Eat Hanoi, Vietnam – One Day, Two Nights, Lots of Food
Hanoi was our last stop in Vietnam, the only city in the North that we were visiting and sadly, we only had one full day to appreciate it. We were anticipating how much we...
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Phong Nha, Vietnam; Outside of the Caves
The area around Phong Nha feels incredibly quiet and remote, though apparently it is relatively bursting with tourists compared to a few years ago. We stayed at The Phong Nha Farmstay, one of the...
Sleep, Eat, Work, Do – Hoi An, Vietnam
Hoi An Vietnam was an important trading port from the 15th to the 19th century and has had a major harbor since the 1st century. “Ancient” is really a more apt description than “old”...
The Caves of Phong Nha, Vietnam – In Photos
Phong Nha, Vietnam was dramatically put on the map and at the top of quite a few bucket lists just about five years ago (in 2009) due to the discovery of Son Doong; The...
The Best Bánh mì in Vietnam
I am not trying to wax my own car here, but I think I know a thing or two about sandwiches. After all, I was voted by my senior class as “most likely to...
Tailor Made in Hoi An, Vietnam. How to choose a Hoi An tailor.
Hoi An, Vietnam may be most famous for its hundreds of tailors, leather-workers, and other custom clothing-makers. It is basically those famous benevolent cartoon, forest-life (birds, mice and what have you) come to life;...
There’s no Place Like Lemongrass Homestay – Hoi An Hotels Review
We have found that where we are staying in a city usually factors greatly into how much we like it, and how long we stay there. As much as we travel we are essentially...
The Marble Mountains Vietnam
The Marble Mountains Vietnam, just 15 km north of Hoi An are a magical-looking place with gateways leading into the sides of mountains, and little houses and shrines ensconced in cool grottos. The road...
Ho Chi Minh Tour; From the Back of a Motor Bike
Ho Chi Minh city is home to 10 million people, and 6 million motorbikes. It’s a fun fact I had heard often from people attempting to describe the beautiful chaos that is HCMC (formally...
Sleep, Eat, Work, Do, Mui Ne Vietnam
Oddly enough, what most people call Mui Ne is not Mui Ne, it’s Ham Tien. Mui Ne Vietnam is a small fishing village about 8km away from the popular resort area of Ham Tien,...
Fairy Stream Mui Ne, Vietnam – In Photos
Many of the tour operators in Mui Ne heavily advertise trips to “The Fairy Stream” right outside of town. If you have an hour or two to spare, it is probably the easiest “sight”...
Vietnam’s Best Kiteboarding Beach in Mui Ne, Vietnam
I sometimes worry that I am dragging Tom around the world on my whims, when all he really wants to do is stay in one place with good pizza and wifi. Don’t get me...
We are Tom and Jenny. Entrepreneurs, travelers and spicy food aficionados. California is officially "home" but we can usually be found a lot closer to the equatorial belt. We started an app development company and have been calling anywhere with an internet connection "the home office" for the last few years.