by Hayley | Mar 10, 2013 | Asia, Blog posts
Pattaya. Not a place one might usually choose to visit. But, I was going and determined to make the most of it.Arriving (after an hour & half drive from Bangkok) I soon learnt that the city lived up to it’s reputation. A place for hedonistic adventures. Sex...
by Hayley | Jan 16, 2013 | Asia, Blog posts
I was excited to go back to Hoi An in central Vietnam. I remembered it as a quaint old town with gorgeous shops & restaurants lining the river. But before that, we had to get there. We took a car & driver for the trip south as it was only a couple of hours...
by Hayley | Jan 12, 2013 | Asia, Blog posts
And I thought the Halong Bay trip Was an early start. Friday I was up at 3.30am for a 6.30am flight. We were heading to Hue (pronounced Hway) in the middle of the DMZ ( Demilitarized Zone) a supposedly neutral zone during to American-Vietnam War. It ended up being one...
by Hayley | Jan 11, 2013 | Asia, Blog posts
Apparently if you come to Hanoi you 'have to' visit Halong Bay. I think I missed that memo last time I was in Vietnam, hence it was on my itinerary this time.As it is a 3-4 hour drive from Hanoi, we decided to do an overnight trip – and stay on a boat!...
by Hayley | Jan 11, 2013 | Asia, Blog posts
Hanoi was cold. Cold was what I had experienced last time I was here, but it is still a shock! It got down to 8 degrees. Needless to say I bought an extra jacket and wore a lot of layers! Just my opinion, but you can really tell the difference between the north &...
