Powered by 12Go Asia system Nuoc Ngam Bus Station, Hanoi – 29th January 2020 Before all the shops had reopened, before a sense of normality returned to the town, I boarded a 5am bus to Nuoc Ngam bus station in the south of Hanoi. Arriving around two hours later left me with four hours to …
Powered by 12Go Asia system Chu, 22nd of January, 3 days until the Lunar New Year. The instant I stepped down from the bus, smacking my head on the roof as I alighted, I noticed two things. First was the reassuring familiarity of the main street in Chu. Across the street lay the bakery I …
Powered by 12Go Asia system Hanoi, 19th January 2020 I had become accustomed to leaving the house in no more than a T-shirt and a jumper, and so the icy air swirling past my driver’s head and into my face was a surprise to me. The warm lights of Hanoi with its ever-bustling streets seemed …
Powered by 12Go Asia system Hanoi, 12th of January 2020 As I relaxed into the welcoming leather seat of the Daiichi bus, I silently thanked Ha for her help with booking the bus. It was a short four hours from Hanoi to the harbourside in Haiphong, and sitting listening to music, I found the journey …
Powered by 12Go Asia system It was another 5am start, and as I waited with Thai on the side of the main street in Chu, I studied the surrounding buildings. The town was already awake, and with every passing minute another shutter rolled up revealing some keen-eyed shop or restaurant owner. We were standing near …
Powered by 12Go Asia system Chu, 05:00, Sunday 15th December 2019 After a sorrowful goodbye to Maika and Yasmin who were leaving Chu later the same day, I picked out my clothes and laced up my walking boots. I hadn’t slept a wink. My backpack sat waiting for me, bulging with spare clothes and snacks …
