Exploring the Old Imperial Capital Hue is a city known for its grand imperial buildings, historical citadel, tombs, and temples. It’s filled with UNESCO-designated complexes. That’s not why I went, though. I came here to try bun bo hue in its birthplace, the ‘delicious slurpy stuff in a bowl’ that Anthony Bourdain raved about. Once …
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Sample photos from the Minolta 24-105mm f/3.5-4.5 on Sony A7C. I explore the sharpness, contrast, focus, value, quality, and whether or not its worth it in 2025 in my review here.
One of Vietnam’s Strawberry Capital Cities During my one-week stay in Dalat, I lived outside of the city centre, tucked cozily on top of one of the many mountainous perches offered by the terrain. May Trang Villa was close to many farms in the area, and Deo May Strawberry Farm was on that list. After …
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Garden City Dalat (or Da Lat) is located just a short flight away from Ho Chi Minh City. It’s a frequent travel destination for Vietnamese locals and international travellers. It’s a city of flowers and natural beauty, a city surrounded by mountains, farms filled with fruits, vegetables, or coffee looking over it. It’s a city …
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Da Lat: The City of Mountains, Food, and Coffee A short flight away from Ho Chi Minh lies Dalat (or Da Lat), a city perched on a plateau surrounded by rolling hills and pine-covered mountains. I had the delight of staying here for a week at the May Trang Villa, where I got to experience …
Exploring Ha Giang Visiting the most northern point of Vietnam bordering on China and riding with a group through some of the most dangerous – and scenic – roads in the world was a bucket list item I got to check off with this tour. There’s little that can replace the feeling of winding through …
Revisiting Ho Chi Minh It was just a few months ago that I was in Vietnam with the family. It was our first time in Vietnam, hearing the non-stop honking from the scooters, the smell of grilled bun cha on the streets, the shouting from hawkers trying to sell banh mis from the back of …
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We were staying in the Shinjuku area, right by the Godzilla hotel (Hotel Gracery). Amongst all the districts in Tokyo, this is certainly one of the liveliest and (over)stimulating. Naturally, we wanted to experience some of the thrills, and the new Samurai Restaurant Time experience was promising. Check Places to Stay in Shinjuku (Expedia) | …
Check Prices at May Trang Villa in Dalat (Expedia) I have very fond memories of my week in Dalat. The food was consistently great, the views were impeccable, the people so delightful. For any one visiting the city, that’s often known to be a travel hotspot for Ho Chi Minh locals (it’s a very short …
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Check Prices for Stays in Tokyo (Expedia) We’ve been to Japan several times but have never experienced a capsule hotel yet. While we were in Tokyo, we were looking for an affordable overnight stay in a relatively luxury capsule, and our searches yielded the Glansit Akihabara. Located right in the heart of Akihabara, off onto …
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