Author: Malene

At home in Hanoi

We’ve been in Hanoi for just over a week now. Renting a small flat through AirBnB and really enjoying having some extra space. Trying to feel at home and explore the city without doing too much sightseeing. Read more

The Imperial City in Hue

Hue is a small town which until not that long ago was the capital of Vietnam and the seat of the last Emperors. Built along the Perfume River, it has an old walled city and within that a citadel which housed the Emperor’s quarters along with his closest family, concubines and eunuchs if I read the inscription right. Read more

Saigon

Love love love Saigon! The city has such energy. Last night we were dreaming about spending a month here at some point. How else would we be able to eat at even a fraction of all the delicious sounding restaurants and cafes? Try more exotic pastries? Explore the tiny little alleyways? And venture into a few shops? We still haven’t shed any luggage so shopping is off the agenda. Read more

Phnom Penh (Goodbye Cambodia)

We stopped in Phnom Penh on three occasions, once for 4 nights on our way to Sihanoukville, again on the way back up to Siem Reap to meet Julie and the last time was to overnight on our bus trip to Saigon in Vietnam. Read more

Battambang

We spent the weekend in Battambang (pronounced Battambong). Somewhere we had never even heard of a week ago but here we are… It’s quite a sleepy little town with some great French and Italian colonial houses, more typically Cambodian than Siem Reap and with a growing arts scene. Read more

Around Siem Reap


Before leaving Siem Reap we went back to the Angkor Wat area but to visit Banteay Sree temple located about 35km north of the City. It was a lovely drive through small villages Read more