Author: sumit.shinde22@yahoo.co.in

I wake up at 5:30 am and begin packing quietly so as not to disturb anyone still asleep. I move my luggage outside to pack more freely. After freshening up, [...]

I wake up around 5 am and quickly get ready to avoid being late for breakfast at 7 am. After freshening up, I take a soothing hot bath—my first morning [...]

I wake up at 6:15 am and start packing right away. I’ve already taken a bath, so I only need to brush my teeth and use the bathroom. I’m ready [...]

I wake up around 5:30 am and am ready by 6:30 am. After enjoying my pre-mixed, ready-made coffee, I pay the ever-smiling owner 220,000 VND and leave by 6:45 am. [...]

I wake up around 5 am, and by 6 am, my bike is loaded and ready to go. I pay the owner 150,000 VND and prepare my instant coffee, which [...]

I wake up around 5:15 am and freshen myself up in no time. Pack all the luggage and settle the hostel bill. I’m ready by 7:10 am, sipping my coffee, [...]

I wake up at 6 am to prepare for an early boat ride, using the time to quickly wash a 4-day backlog of clothes. By 7:15 am, everything is cleaned, [...]

Woke up at 6 am, quickly freshened up, retrieved my bike, paid 55,000 VND for 3-day parking, returned to the hostel, loaded 2 front side bags, lubricated clutch cables and [...]

Woke up at around 8:30 after sleeping late. My body felt exhausted from the flight and lots of walking. I freshened up and went straight to the well-known ‘Note cafe’ [...]

Arrived at the airport around 6 am VST. Had my passport stamped—an exciting moment with my new passport. Immediately exchanged one of my two $100 bills into VND. The second [...]