February 2018 – Travel 30 in 30

Ninh Binh, Tam Coc and Trang An

February 28, 2018 Main Posts Vietnam No Comments

Onward to Ninh Binh…. After Phong Nha the journey north continued and in this case there were few tons worth a stop at until only 90km south of Hanoi. On the way we stopped for lunch to dry off and a bunch of locals were chilling next door. We said…

Phong Nha National Park – CAVES

February 22, 2018 Main Posts Vietnam No Comments

Phong Nha National Park and Paradise Cave The next stop in my journey north was Phong Nha National Park which contains the largest caves in the world. Unfortunately, that cave is very exclusive and costs over $3000 to enter as part of a tour. You could do a 5 day/3…

De Nang, Hai Van Pass and Hue – More Central Coast Action

February 20, 2018 Main Posts Vietnam No Comments

Between De Nang and Hoi An, there are a few limestone outcroppings, called the Marble mountains. The region is not mountainous and these kind of seem out of place but such is the will of mother nature. I went to the largest of the outcrops called Huy Thuy Son, which…

Quang Ngai and Hoi An – The Central Coast of Vietnam

February 19, 2018 Main Posts Vietnam 2 Comments

Quang Ngai is not really a typical Vietnam travel destination for most tourists, but was the only place we could get to between Qui Nhon and Hoi An. We found a home stay across the river with a very nice family running it. The guy gave us all hugs when…

Street Photography in Quang Ngai

February 18, 2018 Photography 1 Comment

I made it to Quang Ngai and they were having a night market and Tet celebration festival in their park. There were vendors, decorations, bonsai contests and everyone was in their Sunday best. I wanted to try and do some street photography and for this event I focused on the…

chúc mừng năm mới – Happy New Year!

February 17, 2018 Main Posts Vietnam No Comments

Qui Nhon and Tet Eve We have now made it about halfway up the country and are making progress despite the Tet holiday. We left Nha Trang and headed north towards Qui Nhon which is where we felt we had the bet options for spending the Tet holiday evening. Think…

Nha Trang and Beyond

February 17, 2018 Main Posts Vietnam No Comments

Da Lat was fun but we needed to figure out how we would continue our journey north, and the next logical step was Nah Trang which proved to be a vacation like beach destination. We got to stop along the way for some view photos which provided some pretty sweeping…

Travel 30 in 30

Month: February 2018