Sad to leave Hanoi as there were still a few things we wanted to tick off and we enjoyed our time there. Worthy of staying at least a week given the worthwhile excursions available and the abundance of places to eat and drink. We did toy with the idea of getting up early to view…

Opted for the hotel breakfast for the first time. Whilst the full English wasn’t what we were used to there were plenty of tastier options, some of which I hadn’t seen available at any other breakfast. Jo had congee with pork floss and century egg whilst my highlight was a freshly made banh mi. Our…

We had an early start as we were being picked up from the hotel at 7.30 for an extensive day trip. I’d struggled to get to sleep due to either the jet lag or the coffee. The Robusta beans that they use are stronger than the arabica beans generally used in the uk. Anyhow, I…

It was a 15 minute walk to our meeting point for the food tour and I could feel the sweat streaming down me by the time we made it halfway. Apparently the temperature was just average for this time of year, c.34 degrees. The roads were like nowhere I’d been before with either no pavements,…

Despite the delay in leaving London we still managed to get to Vienna in line with the original eta. Say what you want about Austrian leaders but they manage to make the transport system run on time. Vienna is supposed to be a great city to visit and full of culture, but as we were…

Having booked two weeks off at the start of September to avoid clashing with school holidays, we then considered where we would like to go. We agreed on Vietnam and Cambodia as they would be new destinations for both of us and we had heard good things, particularly regarding Vietnam. We gave little heed to…