Category: Vietnam

Quite well rested we arrived in Vietnam’s capital at around 5 AM. Unfortunately our stay started a bit unpleasant as the meter of out taxi was manipulated. So after 4 USD we stopped the taxi driver, yelled at him and walked the last kilometer to our hotel. One positive...

It was time to say good-bye to Hoi An – what a pleasant stay it was. Again the train was our chosen mode of transportation and so we boarded the 2 o’clock train to Hue. The three hours train ride passed some beautiful scenery including coast lines and an...

At 8:30 the next morning we arrived in Da Nang and a short car ride later we were in the small town of Hoi An. The very new and nice Sunshine Hotel was our home for the next four nights. After a nap (that’s one of the best parts...

A five hour bus ride brought us from Ho Chi Minh City to the beach town of Mui Ne where we stayed at the brand new Windflower Hotel with its nice pool. The hotel was a bit outside the main strip which was okay for us as we devoted...

After a 6 hours bus ride from Phnom Penh (including a river crossing by ferry and a hassle free border crossing) we arrived in Saigon (or Ho Chi Minh City as it’s called today). The Saigon Zoom Hotel would be our home for the next three days. It was...