• self-guided-tour-to-the-clay-tunnels-and-truc-lam-monastery
    South Vietnam,  Vietnam

    Self guided tour to the Clay Tunnel and Truc Lam Monastery

    The area around Tuyen Lam Lake in Da Lat is a perfect day tour destination. Reachable from the city by cable car this scenic landscape has something for everyone: breathtaking nature, panoramic views across the lake, a beautifully restored Buddhist Monastery, options for kayaking or SUP and an open air art gallery in the form of the Clay Tunnels.

  • A six people group of two women and four men around 30 going Canyoning in Da Lat - Vietnam
    South Vietnam,  Vietnam

    Canyoning in Da Lat – Vietnam

    I want to preface this by saying I am afraid of heights. So of course I had to go on a 2,4 km long alpine coaster ride at Datanla waterfalls and then afterwards went canyoning in Da Lat where we climbed down waterfalls up to 25 meters and abseiled into a raging river. I can recommend this for thrill seekers…

  • lan ha bay cruise from cat ba
    North Vietnam,  Vietnam

    Lan Ha Bay Cruise from Cat Ba

    To see the beauty of Vietnam's northern coast, without the hoards of tourists, unregulated cruise ships, multiplying hotels, gigantic resorts and all the trash you will find nowadays at Ha Long Bay you can visit Lan Ha Bay instead. Part of me wanted to keep this a secret since the more people know about it the fuller and less beautiful…

  • from-hanoi-to-sapa
    North Vietnam,  Vietnam

    How to get from Hanoi to Sapa

    Getting from Hanoi to Sapa is an adventure in itself. You basically have three choices: Bus, Private Van or Train. While you can book all three on the same platform, the prices, departure and arrival times and the experiences will vary greatly.

  • Hmong woman doing Batik during a Workshop in Sapa
    North Vietnam,  Vietnam

    Hmong Batik Workshop – Sapa

    While in Sapa I divided my time between the city and a homestay with a Hmong family in Ta Van village near Sa Pa. They offer half-day and full-day trekking tours and two ethnic handicraft workshops to their guests: a Hmong Indigo Batik Workshop and a Traditional Hmong Embroidery Workshop. I choose to do both.

  • Silver Smith Workshop Hanoi
    North Vietnam,  Vietnam

    Silversmith Workshop – Hanoi

    Always on the lookout for unique things to do and more things to learn I stumbled upon a silver smith workshop in Hanoi. In the silver crafting village Dinh Cong, about 30 minutes from the Old Quarter of Hanoi inside a community house this workshop takes you back to the time where Hanoi was still called Thang Long (1010).

  • Old Dubai Food Tour - Stopover Exploration
    Middle East,  Stopovers

    Old Dubai Food Tour – Stopover Exploration

    Another stopover in Dubai, another 21 hours to fill. This time I got a offered a hotel with a meal included by Emirates, since my stopover was so long. Apart from the inside of a hotel room I wanted to see the parts of Dubai I didn't get to see the last time, specifically the old town of Dubai, the…