Couch on the soft sleeper bus After a 12-hour bus ride we arrived more or less rested in Huế. The “soft sleeper” bus from Hanoi to Huế (about 15 dollars) is, compared to the train (about 35 dollars), for smaller people in any case the much cheaper alternative. For tall...
In the following article we report on some Vietnamese features that have attracted our attention during our journey through Vietnam. On the one hand they are very interesting and on the other hand they may also help to behave appropriately and politely as a tourist in Vietnam. First something about...
Today a warehouse with fireworks has exploded on the grounds of the My Dinh National Stadium at 11:30 a.m. Actually, they were created for the big firework celebrations of the 1000th anniversay of Hanoi on Sunday. Reportedly, there are four casualties and several injured persons. The cause of the explosion...
Flights to Vietnam during German summer vacation were quite expensive, so we chose an indirect flight with a stopover in Seoul, South Korea. And we would do it again at any time… Our accommodation, the Open Guest House, was a nice, well located hostel and we took a lot of...
Die erste laengere Busfahrt brachte mich nach Hue. Anstatt der angekuendigten 13,5 Stunden brauchten wir jedoch 17 Stunden. Das lag sicherlich auch daran, dass wir mindestens zehnmal stoppten, um Personen/Gepaeck aufzunehmen bzw. abzuladen. Entsprechend “zerknittert” fuehlte ich mich am Morgen nach der Fahrt im “Sleeping Bus”. In Hue angekommen checkte...
Saigon, correctly Ho-Chi-Minh City with 6 to 8 million inhabitants is the heart and the soul of Vietnam and socialism de Luxe. It’s a bustling, dynamic city with Road markets, nice cafes, pubs, shops, bars, boutiques and luxury hotels. This all let forget you that Vietnam is still a “third...
Already the ride to Mui Ne was a singular beauty. We came from the north and pasted directly one of the main attractions of the area. 30 meters high sand dunes spread nearly up to the sea. In the late afternoon, just before sunset a very beautiful scenario, that is...
Hoi An is an attraction at all! For us the most beautiful town in Central Vietnam. The whole old part of the town belongs to the world cultural heritage. Approx. 800 houses stand here on the list, usually timber buildings or colonial houses with beautifully ornamental wood balconies from the...
Hue, called “the old emperor city” is really not so old. It was built in 1802 as the capital of the kingdom and after the model of the Forbidden City in Beijing. Today are the relics of this emperor residence in the citadel and the surrounding emperor tombs one of...
Halong Bay, the name Ha Long means, where “the dragon descends into the sea.” The wonderful Halong Bay, is one of the natural wonders of Vietnam and you can explore all this comfortably with numerous trip boats. On our excursion we had unfortunately bad weather, finest drizzle and thick clouds...