How to plan a delightfully romantic honeymoon

In exactly 7 weeks, I’ll be getting on a plane to Africa.  Counting down the days?! Who? Me?!?  I have no return ticket, no idea about when I’m coming back to Europe and no plan whatsoever. I figured it was best this way, ’cause the whole time I thought I needed a plan, it was driving me nuts. The plan changed more often than my head could follow, so I threw it out the window.  Now everybody else thinks I’m nuts…   And me, I’ve never felt better in my whole life.  The biggest adventure of my life awaits, but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t gonna miss ‘home’ at least a little bit. So today it’s time for a little tribute. Not to those super touristy spots that everybody knows already – sure most of them totally deserve the attention, but they get more than enough credit already. Nope,  I want to show you the lesser-known spots, the ones you might have never even heard of before, but that will probably amaze you eve...

If you’re looking for the hustle and bustle of cities like Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City, Hue probably isn’t the place to be. If you just fell in love with the charm of Hoi An and are hoping the rest of Vietnam looks the same, I’m pretty sure you’ll be dissapointed. But if you want to see some of the most beautiful historic sites in all of Vietnam, you have got to get your ass over to Hue right now! The Citadel and the Imperial City The Citadel was constructed around 1804 for Emperor Gia Long and has been on the UNESCO World Heritage list since 1993. The whole complex is located alongside the ‘Perfume river’ inside a first wall that’s about 10km long and forms a square of over 6 square kms. Inside this outside wall is a second wall that protects the Imperial City , a smaller area into which only the Emperor and his entourage were allowed. This is the best part to visit and definitely worth a few hours of your time. Often refered to as the ...