wander2nowhere

  It was a hot day in Hoi An, Vietnam. A day so hot that I gladly postponed all sight-seeing and stayed in the air-conditioned room in the hostel. But hunger propelled me into the stifling heat. I went in search for food in an alleyway where I saw 2 restaurants one opposite the other. Most of us have seen this or heard of this before: 2 restaurants or cafés selling similar if not identical food next to each o...

Hoi An's is a charming little town with beautiful old buildings, quiet streets, busy markets and lively riversides. As a UNESCO World Heritage site it is one of the most popular stops in Vietnam. The Old Town, with its winding streets, Chinese-styled shop-houses and Buddhist temples, is particularly atmospheric at night when lit up with lanterns. Hoi An is also famed for being a poor man's Hong Kong for t...

  Ho Chi Minh City aka Saigon doesn't really attract me, it lacks the charm and laid-backness of Hanoi, the attractions of Hue and Hoi An. My first impression wan't very good as there were too much hustling at the travellers and tourists. That's for being the starting or ending point of most trips in Vietnam, but on the positive side, it's easy to find bargain and cheap accommodation and...

I am thrilled to be able to participate in Hostelbookers 7 Super Shots; the hottest photo project going around the travel community at the moment. You can read about the rules here. Basically you look through all your photos and choose the one that best fits each of the categories. See other round-up posts on twitter #7SuperShots. And thanks to Stephen from Bohemian Traveler for nominating me. Do check out his si...

Halong Bay, Vietname, the scorching sun is finally relenting and very slowly setting behind the impossibly preternatural Karst mountains few hundred metres from where the boat has anchored for the night. I am wadding in the emerald water with uncertain depth and dubious quality after jumping from the top deck of the junk boat, while my boat mates are scrambling up for another go, I settle down to enjoy the co...

Getting from Can Tho, Vietnam to Kompong Cham, Cambodia requires me to use all my travelling experiences and resources, not to mention an abundance of patience. Instead of land transport, I decide to cross the border by boat, so I have to take a 3-hour bus to Chao Duc, another riverside town, where fast boats go directly to Phnom Penh or slow boats that take you only to the border. A very slow boat ride...

As I mentioned in my previous post that I'm not a fan of HCMC, but I needed the 4 days there where I shed off my traveller's identity, where there's no sight to check off a list or must do activity. I was able to recharge my battery before moving on - Mekong delta. You can visit the Mekong delta with a 1-day/2-day tour from HCMC, but I choose to do it on my own. So the day I depart, I find myself the only f...