Vietnam - Phong Nha

We traded the serenity of Ninh Bình's water ways for the subterranean magic of Phong Nha.

This week, Divina sends us deep into the Vietnamese jungle to Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park. This episode is all about the joy of getting truly remote, which, it turns out, is also the joy of getting up close and personal with nature’s most enthusiastic bugs.

We tackle the magnificent caves, which were vast and alien, it genuinely felt like exploring another planet. We were surprised by the lack of tourists in the area, giving us that sweet, satisfying feeling of being off the beaten path.

However, the real adventure was back at our guesthouse, where the dining experience included an unsettling number of resident animals that made tit feel less like a restaurant and more like a surprise petting zoo.

Join us as we brave the subterranean wonders and the extra-terrestrial weirdness, proving that travelling based on gut feeling always provides the greatest rewards.

We threw away the map and handed the compass to Divina. Hit subscribe to experience the wild, unpredictable rewards of life far from the familiar—and the fly swatter.