After a twenty-minute scooter ride, my tour guide Linh and I made it to Nhat Tan flower village, only 7km from Hanoi. I was looking forward to this, getting away from Capital’s constant honking. It’s a sweltering day in Hanoi, and I’m sitting under a bush of tall wispy plants hoping to relieve the sweating….
Hanoi Old Quarter, home to a plethora of travel agencies of your choosing, from the most reputable and reliable, to the unfortunately scammy ones. You’ve booked less than 2 weeks off work for that dream vacation to Vietnam. Slightly stressed, a Google search will flood you with images of scenic landscapes and the famed UNESCO…
You’ll never waste a grain of rice again In Vietnam, you don’t ask your friends if they had dinner yet. You ask “Bạn ăn cơm chưa?” Which translates to “Have you eaten rice yet? ”Growing up in a Vietnamese family, we ate everything with rice. Every dish on the table is eaten with rice. Got…
A taste of imperial indulgence For a chocolate lover like me, trying Viennese confectionery and dabbling in the cafe culture is a quintessential experience of my trip to Vienna. “Empress Sisi indulged in chocolates and candied violets from Demel’s Chocolatier,” says Florian, my enthusiastic well-dressed guide. “She’d eat them for breakfast and when she was feeling…
In 2013 I quit my job in design and moved halfway across the world to Taipei, Taiwan. Fresh out of university at 22, London felt like the most exciting place in the world to live. As a young adult from the suburbs of North London, I was beginning to enjoy the hustle and bustle of…
We booked a week-long trip to Vietnam with no travel plans and knowing it would be Tet in a few days. And this is what happened. We were in Vung Tau for days before Tet, a city that we’d never discovered before. It was a delight to see a different side of Vietnam: the streets were so…
In Taipei during Chinese New Year and still wondering where to stay? Hidden among many hotels in Taipei’s concrete jungle are some of the most unique, intimate boutiques travelers can imagine. With laid-back, warm service, these small-scale hotels are some of the best in the city, offering personalized service and truly ambient and relaxing atmospheres- you won’t…
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