Without a doubt, Vietnam’s capital city, Hanoi has many great places to visit on a short stay. For us (My kids and I) only stopping in this city for one night before heading to the mountainous town of Sapa, our time was limited. If you have traveled with kids before, particularly teenagers, you surely know …
Month: August 2018
Traveling through Vietnam this summer was surely an experience to be remembered for a long time. This country is full of great places to see, things to do and its people is very welcoming to foreigners, particularly to those wanting to learn about their culture. After arriving in Ho Chi Minh and resting for …
Sapa, Vietnam and its sorounding villages are some of those places you will visit once and they will stay in your mind forever. Some years ago, Sapa had exploded for it’s tourism potential and as the epicenter to the various local villages, with time bringing in (and still bringing) many investors in the hotel industry. …
Today is Sunday, August 5th, it is 10:10 at night and I am writing this article on board of the King Express train from Hanoi to Lao Cai, Vietnam, a journey of approximately 7 hours. The trip had been planned with much anticipation as part of my summer vacations with my daughter Silvana (11) and …
If you are planning to visit Singapore in the near future, you must be warned that this small Southeat country, which you might think has nothing to offer, you would be very wrong. I first visited this little wonder of Asia two years ago and I have to admit that I had no intentions …