Asia – Bianca Mertens

14 Mar 2019

Northern Vietnam – one of my highlights in Asia

by Bianca Mertens | posted in: Asia, Vietnam | 0

I arrived there on Tuesday, March 5th, at 4:30AM and I shared a grab with Kurtis from Australia and with another guy to my hostel, VBH. Fortunately, they always have some nice comfortable sofas somewhere and so I got another couple of hours of sleep. When I got up I didn’t want to just spend the day in the hostel and so I decided to join the free walking tour of my hostel from 10AM to 1PM. It was nice to get to know the Old Quarter of Hanoi, but the tour wasn’t great. We didn’t get any explanations and just walked around for a couple of hours…

4 Mar 2019

Central Vietnam : 6 days in Hoi An, Hue and Phong Nha

by Bianca Mertens | posted in: Asia, Vietnam | 0

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[ultimate_heading main_heading="Hoi An"][/ultimate_heading] On Tuesday, February 26th, at 4PM I had to say goodbye to my friends in Da Lat because I was taking the night bus to Hoi An. Funny enough, Pamela and André who had done the canyoning … Continued

1 Mar 2019

Southern Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh, Mui Ne, Da Lat

by Bianca Mertens | posted in: Asia, Vietnam | 0

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[ultimate_heading main_heading="Destination: Vietnam"][/ultimate_heading] On Thursday, February 21st, I left Cambodia to fly to the last country on my trip around the world : Vietnam. It had been very stressful to get there because my passport was full and I had … Continued

21 Feb 2019

1 week in Cambodia – Siem Reap, Koh Ta Kiev, Phnom Penh

by Bianca Mertens | posted in: Asia, Cambodia | 0

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[ultimate_heading main_heading="Siem Reap"][/ultimate_heading] On Wednesday, February 13, Stefan and I left Laos and we went by minibus to Siem Reap in Cambodia. It was a very long trip: we started at 8:30AM with a ferry to the main land (we … Continued

13 Feb 2019

5 days in Vientiane, Pakse and the 4000 islands

by Bianca Mertens | posted in: Asia, Laos | 0

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[ultimate_heading main_heading="1 day in Vientiane"][/ultimate_heading] On Thursday, February 7th, Stefan and I took the 1:30PM bus from Vang Vieng to the capital of Laos, Vientiane. The bus ride was quite okay and, fortunately, the bus stopped close to our hostel, … Continued