Active Travel Asia

Well, another amazing day. Today may well have been one of the highlights of the trip...which is a presumptuous statement to make after only 5 days on the road, I know, but still.

"Everyday is Valentine's Day in February with 14% Discount on all On board Services"

I’m writing this waiting to get the night train to Hue. We just came back from Halong Bay which was an overnight on a boat on the bay. It is a world heritage site and so beautiful.

TET - Vietnamese and Chinese Lunar New Year, is the most important Festival of Vietnamese people.

After researching a few companies and reading lots of stories on-line about nightmare trips, I booked a 3 day/2 night trip with Active Travel Vietnam.

A lasting impression for any visitor to Vietnam is the beauty of the women dressed in their Ao dais. Girls dressed in white pick their way through muddy streets going home from school or sail by in a graceful chatter on their bikes.

The big question on everyone’s lips at the moment is: “Do you miss being home for Christmas?” Of course, the answer isn’t as simple as a ‘Yes’ or a ‘No’. After all, my home is in Hanoi. I don’t have a home in Australia.

Challenging times for Sapa Vietnam , for years Sapa has been the gateway to Vietnam’s northern mountainous regions and hill tribe communties, but tourism must be carefully developed to ensure the town’s heritage is protected, says Karl D. John.

Hello!!!! And Merry Christmas to everyone. Just spending Christmas in Halong Bay!

Luang Prabang was a relief and I really like it here. It's like no other city in the world. It's just like a big village, or loads of villages all together. There's one main street, they nickname 'Ferang Road'