Its SO hot. Not hot, boiling hot. You know the feeling when you get in a hot bath and you suddenly realise it’s uncomfortably hot and that you might be going to pass out, so you turn on the cold tap? It’s like that. Without the cold tap. We...
A Vietnamese night out, being ripped off and crazy driving!
Today was an epic day. I went to the local pool, which I thought would just be a pool but it had a children’s play area, bar, deck chairs and palm trees round the outside and was very nice and spacious. The water was a great temperature (though cold when you first got...
A Trip to the Perfume Pagoda
My aunt and uncle just so happened to have booked a holiday to Vietnam before I decided to teach English here. They had spent the past two weeks travelling up the East Coast from Ho Chi Minh and today they had a rest day in Hanoi, and so we were going on a trip to the...
10 Unmissable Foods in Hanoi
Foods in Hanoi. There is not one single food capital in Vietnam, but Hanoi certainly has a lot of incredible food to offer.
10 Great Drinks to Try in Hanoi
Vietnamese Coffee A strong, unique coffee famous throughout the world for its quality. It is served over ice in summer and hot in winter. The Vietnamese do a lot of different drinks with coffee, they often serve it with cream, yoghurt, ice-cream but for the classic...
Nine Fantastic Cafe’s In Hanoi
Hanoi inherited France’s café culture during their colonial period and nowhere is this more apparent than in the capital. Whatever your style there is something for everyone, from modern trendy coffee shops to quaint little cafes, it’s a huge part of Hanoian culture. ...
Eight Great Bars for Meeting People in Hanoi
Everyone loves a good bar in Hanoi but like everywhere in Hanoi, the popular spots are always changing. Hanoi Bars open, close and change in popularity on a regular basis. But here is a list of TFV' best bars in Hanoi that have really stood the test of time. ...
The Ten Unholy Commandments of Driving in Vietnam
Driving in South East Asia comes with the ever-present dangers of undertaking, poor road surfaces and the constant threat of either thrill seeking or suicidal animals darting across the road. That being said, Vietnam driving poses some unique dangers of its own. The...
Six Breathtaking Places: North Vietnam
Hanoi If you’re looking for a truly Vietnamese experience, look no further than the capital. Considered by many to be the heart and soul of the country. The city is centred around dozens of charming, tree-lined lakes, some secluded, some gigantic. While it is nowhere...
Top 5 Cafe’s in Saigon
For centuries, drinking coffee has become one of the elegant joys of everyday busy lives. In Vietnam it’s no different. Here are my personal favourite cafés in Saigon that you should be sure to check out whilst you’re in town. Café Bet (Sidewalk Café) 30/4 Park...
Day Two In Paradise
I got absolutely no sleep last night. I couldn't get to sleep because of the various wild animals living outside our doorstep, it was like trying to sleep in a barn, and I think there was some sort of cat/duck/wolf pacing outside our room. It sounded big and was...
A trip to Mai Chau – my favourite place in the world.
We got up at 6am ready to take the three and a half hour bus journey to Mai Chau. The traffic was even worse than normal, (The Vietnamese get up very early, so 6.45am is rush hour for them!) and my seat belt was tucked under the back of the seat and had clearly never...
Planning trips!
I didn't get much sleep last night, again, because of the Karaoke that plays constantly from about 7.00pm until 1.00am every night and is ridiculously loud and sounds like a dying cat! I spent the morning being a tourist and taking pictures of the road which I now...
Best of both worlds…
For me, Hanoi is the perfect integration of everything I love about the West, fused with the East. A typical weekend would involve leaving my Western style apartment, with it's cute little kitchen and living room. This leads to a separate large bedroom with my...
Famous for the Day!
Famous for the Day Myself and two friends of mine went to the King Hung Festival today. It is the celebration of the Kings Birthday, and takes place around a lake, in a far away province, where none of the locals have ever seen a white person before. You take a walk...
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