So, an entry I’ve been looking forward to doing for ages: Back to my beloved Vietnamese motorbike, and thoughts I have whilst dodging all my fellow traffic on the streets of Bien Hoa, the insane streets of Saigon and a few scenic countryside roads too. Firstly, a nice photo of my exploration north of Bien Hoa, where […]
Bien Hoa
My motorbike and I
6.1.2015 Chúc mừng năm mới! Hello from my new apartment! Not completely sure how I feel about it – it’s lovely having so much space but simultaneously everything is quite… ancient. Just ate some of the foulest things ever. Well, the first one was fine, but I made the stupid decision of having a second one. It’s […]
Vietnamese Milestones so far
04.12 So, it’s been nearly six weeks. Here are a few things I have finally succeeded in accomplishing… First driving a motorbike! “Make sure you keep your hand on the brake…” Ph, the owner of the motorbike, reminded me frequently… Not on roads yet, but I have now tried an automatic motorbike and I […]
Chicken feet, cockroaches and plane-spotting
19.11.2014 Xin chao! Long time no write, I seem to have phases. But now I MUST write it’s been a while… So, what’s happened since I last wrote. Well, I’ve settled more into BH life, and I really do enjoy teaching and lesson planning, and our group of BH teachers are a great bunch. We’ve gone for […]
The Bus Number 5
I will now tell you the story of my experiences on The Bus Number 5, the bus that goes between Bien Hoa and Ho Chi Minh City. 45 minutes at its best, x minutes at its worst. (Two hours is probably a reasonable maximum.) 20 miles/35km. My bus ride to HCMC was pretty smooth, about […]
First impressions of Bien Hoa
01.11.2014 evening Hello from the Food Village from floor 4 out of like 21 at the Pegasus Plaza-building, highest in Bien Hoa. Just survived my first teaching lesson with seventeen over-excited 6-11-year-olds. They basically didn’t understand anything I said, but most of them seemed to have fun and each spoke at least a little […]
TEFL in Vietnam: The Pre-Thoughts
HELLO MY LOVELIES, First things first: This is the 50th blog post of nectarinetravels! Do have a celebratory drink/biscuit/stuffing sandwich in honour of it. 🙂 Second things second: In one week I will be moving to Vietnam.This next section of my travel blog will therefore handily be about Asia-travels. 😀 Graduating from university + […]