https://grrrltraveler.com A Female Solo Travel Blog | It's not a vacation until you survive it! Sun, 14 Sep 2025 11:46:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://grrrltraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/favicon.gif https://grrrltraveler.com 32 32 https://grrrltraveler.com/best-things-to-do-in-ho-chi-minh-in-48-hours/ Fri, 10 May 2019 13:00:01 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=59202   Under our expert traveler series, this guest post is written by travel and food blogger, Markus Kampl of The Roaming Fork. Based in Ho Chi Minh City for the past 18 months but a lover of this city for years, Markus documents his travels through his food explorations of following ingredients to the final dish....]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/packing-for-southeast-asia/ https://grrrltraveler.com/packing-for-southeast-asia/#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2016 16:23:18 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=5070 Summer is probably the easiest season to pack for. It will strip you of any excess or bulky layers, whenever you think of them and as most travelers know, there's no such thing as packing too light. But what if you're traveling to a culture with conservative dress values? Do you still pack light? Yes and No...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/packing-for-southeast-asia/feed/ 2 https://grrrltraveler.com/top-5-tips-for-surviving-vietnam/ https://grrrltraveler.com/top-5-tips-for-surviving-vietnam/#comments Sat, 13 Jun 2015 10:23:38 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=46636 Top 5 Tips for Traveling Vietnam (Southeast Asia travel)..  Mekong Delta, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City , Sapa… Vietnam is a bustling place with lots to explore in food, culture and activities. But of Southeast Asia, traveling Vietnam happens to be the trickiest and I will tell you why. Top 5 tips for traveling Vietnam 1. Theft...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/top-5-tips-for-surviving-vietnam/feed/ 8 https://grrrltraveler.com/things-to-know-before-you-go-to-vietnam/ https://grrrltraveler.com/things-to-know-before-you-go-to-vietnam/#comments Sat, 13 Jun 2015 01:30:42 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=5781 5 Things Travelers Should Know About Vietnam]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/things-to-know-before-you-go-to-vietnam/feed/ 31 https://grrrltraveler.com/things-to-know-about-sapa/ https://grrrltraveler.com/things-to-know-about-sapa/#comments Fri, 01 Aug 2014 19:32:13 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=5167 My train reached Lao Cai at 6A. A bunch of people from different trekking groups, boarded my mini-van bus and we spent an hour getting to Sapa. The road was winding and the driving was a bit rough. At one point, one of the passengers was sick and need to get off the bus to take a rest. ..]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/things-to-know-about-sapa/feed/ 81 https://grrrltraveler.com/most-dangerous-things-to-do-in-vietnam/ https://grrrltraveler.com/most-dangerous-things-to-do-in-vietnam/#comments Sun, 24 Oct 2010 12:53:58 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=6568 You don't have skydive out of a plane in order to be a daredevil. You don't have to eat strange bugs or worms to be an adventurist. Sometimes, adventure and danger can fit into the simplest things; and if you're a solo traveler, occasionally it's the simplest things that can feel the most dangerous!]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/most-dangerous-things-to-do-in-vietnam/feed/ 16 https://grrrltraveler.com/things-you-must-do-in-vietnam/ https://grrrltraveler.com/things-you-must-do-in-vietnam/#comments Wed, 15 Sep 2010 06:31:39 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=5849 https://grrrltraveler.com/things-you-must-do-in-vietnam/feed/ 2 https://grrrltraveler.com/hanoi-street-food/ https://grrrltraveler.com/hanoi-street-food/#comments Wed, 15 Sep 2010 07:44:15 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=5158 Last day in Hanoi. While I'm ready to leave Vietnam and the insufferable monsoon heat, I'm not ready to return to Korea. Noooo... Today I need to move hotels. I emailed various hotels to check on availability, last night. Vietnam being the way it is, none of them returned an answer, so this [More...] morning I went hotel shopping on foot. I stopped by Veronica's hostel to see if she arrived safely; lo and behold,...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/hanoi-street-food/feed/ 11 https://grrrltraveler.com/halong-bay/ https://grrrltraveler.com/halong-bay/#comments Tue, 14 Sep 2010 06:59:06 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=5457 Day #9: After my Sapa trek, I decided to book another tour with Sinh Tourist-- a day trip to Halong Bay. Price tag? $19. Vietnam may not have the friendliest service-oriented people, but they sure have the most affable budget tours! Ass time. The one major drag about Vietnam is the constant ]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/halong-bay/feed/ 10 https://grrrltraveler.com/trekking-sapa-mud-trail/ https://grrrltraveler.com/trekking-sapa-mud-trail/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:58:13 +0000 http://grrrltraveler.com/?p=5634 Falling asleep last night, to the sound of nature's bugs and crickets felt relaxing. Nature noisy, but completely devoid of urban sounds. My rest was good, the bed was comfy and I was out the moment my head hit the pillow. Next morning we all gathered for breakfast-- it came as a generous mound of pancakes, bananas and fruit! By 10:30AM, a new wave of Hmong were perched, sewing, waiting at their stakeout of the ...]]> https://grrrltraveler.com/trekking-sapa-mud-trail/feed/ 6