We heard about the Ha Giang motorbike loop from many people we met here and there in Vietnam. All agreed it offers marvelous landscapes. It is also less crowded than the touristy Sapa, so probably a bit more authentic. Knowing… Continue Reading
I am sure none of you (readers) have heard about this place before, even if you have already visited Vietnam. Am I wrong? 🙂While we were looking for an alternative to Sapa, which we heard had become an overcrowded touristic… Continue Reading
Though we did not know it yet, leaving Cat Ba one day earlier was a smart move, as we discovered Tam Coc the so-called “Halong Bay on earth”, as its karst scenery is quite similar to Halong Bay but located… Continue Reading
Cat Ba is an island located south of Halong Bay. We read about it on Juju and Coco’s blog, a couple of friends who completed an eight months Asian trip in 2016. Our first impressions were not really good: we… Continue Reading
Recommended by some friends, we had booked a fancy cruise on a traditional vietnamese junk. This Unesco-classified scenic landscape actually covers 3 bays (Halong, Bai Tu Long and Lan Ha). We went on the second one (Bai Tu Long bay)… Continue Reading
Let’s put it this way: everything we had heard about Hanoi is true: it is a noisy and polluted city (where you can actually see the smog), with a big mess in its streets shared between countless motorbikes klaxoning all… Continue Reading