We had booked a transfer to Heathrow (cheaper than parking) with Jewel Airport transfers. Their communication was great including asking us to leave even earlier than the early start we had already booked! So we set the alarm for 5am and duly got up, finished the remaining packing and waited

After breakfast we had a much-needed sleep and then did a little bit of planning for the day. We read through the first couple of days of our Explore itinerary in combination with hints received from Sam and Harriet and from our well-travelled friends Pat and Liza. We avoided the

Train Street We both had about four hours sleep due to jet lag, so we got up quite early and got on with the day. I opted for the breakfast pho today with plenty of fresh chilli followed by some watermelon and passion fruit. Dave went for the savoury buffet.

Karma: quote of the day We packed our bags and headed off at 7.30 by coach to go to PHỞ GÀ GIA TRUYỀN and breakfasted on Pho Ga (chicken pho). On the way Tinh gave us a Vietnamese lesson on the coach! Hello – Ciao – Xin ciao Thank you

We both had our best sleep of the trip so far. This was no doubt due to the hectic schedule yesterday and our relatively late night in the bar. This tour is not called ‘A taste of Vietnam’ for nothing. We have tried so many new foods already that we

The first activity planned for today was a rowing trip into a cave which is near the hotel. We filled up on a good three course breakfast again!! New things to try this morning were dragon fruit, pork dumplings and local honey tea. All delicious. Our planned route for this

https://youtube.com/shorts/ZC0o5qbo8fw?feature=share The first part of today was spent waiting outside the station because our train was delayed due to an accident. The time passed very quickly for a few of us as Donna showed us some salsa moves, I did a bit of merengue, Jayne showed us some Tai Chi

This morning we headed off to visit  the DMZ site and Vinh Moc tunnels. The latter are preserved as a museum about that time. The first tunnel was built in 1965 by local villagers. They finished in 1968. The tunnels were initially intended to be a family bomb shelter. Each

We woke up to blue skies and sunshine. After breakfasting with lovely views , we headed off past the street market towards the vast Imperial Citadel. Markets open earlier here as the weather is much hotter down south. The Imperial City has UNESCO World Heritage status and is notable for

After another lovely breakfast with a view, we started with a drive over the Hai Van (sea cloud) Pass to Hoi An past the Truong Son mountains. We then drove down to the UNESCO-awarded fishing port of Loc An, accompanied by stunning panoramas of mountains, islands and ocean. We stopped

We headed off at 8:30 for a short mini bus ride to our coracle boat trip. These are traditional round bamboo basket boats rooted in the history of Hoi An. During the colonial era, the French imposed taxes on fishing boats. These taxes could be avoided through the use of

We left the hotel at 5.30 armed with a packed breakfast which we ate at the airport. We then got our short flight to Ho Chi Min City (Saigon) which was followed by a 3 hour coach trip to the Mekong Delta. We had a quick iced coffee stop  en

After a delicious breakfast, we headed off down the river at 8:30 for a local boat tour. Our first stop off was  at a charcoal  factory where charcoal is produced from the hard shell of the coconut. This has a range of uses – some for cooking, some medicinal for

This morning we had even more choice at breakfast with a bahn mi station and pancakes with maple syrup!! Dave couldn’t find any condensed milk for his coffee though! 😀 Our first activity of the day was learning about coffee making at the International Barista School, an institution providing local

Sue spotted someone doing travel collages online and so set herself the challenge of creating four collages of the primary  colours of the trip. Various decorations for Tet (celebration of the lunar New Year) Vintage car that once transported the queen of Denmark, Viditours office, Ho Chi Minh City 2026

See below for explanation We got up to wave Jayne off at 8:30 (after breakfast) and then went for a coffee with Ramie, Jo, Anne and Donna. My last egg coffee (Dave). We then headed back to the hotel and said our farewells to Anne and Donna. Coffee!!! My last

So we got up and had our four-course breakfast in preparation for the long journey back to the UK. We packed up our room slowly and checked out as late as possible, as we would have a three-hour wait in the lobby for our transfer to Ho Chi Minh City