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Vietnamese Craft Beer Tasting – Hue
Hue is known for many things, food, culture, ancient buildings, but 2026 put it on my map for craft beer. Local restaurants, pubs and bars serving craft beer from all over the country - or even brewing their own on premises, Hue has it all.
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Conical Hat Keychain – Crafting in Ho Chi Minh City
Every time I travel to Vietnam I consider painting a conical hat to wear and bring home. But every time I decide against it, since it is quite big and fragile. In Ho Chi Minh City I found the Workshop Hub which offered a conical hat keychain workshop - the answer to the question how I could paint my own…
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DIY day trip to Vung Tau – with cost breakdown
Even though Vung Tau has become a ward of Ho Chi Minh City, it still takes two hours to get to this beach surrounded headland area Northeast of HCMC city centre. Vung Tau is known for its beaches, its Jesus Statue and Cable Car up to an Amusement park. To have the freedom to go at my own pace, I…
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Shake & Savor: Coffee-Cocktails Workshop Vietnam
As a big fan of Vietnamese coffee I am always looking for new workshops and experiences connected to it when I visit the country. I found the coffee-cocktail workshop by the Vietnamese coffee brand Lacàph in Ho Chi Minh City and immediately signed up. We made two delicious cocktails and I learned a lot about how other parts of the…
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Mini Lionhead Workshop in Ho Chi Minh City
Lion dancing is tantamount to celebration in Vietnam and many other countries in Asia. And what do lion dancers carry, but a lion head! When I saw a workshop to make a mini lionhead I signed up immediately. What better opportunity to take home a unique souvenir that has such rich history and symbolism.
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Where to eat during your first time in Singapore
Just like the architecture the food in Singapore has influences from many different cultures and countries. Maybe even more so, since there is even more diversity to be found - from hawker centers, to night markets, to cafes, to restaurants and bars. This is not a "X must try foods in Singapore" kind of post. There are enough of those…
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Museum hopping in Singapore
You've heard of bar hopping? Museum hopping works the same. But instead of drinking alcohol you're drinking in culture, history, science and art. Singapore has a lot of museums, more than you could ever hope to visit in a single week, even if you don’t do anything else.
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20 free things to do in Singapore
Let's be real: Travelling to Singapore is expensive. Accommodation alone can take up most of the budget. Museums and tours also cost a pretty penny and often leave no option for tourists other than buying the all access pass. So here are 20 free things to do in Singapore to spare your wallet.
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Exploring Peranakan Culture in Singapore
On the plane to Singapore I watched "Crazy Rich Asians" in the Singapore Airlines on-board library. Then the person next to me told me: "The Peranakans were the original crazy rich Asians." But who are the Peranakans? How did their unique culture come to be? And why had I never heard of them before?
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24 hours at Changi Airport Singapore
Changi Airport in Singapore is one of the, if not THE best airport in the world. In 2023 I spent most of an 8 hour stopover in the Jewel and wrote about it. So this time I decided to maybe go a bit overboard and spend 24 hours at Changi Airport in Singapore. I also wanted to see if it…
