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Photo essay: On floating markets in Vietnam

The two floating markets in the city of Can Tho were among our favourite experiences on the Mekong River in Vietnam. Here we have...

Travel blog: My Tho – the gateway to the Mekong River

The vast Mekong Delta is the heart of southern Vietnam. Here, one of the world's longest rivers divides into nine channels that run like...

Travel blog: Experiences from a homestay in Vietnam

Before traveling to Vietnam we had never tried staying at a homestay before. This is our story about an overnight stay with a married...

Travel Blog: Con Dao Island – the unknown paradise of Vietnam

With a bloody past as a penal colony the secluded Con Dao Islands have been a rather unknown area for travellers in Vietnam. Today,...

Travel blog: The city with two names – Saigon and Ho...

We have many names for the things we love. But that’s not quite the reason behind Vietnam's largest city whose two names made us slightly...

Travel Blog: Road trip with breathtaking views at Monteverde

During our drive up to the top of the mountains of Monteverde we felt like stepping on the brake every two minutes. Not because of...

Travel Blog: Arenal in Costa Rica– a volcano tucked in skies

Before going to Costa Rica we had read that Arenal is one of the only ten active volcanoes in the world, sprinkling with lava...

Travel Blog: Cockfight on Lembongan Island

As a visitor on Lembongan it is impossible to not notice that cockfight is a very popular tradition on the island. It covers the island...

Travel Blog: Bungalow happiness on Nusa Lembongan

Our trip to Nusa Lembongan was in many ways a positive surprise. Not least because we won the bungalow lottery.   Written by Mette / Photo by...

Travel blog: The Gili islands – a small tropical paradise

If you submerge your head into the waters surrounding the waters of Gili, you will quickly understand why divers flock to the three small...