If you are looking for instant relaxation, warm, clean tropical waters, and slice of simple beach life in Vietnam, then An Bang is definitely for you. A pastel perfect and seriously chilled out fishing village, life here is slowed to a snail's pace, and yet you can still get quickly into one of Vietnam's most …
Monkey Island is a remote and tiny island near Cat Ba National Park, which is home to 32 types of mammal and over 70 bird species. If you are looking to go somewhere wild and remote, where a fisherman's life goes on largely untouched by tourism, then this could be the place for you. It …
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My lovely friend Jodie, an all round glittery superstar, has just begun an epic adventure of India and Nepal. Here's her write up of her first stop; bustling, eclectic Nepal. Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal. It is home to an estimated one million people and oh boy can you tell! It's busy, it's crowded, …
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Halong Bay is breathtakingly beautiful. It is, hands down, the most awe inspiring and serene place I have ever seen. You can see why people flock here to cruise this archipelago of over 1000 tiny islands, which only emerged from the sea about 5 million years ago. Look out for the Frog, the Turtle, and …
Continue reading Two Weeks in Vietnam: Junk Boat Tour of Halong Bay
Jetlagged, sleepy, and full of love for this country, I've just got back from two weeks backpacking round Vietnam with my boyfriend, Jack. First stop was crazy, crazy Hanoi... I think one of the best phrases to describe Hanoi's Old Quarter would be 'moped madness'. There are 4 million bikes in Hanoi, and it seems that …
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Thailand must swipe the award for most well trodden travel destination in South East Asia, and for good reason. The architecture and temples are breathtaking, the beaches are nothing short of paradise, the cuisine is to die for, and the people are amongst the most gentle and welcoming I’ve ever had the pleasure of coming …
Where do I start? I am so reeling from the memories of this place that I am almost overwhelmed. The Danum Valley is a conservation area of 438 square kilometres of primary rainforest in the state of Sabah in Borneo. We took a (very early) 45 minute flight from Kota Kinabalu into Lahad Datu, where …
Continue reading Into The Jungle – Danum Valley Primary Rainforest, Borneo
This is the first in a series of posts about Borneo. I've been looking forward to this trip for a long time, and you can read all about my love affair with the country here. Borneo's capital, Kota Kinabalu, was the first stop on our two week adventure. Pretty much just passing through, I hadn't expected …
Continue reading Big Prawns and Panoramas: Kota Kinabalu, Borneo
I'm not quite sure what it is, but ever since I was a child I have wanted to go into the rainforest. I think I was encouraged to think about such things by my adventurous mum, and the days spent playing our self-named game, Intrepid Adventurers. Or maybe it was that, at primary school, we …
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