Hotel Name: Hanoi Fantasea Hotel Address: 78B Hang Non Street, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, Vietnam. I stayed at the Hanoi Fantasea Hotel in Hanoi. I booked online and picked the hotel for its location in the old city area (the best area to stay in Hanoi). For this hotel stay I wasn’t staying overnight as I […]
Hanoi Asia Guest House – a guesthouse for $10 a night in Hanoi
Hotel Name: Hanoi Asia Guest House Address: 83 Thuoc Bac Street, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, Vietnam I stayed at the Hanoi Asia Guest House in Hanoi. I booked online at the rate of $10.20 USD per night. Yes, you can still find 10-dollars-a-night guesthouses in Hanoi. Whenever I stay in Hanoi I usually pick a hotel […]
Thao Dien – the coolest neighbourhood in Saigon
Even though Ho Chi Minh City is approaching the status of megacity, there aren’t distinct neighbourhoods compared to cities of a similar size. Apart from the colonial-era inner city, most of the city has the same uniform mayhem to it. There is a Japantown in District 1, and a couple of Korean enclaves. Cholon is […]
Flight Review: AirAsia – Penang to Ho Chi Minh City
Flight: AirAsia AK 1502 From: Penang (PEN) To: Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) I flew with AirAsia from Penang to Ho Chi Minh City. As two of my favourite destinations in Southeast Asia I was happy to see that AirAsia had started this route. I already knew I was going to fly this route, but […]
Guesthouse Review: Luot Van Guest House, Mui Ne – Vietnam
Hotel Name: Luot Van Guest House Address: KP5 Nguyen Hun Tho, Mui Ne, Vietnam. I stayed at the Luot Van Guest House in Mui Ne. Unlike most hotels in Mui Ne, this is actually in Mui Ne, and not the long beach road that is referred to as Mui Ne. Most people come to Mui […]
Saigon to Phan Thiet by train – the easy way to get to Mui Ne
Mui Ne is a popular beach resort area in Southeastern Vietnam. The actual beach area is between the towns of Phan Thiet and Mui Ne, though most people just say Mui Ne for the general area. The easiest way to get to Mui Ne is to get the Saigon to Phan Thiet train, and then […]
Hotel Review: Hotel 1 and 10, Mue Ne – Vietnam
Hotel Name: Hotel 1 and 10 Address: 261A Nguyen Dinh Chieu, Ham Tien, Mui Ne, Phan Thiet, Vietnam. I stayed at the Hotel 1 and 10 in Mui Ne. I was looking for a budget guesthouse and this was one of the cheapest options. I was in Mui Ne over the national reunification day holiday […]
Da Nang – A dragon rising
I was in Da Nang for a wedding which was a great excuse to return to a city I enjoy visiting. I’ve been four times now over the space of 12 years. The first time I was in Danang was in 2005, where I only passed through on a bus from Hoi An. I remember […]
Flight Review: Vietjet Air – Hong Kong to Ho Chi Minh City
Flight: Vietjet Air VJ 877 From: Hong Kong (HKG) To: Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) I flew with Vietjet Air from Hong Kong to Ho Chi Minh City. I searched for flights with Skyscanner.com and found that Vietjet had the best price at a good time of day to fly. I have flown from Hong […]
Hotel Review: Fulmar Hotel Danang
Hotel Name: Fulmar Hotel Danang Address: 11 Yen Bai Street, Hai Chau, Da Nang, Vietnam I stayed at the Fulmar Hotel in Danang, Vietnam. I booked online where the rate was quoted at 25 USD for 2 nights. I picked the hotel for its location near the river in the area that most resembles a […]
