Phu Quoc Island: a Vietnamese beach escape

During my time in Vietnam I occasionally had a “down week”, which is the week we had between terms when there are no classes. At one point it had been quite a while since I’d had a beach holiday and I was tired and burnt out and needed to relax, so I booked myself a…

Freedomland Phu Quoc: a beach holiday with amazing food!

On a holiday in Vietnam I flew to Phu Quoc Island, way down in the South. The problem is, Phu Quoc isn’t the cheapest of places to visit in Vietnam!   After a fair bit of searching online for satisfactory and budget-friendly accommodation, I finally looked at Tripadvisor, not thinking for a second that the…