Eventually we arrived in Phnom Penh after our delayed flight and we got to our hotel room at 7 pm. We stayed at the centrally located Palace Gate Hotel for two nights on bed and breakfast. Within forty five minutes after waiting for our suitcase I passed out and woke up nine hours later. I slept horribly and felt awful.…
Saigon turned out to be one of my favourites cities on this trip. We were woken up at 4.45 am for our flight to Saigon. This only took one hour and ten minutes. Our first stop was the War Remnants Museum. This was fascinating as the Vietnam War was before I was born. So I only knew a little about…
Hue was the next city we visited while we were in Vietnam. The first place we saw was our hotel room, this was The Imperial Palace. This was the view from our room and one of my favourite images from Vietnam. The perfume river looks beautiful at sunset. And this was the view at night. We only stayed here two…
Hai Van Pass was the plan for our next day of touring. First we flew south to Da Nang and then drove over the stunning scenery of the Hai Van Pass before descending to Hue. We arrived in Da Nang, and I felt it was very clean, green and felt more organised than Hanoi. Our new guide was so nice…
Halong Bay was a bucket list for me. But I also had no idea it would be a four hours drive there and another four hours back. Vietnam roads and coaches are nothing like what we have at home. Here at home, this journey would have taken a couple of hours. It is only 100 km but it still took…
Skyteam Lounge at Terminal Four was booked as this was possibly that my mum and I have our last long haul holiday for some time. I have made the decision to not fly long haul until I am on the right medication. So this time, we picked the cheapest and that was this. They state on the website Enjoy Business…
