Suze goes overseas

After visiting the citadel, we returned back to our hotel to catch the bus to Danang to fly back to Ho Chi Minh city. We seem to have had some bad luck with public transport in Vietnam as this bus, although a 1pm departure, did…

Next stop on the itinerary was Huế. Both of us being history lovers, we were quite excited to spend a few days at one of the key sites in Vietnamese history (both ancient and modern). Huế is particularly famous both for its myriad of ancient…

Day 3 saw us up and at it early, with an 8am departure for a 3 hour drive to Hạ Long Bay, literally “Descending Dragon” bay. According to local legends, the gods sent a family of dragons to help the Vietnamese to fight Chinese invaders.…

At the end of my thesis, Michael and I headed off to Vietnam for a bit of celebratory travel. Overall, we spent eight days in Vietnam. Not nearly enough, but tremendously enjoyable nonetheless. Highlights were the boat trip in Halong Bay and the fabulous town…