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Day 3: Hong Kong

The Peak After trying to get a bus to the Tai Po area to visit the Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery but failing because all Nathan Road was shut due to the protests, we change our plan and decide to get the MTR to Central and then a bus to The Peak (tram seemed to priceyContinue reading “Day 3: Hong Kong”

Day 2: Hong Kong

Today we got up at 11 am, after all, we did not get much sleep due to the nosy fan and the constant smell of food from the neighbours (who eats garlic throughout the night? Are our neighbours trying to ward off vampires?) We go out, in all honesty, a bit scared of the bigContinue reading “Day 2: Hong Kong”

Day 1: Hong Kong

We land, after 12 painful hours of British Airways economy and having drank too much wine at the wrong times. My stomach has certainly not agreed with it at least. We had read all guides and recommendations so we knew we needed bus A21 from the airport to Tsim Sha Tsui. The journey was easyContinue reading “Day 1: Hong Kong”

Cat Ba – An alternative to Ha Long Bay

Introduction Ha Long Bay is a natural wonder of emerald waters and limestone pillars rising up in islets topped up with small forests and ecosystems, incredible caves and scattered with traditional boats. Yes, Ha Long Bay is the most popular tourist hotspot in Vietnam, if there was only one thing you could see in theContinue reading “Cat Ba – An alternative to Ha Long Bay”

We visited Monkey Island in Vietnam (and lived to tell the tale)

Monkey Island is a paradise island located in Lan Ha Bay, just off Cat Ba Island. It is a limestone island formed in a similar way to the whole geography of the area and it has the most incredible beach with crystalline waters overseeing the bay. Towering blocks of limestone with forests are scattered aroundContinue reading “We visited Monkey Island in Vietnam (and lived to tell the tale)”

Hanoi Travel Guide

Introduction We always wondered what Vietnam would be like, more than ever on that train Hanoi-bound from Nanning. In the West, we always have a preconceived idea of China, Japan, Korea and Thailand from movies and media. However, countries like Vietnam or Cambodia are, sadly, best known for their sombre history, although this is radicallyContinue reading “Hanoi Travel Guide”

Travel to Nanning: 3 Days Itinerary

Introduction When we were first planning this trip, we just added Nanning as a stop on the way to Vietnam as it was an easy place to cross the border from. There was so little written about this city besides the best transport options to travel to Hanoi, essentially no tourism at all! But weContinue reading “Travel to Nanning: 3 Days Itinerary”

Yulong River Scenic Cycle Route

One of the highlights of our time in Yangshuo was definitely cycling along the Yulong river and the countryside surrounding the town. Neither of us are sporty; we like gaming, reading and watching Netflix so… What did we decide? To cycle 27km along the Yulong river. Well, actually, we were meant to cycle much lessContinue reading “Yulong River Scenic Cycle Route”

Yangshuo Travel Guide

Introduction We were looking out of the bus window and wondering what to expect, our backpacks crushing our jittery legs. We arrived at Yangshuo and got off the bus. A dozen taxi drivers approached us to get us to the hostel, we politely declined and started walking towards the once sleepy town centre. As weContinue reading “Yangshuo Travel Guide”

Eating at a Buddhist Temple Buffet in Guilin, China

One of the most challenging things about our trip to China has definitely been finding vegetarian food, but we did find amazing places with enough planning. So, what was our strategy you might ask? Well, we read a ton of blogs, used Tripadvisor, and generally, asked very politely the chefs to make special meals. OneContinue reading “Eating at a Buddhist Temple Buffet in Guilin, China”