Chris

Vietnam

Dong Hoi

We spent a few days staying at a friend's hotel in Dong Hoi and exploring the area.  Most of the time was spent eating a...
Vietnam

How to get from Hanoi to Dong Hoi

There are three main ways to get to Dong Hoi from Hanoi; fly, train or bus. 26 years ago I took the bus, 6 years ago I t...
Vietnam

Meeting up with an old friend in Hanoi

We had the pleasure to meet with Tuan, a friend who I had met first in Canada 10 years ago. About four years ago he was ...
Vietnam

Bia Hoi Hanoi – fresh beer

Hanoi is the place to be to drink fresh, cheap beer! It's called Bia Hoi and it is a popular and refreshing session beer...
Japan

How we got from Tokyo to Hanoi, Vietnam

There are lots of flights from Tokyo, Japan to Hanoi, Vietnam.  We flew with Vietjet Air which is an ultra low cost carr...
Japan

Sakurajima Island

Sakurajima Island is only a 15 minute ferry ride away from Kagoshima and it's volcano is very much active. We noticed th...
Japan

Kagoshima

Our week travelling through Kyushu Island was amazing with a final stop in Kagoshima and a ferry trip over to Sakurajima...
Japan

Kumamoto

I really enjoyed wandering around Kumamoto and visiting the top spots at the Castle and the Suizenji Jojuen (Gardens). T...
Japan

Nagasaki day 2

We had a busy day of sightseeing on Day 2 in Nagasaki which involved a lot of walking up and down hills. Nagasaki is def...
Japan

Visiting Nagasaki

We spent two very enjoyable days in Nagasaki. It was essential to take the time to visit the Peace Park and Nagasaki Ato...