To escape the greyness of February in the UK, this year we chose to visit Vietnam. We planned our 25-day trip ourselves, rather than be seduced by the lure of an escorted all-Vietnam tour. Our reference sources were old-fashioned print (take a bow DK), internet searches and recommendations from our girls who had spent time … More 25 DAYS IN // Vietnam
Hanoi is in the north of Vietnam. It is the country’s capital and second largest city with a population of around 5.5 million people. Hanoi was full of life, noise and colour and its Old Quarter seemed chaotic with narrow streets criss-crossing each other. In the past most streets in the Old Quarter were arranged … More 4 DAYS IN // Hanoi, Vietnam
Sometimes you arrive somewhere and you just feel it is special. Da Lat is special. We loved Da Lat and could easily have stayed longer than the two and a half days we spent there. Da Lat is a city in the south of Vietnam initially developed by the French in the early 1900s as … More 2 ½ DAYS IN // Da Lat, Vietnam
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