As a tourist, I'm a sucker for cultural and historical sites, especially those on UNESCO's World Heritage List. So of course we just had to drop by Hoi An Ancient Town during our three-week trip to Vietnam last month. In addition to being a World Heritage site, Lonely Planet Vietnam ranks it as the #2 Top Experience in the country, second only to Halong Bay. A quick Google search also returned page after page describing Hoi An as "quaint," "charming," and all other synonyms in between. Booking.com All these raised my expectations of Hoi An, our last stop in Vietnam before going back to Hanoi to catch our flight home. I was imagining a more spectacular version of fellow World Heritage sites Melaka (Malacca) … [Read more...] about Tourist trap: Hoi An Ancient Town
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Itinerary: Penang – Melaka (4 days)
Below is our DIY itinerary of our Penang - Melaka trip earlier this month. Folks planning a similar route might find it useful. We skipped Kuala Lumpur because we were more interested in a historical and cultural tour, and what better places to visit than George Town, Penang and Melaka, which are both on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Booking.com Day 0 Evening Fly in to Kuala Lumpur Check in at the youniQ Hotel Our first choice of accommodation was Tune Hotel, since it was a stone's throw away from the Low-cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). However, there were three of us, and Tune Hotel doesn't have any triple rooms. Day 1 Morning Fly to … [Read more...] about Itinerary: Penang – Melaka (4 days)
