GQ Trippin

Day 7 Arrived: Long Xuyen Gone.. Go Trippin' From Chau Doc, it's about a 3 hour drive to Long Xuyen on our way back to Ho Chi Minh City. Here, we visited more family. Both Chau Doc and Long Xuyen are small towns in the suburbs/ countryside of Vietnam. ... read more

Day 5 Arrived: Ben Tre by private van Gone.. Go Trippin' You can rent private vans to take you to practically anywhere. Ben Tre is about an hour away by bus and Vung Tau is about 2 hours. We had my uncle and cousin take us here to see a different side of Vietnam lifestyle away from the city life. Here is where you can see how the locals make the signature and famous coconut candy by hand. Ben Tre offers variety of tours by boat and land so you can customize your trip. Most are half day tours. Make sure you book a ride down the Mekong river as well. A definite must. Tips If you want to go to Vung Tau, the suggestion is to leave early morning and return end of day. You ... read more

Day 19-21 Arrived: London, England (dinner) Accommodation: The (London) Tower Hotel first impression = can't believing we're staying here/ breath- taking view room type = St. Katherine's Suite shower = try huge tub the size of a jacuzzi tip = splurge Gone.. Go Trippin' If you think we've tone down our trip thus far, then call the toning over because we are going out with a bang.. to our wallets! We got lucky on our hotel which we booked through Expedia. What a deal. We could not believe it that we had to ask the front desk lady twice to make sure we were at the right hotel. We didn't necessarily fit in with our giant backpacks and our laid back wardrobe, but we were assured we were in the right place. We arrived just in ... read more

Day 15 & 16 Arrived: Barcelona, Spain Accommodation: Sant Jordi Arago Hostel first impression = small; around the corner from the famous Gaudi home/ museum room type = 6 person shared shower = shared in hallway tip = loud at night with young travelers staying here Gone.. Go Trippin' Barcelona here we are! We've had had an amazing time thus far but were both extremely anxious to be in Barcelona and we were not disappointed. Our hostel was a short subway ride located a few blocks from the famous Las Ramblas and literally around the corner of Gaudi's home/ museum. As soon as we settled in, we headed for Las Ramblas. Lunch was on the way at a nearby tapas bar, one of our favorite ways to dine which is why we were so excited to ... read more

Day 11 & 12 Arrived: Interlaken, Switzerland Accommodation: Balmer's Herberge first impression = cute, informative, convenient, great down- to- earth people room type = 6 person room shower = shared in hallway tip = use the hostel's staff and resources for activities Gone.. Go Trippin' From Florence, we trained to Interlaken with a stop in Milan; just enough time to get off and grab lunch. There's something about train station food that we just loved. Eating on the go have never been so tasty. Interlaken is picturesque and beautiful. Interlaken is the place for outdoor activities. If you're up for skydiving, white water rafting, paragliding or any other outdoor activities, this is the place to do it. Balmer's is centrally located and within walking distance to everything. We arrived and was able to settle in before ... read more