Having traveled around with backpackers living on a true shoestring budget, we quickly realized how cheaply you could stay in southeast Asia. A bed in a dormitory-style hostel seemed to run anywhere from about $6 to $10 USD per night … Read More
As our three months in Asia nears a close, it seems it’s about time for another behind the scenes peek at life on the road. 49 blogs and 6 countries later, the second leg of our trip is about in … Read More
WHAT WE DID: Spent three and a half weeks at guesthouses, aside from a 3-day caving tour: Ho Chi Minh City (5 days) Transit – traveled by bus from HCMC to Dalat (1 day) Dalat (2 days) Transit – bus … Read More
The penny thoroughly enjoyed swimming through caves in central Vietnam, and was an integral part of my birthday celebration in Ha Long Bay:
Another must-see for us in Vietnam was Ha Long Bay, a world heritage site about 180 km east of Hanoi. The resplendent waters of Ha Long Bay burst with some 1,969 limestone islets, some barren and craggy, many others draped … Read More
Long before we embarked on our [potentially] year-long adventure, Jenn had stumbled across a company called Oxalis Adventure Tours that does caving expeditions in Vietnam’s Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park. Oxalis has an exclusive license to operate in a number … Read More
