You can’t come to Phong Nha and not see the Paradise cave, that would be Phong ‘Nahhhh’. To be honest, I was a bit caved out but Paradise cave is definitely a beauty. It was only discovered 10 years ago (people just wouldn’t have stopped in Phong Nha before!!) and Read more…
After our mad night out on the sleeper bus we woke up around 11am and went straight for lunch. We then wanted to visit Thien So cave and the plan worked perfectly because 9 other people turned up at the same time which made the boat a lot less expensive. Read more…
After a fun few days on the island of Cat Ba we took a coach down to Ninh Binh, a small town south of Hanoi. We booked a homestay for one night at Tam Coc Mountain View which was superb with a family that were very sweet and helpful. Having Read more…
For our last full day as the awesome foursome we decided to visit the Poukham caves and blue lagoon. The hike up to the cave entrance was very steep and involved using hands and feet to get up. Once in the cave we followed arrows that pointed out the path, Read more…
Today we did the hill tribe tour and met women from the following tribes: Padaung, Akha, and Palong. On the way to the first tribal area we stopped at the Orchid and butterfly farm, a beautiful place to observe flowers doing their thing. The Padaung long neck women wear gold Read more…