Rachael Perkin previously shared just a few of her stories from the road in a Stray Days interview about her time travelling on the Lot pass. We wanted more, so this time she shared her travel diary on one of the highlights of her entire trip: a Two Wheel Experiences guided motorbike tour of Hue […]
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5 Foods You Must Eat in Vietnam
Vietnamese food is becoming increasingly popular worldwide now and with good reason. As with other Asian cuisines, the focus is on yin and yang, delicately balancing sweetness with sourness, and saltiness with fresh fragrant herbs. However, the Vietnamese are experts and the rise in popularity of their food in Western culture illustrates this. What to […]
Stray Days – stories from the road. Straying with Brett!
This month we’re Straying with Brett Hudson from New Zealand who recently got off the beaten track in Vietnam on the Dong Pass. Brett is the CEO of Stray. He strongly believes all Stray staff should get on the buses and experience our tours like our passengers do at least once a year. Every time we do, we come […]
5 Experiences You Simply Cannot Miss in Vietnam
Peterpans Travel Expert and our personal pal Emma Manning recently returned from an incredible, eye-opening adventure through Vietnam. After covering the country from bottom to top, here are Emma’s top 5 ‘must do’ experiences that you simply cannot miss: 1. Learn to paddle a round boat – Bai Xep Bai Xep is paradise, with white […]
The 7 Best Things to do in Hoi An, Vietnam
There’s a certain something special about Hoi An. Walking through its Old Town streets, past preserved colonial buildings painted in pale hues, lanterns that glow bright at night, flowering trees adding bursts of colour, and a pale flowing river, you’ll feel a mile away from Vietnam’s more chaotic cities. Its chilled-out atmosphere and striking beauty […]
Check out our incredible Vietnam video!
Last week we released our brand new video of Vietnam. We hope you’ll agree, it’s pretty amazing: The video was made by the travelling duo “Rat and Dragon” – as they made their way up the country on our Dong Pass. Known to their friends as Nicola and Saxon, the pair are based in the UK but […]
My Vietnam Experience: Hanoi
Stray New Zealander Keys continues to make us all jealous as she travels on Stray’s very first Vietnam trip… Our final day. We arrived in the capital Hanoi on a Friday afternoon about 4pm just in time for rush hour. This did not stop our driver from backing up about 200m on […]
My Vietnam Experience: Mai Chau
Stray New Zealander Keys continues to make us all jealous as she travels on Stray’s very first Vietnam trip… As we headed to Mai Chau, we were privy to a breathtaking sunset which highlighted the beauty of the surrounding valleys. We descended from a mountain pass into a valley with numerous rice […]
My Vietnam Experience: Ninh Binh
Stray New Zealander Keys continues to make us all jealous as she travels on Stray’s very first Vietnam trip… We left Dong Hoi at 7am knowing that today was going to be the longest travel day of the trip. Most people slept a bit more in the van and we stopped for […]
My Vietnam Experience: Hue
Stray New Zealander Keys continues to make us all jealous as she travels on Stray’s very first Vietnam trip… The trip from Hoi An to Hue took no time at all, with a couple of noteworthy things en route. After driving along the coast past numerous resorts and casinos (apparently these are […]
My Vietnam Experience: Introducing the Crew
Stray New Zealander Keys continues to make us all jealous as she travels on Stray’s very first Vietnam trip… The next day we had Naomi join us. She had been unable to start the tour with us in Ho Chi Minh because of a delay getting her visa but was now happily united with […]
My Vietnam Experience: Qui Nhon
Stray New Zealander Keys continues to make us all jealous as she travels on Stray’s very first Vietnam trip… The Road to Qui Nhon Our journey took us back out on the coast and we enjoyed beautiful vistas all day. There is no such thing as a boring road trip in Vietnam […]
My Vietnam Experience: Stray’s Buon Ma Thuot Homestay
Stray New Zealander Keys continues to make us all jealous as she travels on Stray’s very first Vietnam trip… We got into Buon Ma Thuot by early afternoon, where the whole group would stay in a traditional house – an experience exclusive to Stray. We could tell that this village was quite […]
My Vietnam Experience: Vietnamese Roads and Language on the way to Buon Ma Thuot
Stray New Zealander Keys (aka Eileen) continues her travels on Stray’s very first Vietnam trip. We headed out of Dalat and eventually made our way back down to sea level. The trip took us over another mountain range with stunning views of coffee plantations as far as the eye could see. We […]
My Vietnam Experience: Dalat
Keys (aka Eileen) is a Tour Leader with Stray New Zealand, and also our Environmental Officer, based in our head office in Auckland. A keen and experienced traveller, we sent her off to Vietnam for the very first Stray trip, to explore and report back on her experience… Day One: Dalat At last the […]