24 hours in Hanoi, Vietnam

Day 3 – Hanoi We pulled into Hanoi’s train station at 05:40 am and grabbed a ‘Grab’ cab to take us to our hotel in the Old quarter. Thank goodness, our hotel was able to offer us an early check in at less than £20 and so by 6.15 am we were back in an […]

Sa Pa, Vietnam

Day 1 in SaPa We arrived in Vietnam on schedule after a smooth and comfortable flight with Vietnam Airways on their non stop London to Hanoi route. We were met by our driver, booked through Viator and soon were on our way- a 4-5 hour car journey North into the hills, to our base of […]

7 miles and 7 pubs- a historic crawl around London.

It’s become a bit of a tradition that when we do a long haul trip, we have a London day or night the night before- a real chance for us wind down and relax before our trip. Last night was no exception! We clocked up 7 miles last night around London, ticking off some more […]

Our Journey through Jordan- Feb Half term 2024

Jordan has been high on our bucket list for a long long time. We’d looked at different ways of getting there, including a cruise (before Covid P&O had an interesting itinitery but this has now gone), and escorted group tour which was pricey. In the end, it was a chance post on Facebook that started […]