Hue and Hoi An
23 hours bus ride? Sure sign us up. After expecting only a 16 hours bus ride, it actually took us 23, and bathroom was broken in the bus, so imagine the fun trip it was 🙂 but overall the bus…
Cat Ba and Halong Bay
We left the peaceful Mai Chau rice fields to spend one more night in Hanoi; one last $5 dollar foot massage and get ready to explore Cat Ba island and the UNESCO nature’s wonder of the world, Halong Bay. Luckily,…
Xin Chao Vietnam
Hello in Vietnamese is “Xin Chao” or for us ” Sin Chiao”. This language is very complex as it has 5 different tones. They don’t have only the é and è as in French, but other sounds coming right from the…
Hello Hong Kong !
We have spent 3 days in Hong Kong and we can say it was not enough ! This is a vibrant city and a major gateway to China. We can find anything anytime. We left the city hungry for more…
Traveling as a girl
Traveling as a girl may not be easy when we are used to having a hair dryer at home, many kinds of makeup, shampoos and conditioners, hair/face masks and all kind of girly products in the bathroom. Having a 60…
Indian cooking class
India has the chance to have a large number of local food that grow in the country. As we are in Kerala, we could see lots of rice fields, coconuts and banana trees, without counting the numerous other fruits and…
The Ayurveda nutrition – a big science !
While staying in India, I (Lydie) have been very interested to learn more about the Ayurveda nutrition. I am vegetarian and very cautious of what I eat. To find out a new form of medicine and healthy way of living…
Alappuzha (Alleppey)
We took a tuk-tuk early Friday to Thoppompady bus station from Kochi to get on a bus to Alappuzha or Alleppey. When the British colonized India, cities and towns were given English names. However, after India’s Independence in 1947, some renaming was…
5 things to get used to while in India
After traveling in India a little more than one week, we started to realize things that while traveling here, you need to get use to or pass by without notice in order to enjoy India. Below will be the 5 most…
Fort Kochi
As we say good bye to Delhi and the north of India, we descend to Kochi. About 2600 km from Delhi, it’s not easy to go by train but it’s possible and it takes about 12 or more hours, so…
