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Asia, city guides, Travels, Vietnam

One Day in the Ancient Town of Hoi An, Vietnam

The Ancient Town of Hoi An – delightfully colorful in the day, and downright captivating at night. Once known as Faifo, the old town of Hoi An still has influences from the Cham, the Chinese, and the Vietnamese from its time as an important Southeast Asian trading port in the 16th and 17th centuries. This beautiful UNESCO World Heritage Site is well worth at least … Continue reading One Day in the Ancient Town of Hoi An, Vietnam

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city guides, Europe, Portugal, Travels

To Porto and Back in a Day: Solo Tripping to Lisbon, Portugal (Part 3)

An alternative title: Learning The Hard Way That Porto Cannot Be ‘Done’ In A Day. By the time I’d realised that taking the public transport to Portugal’s second largest city, Porto, and planning to return to Lisbon the same day was not a great idea, it was already too late. I was already halfway through the three-and-a-half-hour journey to Porto on the slow train, with … Continue reading To Porto and Back in a Day: Solo Tripping to Lisbon, Portugal (Part 3)

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