If there’s a town we absolutely love that would be Baiona. What to expect? A small and traditional fishing village yet catered for tourism better than its neighbouring towns, with fantastic beaches and even its own castle! When in Baiona, you might see a lot of historical names such as Pinzon, Carabela, etc. This isContinue reading “Baiona, Rias Baixas’ Medieval Pearl”
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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”
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”
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”
Guilin Travel Guide
Introduction Our excitement of boarding a Chinese bullet train was only matched by the anticipation of disembarking in a place renownedly known for having the “Most beautiful scenery under heaven”. Our first contact with this beautiful region was at 300km/h, all the lush green fields and karst peaks started to appear gradually as the trainContinue reading “Guilin Travel Guide”
Hong Kong Travel Guide
Hong Kong We started our journey, like many others, in London. We sold most of our life, packed a small (probably not small enough) fraction of the rest and we are waiting, all jittery to board our direct flight to Hong Kong. 12 hours later and after a few too many glasses of British AirwaysContinue reading “Hong Kong Travel Guide”
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