Travel in Asia | Vietnam, Taiwan, Thailand | Charlie on Travel https://charlieontravel.com/category/asia/ UK Travel Blog Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:27:16 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://charlieontravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cropped-Charlie-on-Travel-Favicon-32x32.png Travel in Asia | Vietnam, Taiwan, Thailand | Charlie on Travel https://charlieontravel.com/category/asia/ 32 32 Best Vietnam Films https://charlieontravel.com/films-to-watch-before-travelling-vietnam/ https://charlieontravel.com/films-to-watch-before-travelling-vietnam/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2026 06:50:00 +0000 http://charlieontravel.com/?p=719 There’s more to Vietnam films than just war films. When we decided to travel to Vietnam, I realised that the only “Vietnamese” films I had seen were American war films, like Apocalypse Now and Platoon. All I remembered of them was a lot of explosions, guns and a questionable and outdated binary between Americans/Vietnamese as […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/winter-sun/feed/ 0 Where to Stay in Bangkok on a Budget https://charlieontravel.com/where-to-stay-budget-accommodation-in-bangkok/ https://charlieontravel.com/where-to-stay-budget-accommodation-in-bangkok/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0000 http://charlieontravel.com/?p=4322 Wondering where to stay in Bangkok without breaking your budget? Well, so were we. While the cost of travel in Thailand can easily be kept to a tight budget, Bangkok is unsurprisingly the most expensive city in Thailand. The majority of travellers to Thailand will arrive or depart from Bangkok and spend a few days in the […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-travel-vietnam/feed/ 74 Hoa Binh and Northern Vietnam’s Must See Hidden Gems https://charlieontravel.com/hoa-binh-northern-vietnam/ https://charlieontravel.com/hoa-binh-northern-vietnam/#comments Mon, 14 May 2018 11:30:16 +0000 http://charlieontravel.com/?p=9409 A Northern Vietnam travel guide revealing the breathtaking province of Hoa Binh. This is a guest post written by Liezl Bruwer, a South African expat living and teaching in Northern Vietnam. She lives, travels and eats vegan with her partner Andy. Hoa Binh is becoming the next Halong Bay. It’s nestled away in an incredible […]

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