Nguyen Shack – a fantastic place for a family adventure

This post may contain affiliate links   For those wanting to experience an authentic family friendly  home-stay in the Mekong Delta – you can’t go past the Nguyen Shack.   The Nguyen Shack is located 6 kilometres from the city centre of Can Tho on the gorgeous waterways of the Mekong Delta.   When doing my

How to spend 24 hours in Ninh Binh

This post may contain affiliate links. Ninh Binh is a small city in the North of Vietnam, 95 km south of Hanoi. Whilst the city of Ninh Binh itself is nothing exciting, it is surrounded by stunning landscape of lush green paddy fields, striking limestone mountains and is a tourist hub for many sights and

Halong Bay – review of the Royal Palace Cruise

This post may contain affiliate links. Over Christmas we took the 1 night / 2-day  Royal Palace cruise on Halong Bay. I choose the Royal Palace cruise after a lot of research on TripAdvisor and other various travel sites.   To help you choose the right cruise for you, this post will cover all the various

Hanoi

Hanoi Street Food Tour – Our Review

We decided what better way to get familiar the local food in Vietnam than to go on a street food tour! We choose Hanoi Street Food Tour as it is ranked number 1 out of 184 food and drink places on TripAdvisor – so we thought it must be good! Joining the Tour The starting

Hanoi – A Family Friendly Itinerary

This post may contain affiliate links.   Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam and is the country’s second largest city.   Most tourists (us included) head straight to the Old Quarter.  The Old Quarter is at the heart of the city and is made of numerous narrow streets arranged by the products sold.  The buildings

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Things to do in Vietnam – 3 week Vietnam Itinerary

. 3 weeks in Vietnam is the ideal amount of time to cover all the best things to do in Vietnam.  Our 3 week Vietnam itinerary gives you plenty of time to see all the wonder places in Vietnam without being too rushed.  Although by cutting out 1 – 2 cities a Vietnam 2 week

Vaccinations for Vietnam

Today we all had our vaccinations for our upcoming trip to Vietnam in December.

Before having an vaccinations, I do my own research and don’t just rely on what the doctor recommends.  To be honest I think doctors over recommend what is required, but thats my opinion and everyone has to do what is right for them.