Yes, street dogs can be dirty, they sometimes growl at you or try to bite you, and they MIGHT be rabid. But we hardly saw any of that (except at night in Mae Sot)… what we mostly saw were sweet, loving dogs who clearly needed a home! In no order of preference, here they are…
The train from Nha Trang to Ho Chi Minh City takes around 8 hours and was the final leg of our trip down Vietnam. The train was pleasant enough, and I got to stare in awe at the MILLIONS of aloe plants that marked our path through the window… In case you didn’t know, Ho … More Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
After two nights in Hue, we caught the morning train to Danang. It was three hours late, so it’s a good job that Hue has a bunch of cafés just outside the train station that will supply you with pho and nice coffee. A friendly man who seemed to work at the train station informed … More Vietnam: Danang, Hoi An and My Son
After a long, long overnight train from Danang (which left at 1am the previous night), on which I was rudely awoken at a train station by a woman selling overpriced coffee and bread*, we arrived, bleary-eyed, in Nha Trang. *I know this probably didn’t require an asterisk, but it would have broken the flow of … More Vietnam: Microbrews by the beach in Nha Trang
I’ll first tell you about overnight trains in Vietnam. We took one from Ninh Binh to Hue (pronounced something like “hweh”), which took nearly 12 hours if memory serves. When booking a train in Vietnam, it’s smart to book ahead of time – so, if you’re in a town for two days, book your train … More Vietnam: Overnight trains in Vietnam, and visiting Hue
A word on Vietnam’s trains… The Man in Seat Sixty-One has produced a more detailed guide than I could ever hope to do, so always check his site out to see how to get from A to B in Vietnam. There are prices, times, explanations of the different classes of train and even some photos. … More Vietnam: The Beautiful Sights of Ninh Binh (“Halong Bay on land”)
The Vietnam part of our honeymoon was for 10 days – we had a flight in to Hanoi from Bangkok, and – 10 days later – one out of Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) back to Bangkok. Vietnam has a train that goes from north to south, with several stops along the way. The plan was to … More Vietnam: Wandering around Hanoi
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