Tag Archives: Vietnam
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Hoi An – touristy, but none the worse for it
Posted on November 17, 2014 by noflytri in First Impressions, Photoblog, relaxing, South East Asia, Vietnam.So my whistle-stop tour of Vietnam continues and once again I find myself thinking about how someday I will have to come back to visit this fantastic country at a more relaxed pace. Hoi An has been the perfect counterpoint to the hustle and bustle of Hanoi and my outdoor adventures on Cat Ba Island. […]
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Beautiful and terrifying – Getting active in Cat Ba Island
Posted on November 13, 2014 by noflytri in Adventure, South East Asia, Sport, Top Experiences, Travel tips, Vietnam.Having high expectations of a place when travelling is always a dangerous thing. So often you can build something up to the point that the reality has no way of meeting the illusion you have created in your mind. Often for me, I will arrive at a place to find that an over abundance of […]
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Entering Vietnam and getting back on the backpacker trail
Posted on November 12, 2014 by noflytri in Museums, Photoblog, South East Asia, Vietnam.I’ve been in Vietnam almost a week now. It feels both similar to China and a whole world away. It’s still cheap, the food is still tasty (and I continue to get to show off my chopstick skillz) the flags are still red and the museums still seem to exist primarily for dubious patriotic education […]
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