Vietnam

Dalat Dalat is a hill town, founded by the French colonists in the late 19th century. Its primary draw card is its climate – being situated amidst forests at a relatively high altitude means that the average temperature is significantly …

Hoi An Hoi An is a very old town, with a history going back over 2000 years, and its inspiringly named Old Town is the main reason people visit it. Influenced by Chinese, Cham and Vietnamese styles, the Old Town …

I arrived in Hue around noon, after a long sleep-deprived bus journey from Haiphong. The bunk on the bus was right at the back in a row of five, and I spent the night being kneed in the back by …

Halong Bay is situated off the north-eastern coast of Vietnam, and is one of the absolute must-see places in Vietnam. There are various organised ways of visiting the bay from Hanoi – day trips, overnight boats stays, alcohol-fuelled party trips …

Waking up the next day (without any blanket as Nicholas had stolen it all during the night), we took breakfast which was remarkably similar to the previous night’s dinner. Without a fridge, and living in a subsistence environment, I can …

Getting to Vietnam I have to be honest – I can’t remember much about the journey to Vietnam. After previous night bus hell, I’d popped down to a local pharmacy in Luang Prabang and had bought (without prescription) a pack …