Hanoi #5 Bar Betta

Hi Love

This is a little tip to you who is going to Hanoi, for expats, travellers or just Vietnamese who haven't heard about it yet which would be unlikely.

Bar Bettas is the best place to chill and hang out with friends. This place is really good for travellers and very international with people from all over the world. Expats, volunteers, locals and backpackers. A place for everyone. 

Their decor is out if this world and every Wednesday and Sunday if I remember correctly, there's free Hanoi Bia. The beer is quite popular among the Vietnamese and travellers because of its cheapness. Sometimes beer is cheaper than water even. 

Hope you're well, 

Talk to you soon.

Ha Long Bay

Hi Love 

 My trip to where the dragons fly down, Ha Long Bay was beautiful and wonderful! I cannot praise this place enough! I fell so much in love with this place that I went back three times, three times in three months. That's once a month!

 In Halong, we had the opportunity to go to Titov island to swim and enjoy ourselves for a bit. This bit was a bit rushed but that was okay. 

 We also had an option to go kayaking and there we saw some monkeys - if you think they were cute you're quite wrong. They were actually scary and angry - had a really bad temper all of them. ⠀

This was the view we had before it went dark. I went to bed seeing this and woke up to this view. Docking here was something I never thought I would experience - so beautiful, so worth everything. 

Hanoi #4 Manzi Art Gallery

Hi Love

Today I want to talk about Manzi Art Gallery

Housed in an elegant turn of the 20th-century French villa with a shady yard. This place is so lovely and you can't stop yourself from loving what they're doing. They have art exhibitions, talks, workshops, book introductions, movie screenings, music and dance performances, Manzi's mission is to promote contemporary arts, build new audiences, inspire critical thinking and nurture a culture of debate.  

If you ever in the area - take a look or use it as an escape from the sun. You won't regret it.  

Do you know the Paul Smith Pink wall in LA? Try the Grey-Yellow wall at Manzi's

I saw these all over Asia and I love it so much! Make use of them and enjoy books other had enjoyed and let other enjoy the books you enjoyed. 

“So many books, so little time.” ― Frank Zappa

Hope You're Well

Talk to you soon.

Hanoi #3 Flower Market

Hi Love!

Hanoi's flower market is something worth seeing if you can. - if you can stay up for it. 

This is primarily a commercial market, supplying all the floral shops and roving flower vendors for the city of Hanoi. 

 But still, at 5. am they really just want to get rid of the products that are left and if you aren't there to buy flowers looking is free. 

After staying in Hanoi for a while and having heard about this market out of all the markets there is in Hanoi I felt like it was time to see it for myself. So I did, after a night out with the volunteers. 

 The stalls are at their peak in the middle of the night. I will recommend you to go there after a night out. 

 'Kill two birds with one stone.'  

Hope you're well

Talk to you soon.

Hanoi #2 Cong Caphe

Hi Loves

Vietnam has a really big coffee, cafe culture and there are so many cute cafes you can try - check out Hanoi Hideaway and you will know what I mean. But a place that never let you down is Cong Caphe. It's a chain but still - it's amazing

Cong Caphe is quite popular in Vietnam and I understand why - the interior is amazing and the drinks better. Cong Caphe coconut coffee is out of this world. I made everyone I know and have meet during my travels to try it out. 

Hope you're well. 

See you soon!

Sa Pa #2

Hi love!

I'm spamming you with pictures from Sa Pa! Look at it like a photo diary. 

 The people in Sa Pa wears iron chains as a way to keep the evil away. Here you see two boys wearing it.

 The landscape is beautiful - do I need to say more? 

 Our second guide Mama Mao was a amazing guide with a lot of fun humor. She was something you can't describe - go to Vietnam and meet her. She's amazing!

See you soon!

Sa Pa #1

Hi love!

One of my first travels in Vietnam was Sa Pa in the northern Vietnam. We went up to the mountains so we could trek and enjoy the view before it got too hot. 

This was our guide for the first day, she didn't knew a lot of English but from what I could understand she began guiding tourist like me just a few months before she had our group.

We took the night bus from Hanoi to Sa Pa and was there at 6 am. the next day. 

The minority women were there to guide ud through the woods and mountain area.

They're quite known for the clothing and their own language, very different from the Vietnamese people in the town is known to speak.

The landscape is out of this world and I know there's a lot of beautiful places in the world but this one of those places that's still untouched.