Nha Trang, Vietnam

"Wait... Am I in Miami ? or Vietnam ?" 

I arrived in Nha Trang quite early after 10 hour something bus ride from Hoi An. Instead of going to find my hotel and rest, I decided to have a morning walk along the beach. What could be a better way to start the day with the ocean breeze, salt water and sands stuck between my toes ? Almost a month now exploring Vietnam, I still caught myself in awe every time I visit new places. The country has everything you want for any kind of holiday mood, whether you want to see the nature, go on water rafting, trekking, mountain or the beach, you will experience different things as you travel down south from Hanoi.  

I didn't do any research about Nha Trang - as usual I booked my bus ticket on a very last minute, decided to let everything happened spontaneously and see if the city could surprise me in a way other cities did. My first impression about Nha Trang was the city reminded me a lot about Miami. Well, minus good tacos, the cool cars and hot chicks on the street, but Nha Trang is charming in its own way. It wasn't even 5 am but the local people and tourists seemed ready to start the day and make the most of it. Some of Vietnamese were busy exercising in the park while many took a quick dip and shared the good laughs.. It was early in the morning alone with the sunrise, I found Nha Trang beach to be one of the most peaceful places in Vietnam. 

When in Nha Trang, I love to grab my souvlaki from Pita GR Restaurant or Lanterns also offers delicious western or Vietnamese food while butter chicken and naan bread from Ganesh Restaurant is a good change from Vietnamese food. Many people would recommend you to go to Vinpearl Land - an amusement park or can we say mini Disneyland ? But after a year working in Disney World, I skipped Vinpearl and just being lazy on the beach all day. Afterall it's always worth to visit Vietnam's most popular beach destination, plenty of things to do like a day trip to Bai Dai, scuba diving, Ba Ho waterfalls, cooking classes - Nha Trang is constantly growing, there's always something for everyone.

The Pursuit of Happiness : South East Asia

My blog posts have been bouncing around back and forth between continents, countries and places around the world that after 7 months traveling it's a little difficult to update it regularly especially when I don't have my laptop with me on the road ( but always try my best to do it from smart phone ) and few weeks ago I had to switch my blog from Squarespace to Blogger only to lose a lot of pictures. Oh well...Recently I just got back from 2 weeks trip in Vietnam after few days hanging out in Luang Prabang and a month in Thailand. With a total of 70 hour something sleeping bus ride, hopping from one hostel to another, countless bowls of noodle soups, I can't wait to share the whole crazy adventures with my readers and hope one day you'll get to do it too as traveling in South East Asia has always been one of my dreams ( after I did it for the first time in 2012 ) - I'm so happy to return and take my time exploring the beauty of Asia. Meanwhile, here's a couple of shots I took from Thailand to Vietnam - I like these pictures for different emotions but mostly you can capture the happiness there. Of course there's more to come as I woke up early this morning and started working on those missing posts, I couldn't be more grateful to have opportunities visiting amazing places on earth and hopefully the story and photos can inspire you as much as the world continuously inspires me.

Daydreaming Away - Bangkok

Street Food - Bangkok

School Trip to Doi Suthep - Chiang Mai

When A Smile Brings Happiness - Chiang Mai

Best Friend Forever - Hanoi

A Smile is The Best Makeup A Girl Can Wear - Hanoi

Never Goes Out Of Style, Sir

Coming Home Soon, Son