We were advised by some mad Irish lads we met to visit Nimh Bin. So instead of going to Hoi An where Joanne and Aiden advised we came here. (to get to Hoi An was an overnight train/bus (17hours) and it was quite expensive and because we didn't have much time in Vietnam we didn't want to limit our time!) So we took a 2.5 hour bus to nearby Nimh Bin. As we arrived in we were less than impressed and started to pay particular attention to the 'Bin' part of the name! It was a grubby run down town. Before we had arrived to our hostel we decided to leave promptly for Hoi An! Our hostel was cool though, it was an old train station, we had a lovely big room and the facilities were great. We went out looking for some food and were drawn in to a place by a lovely girl waving hysterically at us. As we sat down she explained how the other places here were fast food and American food, not authentic Vietnamese, she then lead me into the restaurant where large pictures of their fa...
Arrival to Bangkok was smooth baggage was there waiting for us, grabbed a taxi pretty quickly and we were feeling so good about our night in Bangkok, hotel was a bit tricky to find but once we got there we were relieved to find a comfortable room and great shower facilities!! Too late to venture out we opted for an early night to catch up on our sleep! Up early now to see this wonderful city.....only we woke up at 3.45 the following day following disrupted but heavy sleep! With one hour till it was dark we ran to reception asking what was close, she directed us to the MbK centre. So it's a big indoor market, all stalls selling high quality knock offs! Interesting enough so we had a little wander some food and very proudly walked back to or hostel! Found the city very safe, people so friendly and helpful and would have liked to have seen more of it but wahay we are on our way to Koh Tao via an overnight train and a ferry! Don't manage to bag a bed but a fairly comfortable seat w...
We arrived to China after a long day of travelling, a stopover in Guangzhour and then onward to Xiamen. We had an overnight stay booked in Xiamen and planned to move on to Fuzhour the next day. As we arrived to the airport we figured out we needed to get a shuttle to the train station that was close to our hostel. The information desk were reluctant to help us and didn't speak much English. We eventually showed a picture of the train station and asked for a ticket. We arrived at the train station and got on our 'Maps.me' app to find our hostel. It showed us that we were a 9hr walk away!! Wed only gone and got off at the wrong station! So back on the train to the right one! Trying to find the hostel after a LONG day of travelling was less than fun! Carrying heavy bags traipsing back and forth trying to follow the app finally became futile and I stopped dead in my tracks and declared 'OK, im fed up of this!' We gave up on the idea of finding our accommodation...
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