by Jade House | Apr 19, 2017 | Expat Life, Popular, Vietnam
Expat life in Hanoi, at its worst… The sky hangs heavy, drooping to touch the tips of lonely towers. A jacket, a waterproof, a mask, a helmet, visor down, and still the air gets in. Dreaming of a home where no one would usually rather be for the weather…... 
by Jade House | Mar 15, 2017 | Popular, Vietnam, Vietnam Motorbike Trips
Living in Vietnam, you won’t get very far without renting, buying or borrowing a bike. Whether you go for a giant automatic that resembles a spaceship, a classic traveller Win or Wave or something in between, you quickly become accustomed to zipping down tiny alleys... 
by Jade House | Feb 14, 2017 | Expat Life, Vietnam
It has been an entire 368 days since we first stepped foot back in Vietnam. 1 whole year since we uprooted our lives once again and stepped into the craziness of Hanoi. So much has changed since this time last year. Oli started a business. I quit teaching for a job in... 
by Jade House | Dec 28, 2016 | Adventures, Favourites, Vietnam, Vietnam Motorbike Trips
These year reviews are some of my favourite blogs to write. Not only do I love looking back over the last 12 months, but it is so interesting to see how we thought the journey of 2016 would play out and then how it really did. We presumed we’d come to Vietnam, work,... 
by Jade House | Dec 20, 2016 | Vietnam, Vietnam Motorbike Trips
Oli and I have been to Mai Chau twice now, and have driven through a third time on the way to Pu Luong. Yet, I’ve not written about it until now which is a disservice to what an amazing destination it is. Going through my pictures in preparation for this post, I... 
by Jade House | Dec 6, 2016 | Adventures, Vietnam, Vietnam Motorbike Trips
Bringing our camping equipment back to Vietnam was the best decision we could have made. We love homestays in Vietnam; they are one of those experiences we recommend to everyone coming to travel here. But there are so many wild, out of the way places throughout the... 
