Sometimes, especially when you travel for a long time, things don’t always go quite how you wanted them to, and sometimes, things even turn into a disaster. Well, our not-quite-according-to-plan-trip was our trip to Ha Long Bay. You’ve most likely seen or heard of this famous Northern Vietnamese sight: dramatic karst mountains covered with lush
If you’ve ever considered travelling to Vietnam, chances are high that you’ve heard of Sa Pa. Whether on Pinterest or Google, there are thousands of pictures of beautiful Sa Pa out there, but almost all are from June-August, due to it being the Summer holidays of most Western tourists
One big impact of Vietnam being a very long and slim country, is that one doesn’t have to go very far to notice a distinct difference in language, culture and dress. When we were in Hoi An, Luke and I (along with a few from the course) participated in Vietnamese classes (which, I might add,
With the course done and only the individual exam paper to write, my husband Luke and I left Hoi An. After staying almost three months there, it was quite a big deal to say goodbye. Local shop and restaurant owners had gotten accustomed to us coming by frequently and always greeted us with the same
What to do when it’s Sunday and sunny? Go on a road trip of course! Luke and I decided to take a little road trip. We headed towards Da Nang, and continued along the mountainous jungle path until we reached our goal. In the middle of nowhere is a national heritage tree, which is about
Some of the fondest memories I have from my stay in Vietnam are from Cham Islands. As a part of the group paper all of us write at the end of the study, we get to do our own field work. Our group chose to write about MPAs (Marine Protected Areas), and how this affects
Ever seen Mount Rushmore? In Vietnam, a monument quite similar towers 18 meters tall over the many visitors who come to visit this all-female monument. The lady in the middle is known as “Mẹ Thứ” (Mother Thu), and depicts Nguyễn Thị Thứ (along with other honoured women) who passed away in December 2014. She was
When our field manager Vinh told us that we were going to do a boat race ourselves today, images of the first race we had seen in the Old Town flashed through my mind. I was half excited, half nervous to see how our race would turn out. Around 4 pm we were led down
Coming from a country of not even 6 million people, 62.000 people feels like quite a large number. However, here in Vietnam the ethnic group of the Ka Tu (or Cơ Tu) people is just a drop in the ocean of 54 minorities. This week we got the chance to meet and interview some of
After last week’s unusually cold weather, the sun finally decided to come out! We’ve been soaking up the warm rays since Wednesday, and have been on An Bang beach as much as possible. The study center there is equipped with a house, several hammocks, beach chairs and everything you need to play volleyball, so it’s
