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Monthly Archives: February 2015

January 2015 We’re not sure what’s more difficult; choosing a Ha Long Bay tour company in Hanoi or a custom tailor shop in Hoi An. There is an overwhelming plethora of providers of each and even Tripadvisor makes choosing the right one difficult. We trusted fellow travel bloggers, Hannah and Adam of Getting Stamped as they had a great recommendation for Ha Na, so we thought we’d give them a shot.

January 2015 Yes, Hoi An is mostly known for it’s endless array of custom tailor shops but you definitely cannot overlook the beauty of this ancient town on the central coast of Vietnam.

I can’t remember the exact moment we realized we were getting tired. It’s like it slowly crept up on us. We stopped being amazed by the beautiful temples surrounding us. New foods were no longer appealing and that cooking class we’d wanted to take, well, we just weren’t interested anymore. Instead, we craved some tastes from home, and spent our time watching one too many episodes of Castle on our laptop. Travel… Read More

January 2015 Similar to Halong Bay in the north, the Mekong Delta in southern Vietnam is popular among tourists as there are numerous tour operators to choose from. It is a very popular tour, and rightfully so, as the Delta is famous for its extremely fertile surroundings that have provided a way of life for the Vietnamese for centuries.

Welcome to SAIGON! January 2014 We felt our time in Chiang Mai was up and coincidentally, so were our one-month visas. We’d been there for almost a month and had been getting more lazy and unmotivated by the day. Not that Chiang Mai isn’t awesome, because it is. However, we knew it was time to get back to our non-stop travelling, last-minute booking, motivated selves. Vietnam it is.