That’s it! / E é isto!

And our trip around SE Asia comes to an end. And what an adventure! But I have to admit, I was missing my parent's home and comfort! 🙂 So many emotions took me by surprise after landing in Portugal: happiness for stepping home, some sadness for realizing that our absolute freedom is over (not that…

Bali 2.0

We ended up staying almost 2 weeks in Amed, where we took our time to really explore the different bays - the snorkeling in Amed is excellent - and the surrounding villages and touristic sites. Mount Agung was visible from Amed. It is really stunning. We were delighted with the sunsets in Amed, with Agung…

Bali

We had a lovely month in The Philippines and after that, we spent 2 days in Kuala Lumpur, a developing city full of contrasts as of the existence of the old city and then extremely futuristic areas, and brought by the different people that inhabit this place (Malays, Chinese and Indians, and probably other minorities).…

Bye bye Philippines / Adeus Filipinas

One more month of our journey passed quickly. We spent it in The Philippines, a wonderful stunning archipelago of more than 7000 islands. We only managed to visit 3 of these, and only certain spots of them. This is an incredible place, with stunning waterfalls, white sand beaches and even more impressive marine life, with…

The Philippines / Filipinas

It was a great month (or a bit over) in Vietnam. Great food, beautiful landscapes, crazy cities, some less enjoyable moments and peculiar people. After some valuable lessons, it was time to continue our discovery trip in SE Asia and have some beach time. What better than The Philippines? We flew to Negros Island. It…

Bye bye Vietnam! Adeus Vietname!

After my last post, we continued our journey towards the north of Vietnam. We visited places like the old capital of Vietnam (Hue), the beautiful Ninh Binh province, Halong Bay and the current capital, Hanoi. It is now time to say goodbye to Vietnam and wrap up this past month or so. Curiously, its been…

A train ride / uma viagem de comboio

We have spent some lovely days in the fast-growing city of Da Nang, where we had a relaxing time off from the harsh reality of the Mekong Delta region. In Da Nang, there is a huge coastline which served as an entry point for the first American combat troops during the Vietnam war. Quite interesting…

Mekong Delta reality / a realidade da região do Mekong Delta

This is our last day in the Mekong Delta region before we continue our journey. Here I can say that we have had some of the most authentic experiences by interacting with locals that explain and show us the way of living around here. And I can tell: it is not pretty. If on one…

Thoughts on cultural shocks in Mekong Delta region of Vietnam / Reflexão acerca de choques culturais na região do Mekong Delta

Vietnam is dividing my heart as I feel that I both like it and hate it at the same time. When I thought that Vietnam if a heaven compared to Cambodia after experiencing Ho Chi Minh City, that feeling changed completely as we got to experience the Mekong Delta region of the country. Vietnamese culture…

Phnom Penh vs Ho Chi Minh City

After having a few scary moments in Cambodia due to being sick and stranded in Phnom Penh for 4 days, we regained strength and headed to Ho Chi Minh City, in Vietnam. Not that I didn't like Cambodia, but I have to admit that moving on to Vietnam was like coming from night to day.…