by Sarah Gallo | Aug 20, 2018 | Accommodation Reviews, Asia, Reviews, Vietnam
The Golden Bridge. God’s Hands. Ba Na Hills. Cau Vang. Whatever you want to call it, Vietnam’s famous hand bridge has taken the Internet by storm. While it can be done as a day trip from Hoi An, we chose to visit via Da Nang since it was a closer and easier route. As...
by Sarah Gallo | Aug 13, 2018 | Accommodation Reviews, Asia, Reviews, Vietnam
Hoi An, translating to “peaceful meeting place,” is the perfect example of a former Southeast Asian trading port. The Thu Bon River meandering through town once made for easy transport of goods between Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand. With time, Hoi An became an extremely...
by Sarah Gallo | Aug 12, 2018 | Asia, Vietnam
From Ho Chi Minh City, we flew to Cam Ranh in search of off-the-beaten-path gems. Originally we had planned to stay in the ever-popular beach town of Nha Trang, but upon further research, we realized that we didn’t want to be in a big city alongside the beach; we...
by Sarah Gallo | Aug 3, 2018 | Accommodation Reviews, Asia, Reviews, Vietnam
Vietnam is a country whose history is riddled with war. From the Chinese occupation to the French Colonization to the extremely controversial Vietnam War (officially referred to as the American War in Vietnam), the country surely hasn’t had it easy. But despite its...