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Aviero & Porto Northern Portugal

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Aviero & Porto

Here are a few images of our recent trip to Aviero & Porto in the North of Portugal. We stationed ourselves just below Aviero, a beautiful old town set on Canals complete with Gondolas. On the other side of a lagoon is the Atlantic beach that stretches for miles and fringed with colourful striped beach houses. From Aviero we took about an hour long train to get to the centre of Porto to spend the day discovering this beautiful city along the banks of the Duoro river. Even in the cold and rain, we absolutely loved the compact city centre. Of course we had to visit one of the many Port houses that flank the river. We chose the Kopke Port House recognised as the first and oldest and had a memorable tasting session, what better way to shelter from the rain?

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Basque Country Northern Spain

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Basque Country Northern Spain

Here are some images from the Basque region of Northern Spain. We stayed in a great campsite overlooking the beautiful bay and town of Zarautz, just west of San Sebastian. We hit lucky the first night we arrived as there was a festival in San Sebastian, a great atmosphere all around the city. Continue reading

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Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City

Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City

Da Nang is Vietnams third largest city with a population of about 900000. Located on the banks of the Han river, the modrrn developing city is part of a peninsula surrounded by beaches and mountains. The riverfront is a great place to explore with plenty of bars and restaurants with great views of the brightly lit modern bridges. It was a major base for the Americans during the Vietnam war. We only stopped overnight at the new and swanky Northern Hotel in downtown before flying on to Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon is Vietnams largest city with a population of about 8 million people. With French Colonial architecture, such as Notre Dame Cathedral and the General Post Office and wide boulavards full of an endless procession of motorbikes and scooters. We visit the War Remnants Museum which shows the Vietnam War through their eyes, with an amazing but harrowing unbiased collection of Journalists photographs on the top floor. A great place to watch the sun go down over the Opera House and city skyline is the iconic Saigon Saigon bar in the Caravelle Hotel. We also have a great view of the city, including the Bitexco Tower and river from our room in the Sunland Hotel. Another great hotel we can recommend between the city and the airport is the Alcove Library which we had an overnight stay on our first visit! Worth a visit is the Ben Thanh Market and the nearby Backpackers district (Pham Ngu Lao and De Tham St) – a mayhem of crowds, bars, eateries and clubs, a bit of a freak show really but fascinating all the same!!! We surprisingly really like Ho Chi Minh City, the key to this is to embrace the dizzying crowds, fasten your seatbelts and enjoy the ride!

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Hoi An

Hoi An Central Vietnam

About 30 to 40 minutes South of Da Nang is the beautiful town of Hoi An, a Unesco World Heritage Site. Once known as Faifa, Hoi An was the commercial capitol of the Cham kingdom which controlled the Spice trade with Indonesia between the 7th and 10th centuries. The Old Town is a maze of lanes and alleyways, full of Chinese shophouses mainly serving the tourist trade. There is a lovely atmosphere at night just as the sun goes down and the thousands of Chinese lanterns light up. Some people may hate the amount of tourists this beautiful town attracts, the upside of this is an abundance of great hotels and restaurants – oh and propper coffee!!!!!! In reality many busloads head back to nearby Da Nang and the beaches in the evening so it is still easy to get lost in it’s charm. We love it!! it’s our favourite town in Asia so far! We also find our favourite hotel in Vietnam, the Thanh Binh Riverside, we initially book in for 3 nights and end up spending 8!

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Manila Philippines

Manila Philippines

Nothing really prepares you for the traffic chaos in and around Metro Manila. It unfortunately gives a very bad first impression of the Philippines being the main entry point for most tourists and doesn’t really entice you into exploring the city properly. We arrived on a very early flight from Kuala Lumpur so just managed to beat the morning rush hour. We luckily scored a great deal at The Manila Hotel, described in our guidebook as Manila’s equivalent to Singapore’s Raffles! It lived up to it’s name with amazing food and service. We had to force ourselves to venture out from this lap of luxury and at least see some sights so visited the neighboring Intramuros, a walled Spanish city which is the historic centre and the oldest district of Manila. We hired a pedal powered tricycle taxi to take us around the main sights such as Fort Santiago, housing a shrine to Jose Rizal, a national hero of the Philippines. Unfortunately the Manila Cathedral was closed for renovations so we went into the nearby San Agustin Church, a 17th Century Spanish Baroque Church, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We also went to the SM Mall of Asia which is the 4th largest in the world and houses a full sized ice rink, an IMAX theatre and the usual shops and food courts. Before leaving the Philippines we met our Philippino friend Simon at Makati, the CBD of Manila which on a Sunday felt like an oasis of calm comparing to the chaos of the Metropolis!!!

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Melbourne Victoria

Melbourne Victoria Australia

Melbourne, voted as the most livable city in the world – who can argue! A really clean city where old effortlessly fuses with new. Lots of parkland and a wonderful vibe. Easy to get around, our train ticket enabled us to get into the city and also get around on the trams and bus tour. So many places to eat, it’s like one massive restaurant. We started our day at the Victoria Market and ended it by catching up with Martyn and Jill in an amazing Thai restaurant called Chin Chin, if you’re ever in Melbourne you must try! It was great to see that Martyn & Jill have settled into life in Melbourne so quickly, a healthy and happy lifestyle! It was also great to catch up with James, Libby & Will who we had a lovely breakfast with in Brunswick street followed by a walk along the Yarra River with great views of the city and a colony of Fruit Bats. The other view of the city is at sunset from the Port of Melbourne.

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