A digital nomad family on a gap year travel adventure
After a brief two-night whirlwind visit to Ho Chi Minh City (aka Saigon), yesterday we embarked on a full-day trip to our new long-stay home in Koh Chang. This trip involved a flight from Saigon to Bangkok (Don Mueang) and a six-hour transfer in a …
Today we relocated from a beachside hotel at Da Nang to Ho Chi Minh via Vietnam Airlines. Getting from our hotel to the airport in Da Nang was simple, leveraging what has become our favourite go-to app in Asia: Grab. The flight was uneventful, but …
We decided to stay in a somewhat unconventional location in Hoi An: a small eight-room family-owned hotel called Hoi An Hideaway, which is located at the west end of Cam Nam Island. Our choice of hotel was primarily spurred on by its very reasonable price …
We spent most of last week in Hoi An, which is without a doubt one of the most charming cities in Vietnam. Walking into the old town in Hoi An is like walking into a carnival, no matter the day or time you visit — …
We made it Huế (pronounced “hway”) relatively unscathed after the initial issues with our overnight train being cancelled, and luckily had a smooth early morning plane trip with Vietnam Airlines from Hanoi. We were only in Huế for one full day, but we managed to …
During our second calendar month of full-time travel, our expenses increased significantly over the previous month’s, for a few key reasons: We have been moving from place to place much more in October, which added additional transportation costs (including four extra sets of flights). We …
Many people reading this blog are likely also considering taking their families on the road for an extended period or gap year, and taking a bit of a break from the grind (whatever your grind may be). Many are also trying to figure out how …