Ni Hao all, OK, here your Facebook doesn't work and your Google results are not what they used to be, but China still has a lot of other things to offer ;o) We flew from Hanoi to Shanghai missing our flight for the first time during the trip - finding out time zones can sometimes be more than just annoying! On our first day in Shanghai, we went to the French quarter and were immediately impressed by this city. Trees on the side of the road, friendly people, nic...

Hi All, Vietnam, 87 million inhabitants, 45 million scooters. This is definitely Scooter country! You can transport anything on a scooter. Not just a family of 5 but also 10 little pigs; 30 chickens; 20 watermelons or 15 meter long bamboos (no kidding!). Scooters rule in Vietnam from the cities to the country side. We started our trip in Ho Chi Minh City (still called Saigon by many). This place is really a bustling, dynamic place. One of the religions in Sout...

Hi All, In Vietnam, the only true holiday they have is Têt or Chinese New Year. It's a time when the family gets together and they enjoy each other's company. They have a lot of beliefs and traditions that are completely different from ours; offering bacon and eggs to a lion statue; asking their ancestors the right lottery number during a 'spirit moves the glass' session; making sure the first one that enters your house after Têt will bring you luck; and picki...

Hi All, After a couple of nice and relaxed months 'campervan-ing' in Australia and New Zealand, we were ready for some backpacking in Asia. Hong Kong was a great place to start, from the vast spaces of Australia to the extreme density of Hong Kong, what a cultural shock! On the way from the airport to the city center, the skyscrapers were really impressive. They are everywhere and so tall. We even had to wait in line to take the elevator to go up to our hotel! ...

G'day Mates, OK, it has been a while since our last blog. Apparently we have been very busy... But now we have time to catch up and tell you more about our 3 weeks down under. Back from the New Caledonian paradise, our trip in Australia started with a night train journey from Sydney to Adelaide. The landscape was red and dry with a few hills when we went to sleep, and by the next morning when we woke up in Broken Hill it hadn't changed at all. Wow, this country...