Blog
-
Trekking on Hon Son island: A Guide to Ma Thiên Lãnh
An extremely compelling experience awaits you on Hòn Sơn. One of my favorites during trip on Hòn Sơn is to enjoy swimming in turquoise sea with diverse marine world and also take part in continually trekking on steep trails through dense forests with giant and ancient trees to reach the top of the mountains and enjoy panoramic vista towards the coastal road bending like a snake, clusters of coconut, emerald sea ornate with rocks like eggs in various sizes, all under such a blue clear sky. In Hòn Sơn, these activities are possible to be experienced within one day. Fantastic! My typical schedule with a trekking option in mind: wake up…
-
A Book in My Backpack: Guns, Germs and Steel
A hike through 13,000 years of human civilization evolution and five continents in less than 600 pages. This book was actually a big deal to me, since it focuses mainly on the history and geography, in contrast to the first English book of the new year challenge – Brave New World, which heavily depicted a fictional universe in the far future. Truth be told. Some sessions of this work really discouraged me as it presented such an enormous number of examples in boring scientific approaches, coupled with a long line of ancient flora & fauna names that I had to frequently look up in the search engine to get the picture. It’s…
-
Hon Son Island Travel Guide
Tons of amazing things to see and do on this tropical paradise and this Hon Son island travel guide dare get you through the jungle of spectacular spots! Why Hon Son island, Vietnam? At the first sight, I was knocked down by its dramatically majestic beauty: pristine beach lined with coconuts, well, there’s indeed a forest of coconuts on the island. Disembarking from the express ferry of the Superdong operator, I was spontaneously feeling the dynamic life of the island while walking on the bridge toward the crowded central residence. The islanders and tourists moving fast back and forth the backbone of the boat dock. Not so far, the platoon…
-
The most famous beer street in Hanoi: Ta Hien
Unique experiences to expect at the most popular beer street in the capital, with all the chaos around 200-meter-long hub: Ta Hien street, located at the heart of the Old Quarters, just a stone’s throw away from the legendary Hoan Kiem Lake. It seems every glorious backpacking city has its own hub to celebrate the nightlife. In Vietnam, the list is quite long. Not to mention the busiest seaside roads of the popular coastal cities like Vung Tau, Nha Trang,… or several well-known islands such as Phu Quoc, Cat Ba, Bui Vien street in Ho Chi Minh city is definitely a must for nightlife fans. And its renowned counterpart in Hanoi – “beer street” Ta Hien (Vietnamese: Tạ Hiện) also worths a…
-
Travelers I met in Laos
What makes your trips memorable? Adventures, Food, Attractions or People? For me, it’s people who I met in Laos fatefully inspiring me to travel more and more by their stories. Willfrid A traveler from French, who visited New Zealand as working holiday visa, which I’m aiming for. He told us his story. He loved soccer, and premier league was his favorite, so he wanted to learn English. And then he applied for working holiday visa of New Zealand. Landing on a strange country with no English, but after 6 months making efforts to learn day by day, he could finally well communicate with local people then deciding to extend visa for 6 months…
-
1001 Excuses to Travel: The Only Reason to Stop You Travelling Is… You
A trip around the world is definitely an awesome experience but someones of us reject the idea with common excuses to travel. Though I am a solo traveler, sometimes I still invite my friends to travel with me when they confide that the the rat race ruins their life, and they are not actually living but existing, which is a inevitable bridge to hell, and they just want to hit “escape” button. However, all I receive are just excuses below: 1. Study – “I love travelling, but university is my dream, so, thanks” It may sound crazy but I know some bloggers study to travel. They learn hard, try to score…
-
Vang Vieng to Luang Prabang: Roadtrip tips
One of the most exciting adventurous roadtrip I’ve ever made. It’s quite dangerous if you’re not well-prepared so I note some important tips help you to finish it ! Gasoline station When planning, we thought that the route was very long and tough, stiff uphill, and the fuel would be much more consumed than usual, the gasoline station might be rare because of mountainous terrain. However, when we were on road, we found out something: The gasoline were quite close to one another, just 30-50 km, so no need to bring a back-up fuel container. And even if there was no nearby station, you can buy gasoline at mostly groceries…
-
Travel Review: H’mong Homestay Village in Meo Vac, Ha Giang
Beside the majestic natural landscape that could take your breath away, Ha Giang is also the home of various ethnic minorities with their indigenous tradition and culture that await to explore in a homestay experience like nights in this H’mong village in Meo Vac. Slow-travelling coupled with homestay experience is a fantastic idea: you wake up early in the morning and take a deep breath and stroll around to enjoy the spectacular surroundings, before sipping hot coffee to get ready for a new day coming. Working. Travelling. Reading new books at leisure. It depends on your plan for a few days there. You may even request a seat to join the local’s meal, everyday, along with informative…
-
Stopped by traffic polices in Vientiane and how to deal with them
Rental bike means sometimes you get caught by local traffic police. I did once in Vientiane, and tried to deal with it. Below is my story and some tips, hopefully it’s useful for you. The last day in Vientaine, after an extreme bike trip from Phonxavan, we took a visit That Luang and Patuxay. While we were stopping at an intersection, a police officer pointed at us, look like we just wrong lanes. However, he possibly saw our confusing and thought we were foreigners then waved us toward their booth. As usual, he asked for our papers, of course, we didn’t have bike license because of bike rental but we…
-
Ultimate Budget Travel Guide to Vang Vieng
So you’re backpacking Vang Vieng, a heaven for outdoor adventure, stunning landscape of caves, waterfall and ranges of mountain? This post is for you Accomodation We stayed in Chillaos hostel, quite a great place, we had a nice breakfast, enough for an active day, a billiard pool and soccer table to have fun together. There’s no lounge but a space like a restaurant, just a few books on shelf. The shared bathrooms were clean and well-equipped, only for 5 usd/ person. Biketrip Vang Vieng is really a great destination for short bike trips around the town. The roads like trails, so rough, potholes but very pure nature. I did love our biketrip in the rain, while…
