi as we visit the National Museum and a traditional water puppet show.

Once you’ve figured out that you can actually walk about Hanoi without having some kind of terrible accident it’s straightforward getting about. Interesting vibe to the place.