mandalika bossa nova scene.
Traveljunkieindonesia.com – Today, we bring you to one of my favourite beach to chill out in the sun.
We spent a glorious afternoon at Mandalika Beach, Lombok – West Nusa Tenggara. My god, I had a fabulous time lazing in the sun, playing and working.
It’s a sheltered beach with crystal clear water and soft white sand, making it perfect for everyone.
colours of saigon’s street food.
Traveljunkieindonesia.com – We love street food, and for great reason. Quick, cheap and full of flavor, nothing can give you a sense of a place better than its big, local flavors.
One of the highlights of Vietnam is the cuisine, and there’s no better way to experience Vietnamese food than eating from street stalls.
The other day, My friends and I took a street food dinner at little area called District 1, Saigon – Vietnam.
Traveljunkieindonesia.com – While we were in Saigon or Ho Chi Minh City, some friends took me to a coffee shop for vietnamese coffee time.
Since its introduction to Vietnam by French colonists in the 19th century, coffee has become a national obsession.
I am not a coffee freak, and Vietnamese coffee is freaking good – it’s inexpensive and available nearly everywhere.
Traveljunkieindonesia.com – While on our ‘working’ in Vietnam, we relaxed a lot of rules and let the travel junkie go a bit wild…
So this is what I WISH I was drinking to a casual lunch and dinner party on the street – between Hanoi and Saigon, with a touch of Vietnamese beer.
We let my body drink as much bia as they wanted! For the first-time traveler to Vietnam, the variety of local and regional beers can be surprising.
Traveljunkieindonesia.com – As y’all know, My friends and I went to Saigon Cho Ben Thanh markets, Vietnam for travel like a vietnamese Aristocrazy.
“Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education, in the elder, a part of experience.” – Francis Bacon
There were more than 40 stalls, walking through the crowd, there were queues and queues and queues for all the stalls.
Check out the photos we made on our trip. Fun times all around!
Traveljunkieindonesia.com – I love good movies. I could watch Laura Gemser a hundred times.
Films sometimes tell those stories very well if you are willing to watch for them. I like these because they are hit movie classics, but because they can teach you something about living and learning cross-culturally.
You need to watch these as movies, but also as windows to other worldviews. These are all excellent portraits of other cultures and how cross-cultural issues impact our understanding of these cultures.
They also need to be watched just to enjoy them, like taking a moment to enter into another world. We travel to do that, but film allows that privilege also.
The Travel Junkie has compiled a list of the 41 Laura Gemser films that inspire travel to around the world:
Traveljunkieindonesia.com – Omg! Omg! No way! Yes! Omg! Omg I’m going to diiieeeee in Ho Chi Minh City! Omg!
My eyes were having orgasms!
That was my reaction when I looked up and saw this cables runway show by Saigon designer Major.
For some unknown reason telephone and electricity cabling in Saigon and/or Vietnam is particularly horrendous.
these old hearts of ours.
Traveljunkieindonesia.com – I just spent a few days living and working in Saigon, Vietnam which was an incredible experience.
An absolute world away in almost every respect, there is something special in the air there.
This is one of the best places in Ho Chi Minh City for selfies and how wonderful the entire experience is.
Traveljunkieindonesia.com – While we were in Saigon Mini Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City, some friends took me to the rooftop of the hotel for breakfast.
What beautiful weather in Saigon!
From here, you can see both the Saigon and the buildings in one glorious sweeping landscape, set against the classic Vietnamese blue sky.
Traveljunkieindonesia.com – Today I bring you to see One Pillar Pagoda, an iconic temple in Hanoi’s Ba Dinh District, Vietnam. A wooden structure built in 1049 that sits on stilts over a lake.
A king of the Ly Dynasty, Ly Thai Thong King had it built after having a dream in which Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, the goddess of mercy, presented him with a lotus flower.
The existing pagoda is a miniature reproduction of the original, which was said to represent a lotus emerging from the water.
Traveljunkieindonesia.com – Travel junkies are always asking me what to do in Hanoi. And, Hanoi is where imagination becomes reality.
Explore the captivating capital, a city steeped in history, pulsating with life, bubbling with commerce and buzzing with motorbikes, and experience nature at Halong Bay most expressive.
And, that’s why I want to share some of the most experiences and things to do in Hanoi. Imagine a city where the exotic chic of old Asia blends seamlessly with the dynamic face of new Asia.
The Travel Junkie confident you’ll come across a million of your own but here are 21 things to spot, sample and savour along the way.
Traveljunkieindonesia.com – A quick post to say hello from warm and sunny Saigon or Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.
This was one of my party selfies during the silly season.
This is me, handed up all the presents from under the Vietnam flag. We had such a crazy happy day in bia Saigon!