Goodbye Vietnam

Goodbye Vietnam. After two months of travel, recovery, learning, and personal growth, I reflect on the experiences and memories that made this journey so meaningful.

TRAVEL LIFESTYLE

6/12/20263 min read

That’s it. Tomorrow, we will bring our two-month adventure in Vietnam to a close and leave for Japan.

Oh, I experienced so many interesting things in this country. So many little and life-changing experiences.

From little things like discovering new healthy recipes to add to my diet, to life-changing experiences like having surgery on my legs so I can run faster and feel lighter, and starting to learn Japanese, which I am sure will open the doors to a fascinating and mysterious world! :)

I am so, so happy about everything I experienced during this trip. Honestly, it was not always an easy one. We had to work on the ET schedule while I was also going through a major recovery phase (which is still ongoing). But through it all, I learned a lot.

I learned to be more open to cultural differences and unfamiliar ways of thinking. I learned to be more patient and more thoughtful with people around me. I think I am more mature and more willing to take risks than the Niloo who left Canada in April.

For all of that, I am so deeply grateful.

On this beautiful note, I bring our Vietnam journey to an end. To celebrate the beautiful memories this country has given me, I am sharing some of my favorite moments below. :)

Have a great time wherever you are on this planet right now.

June 12, 2026

Kim Anh, Northern Vietnam

Working in a coworking space beside rice fields in  Hoi An Vietnam
Working in a coworking space beside rice fields in  Hoi An Vietnam

Coworking space beside the rice field in Hoi An

Petting friendly street cats during our travels in Vietnam
Petting friendly street cats during our travels in Vietnam

I loved playing with the cat of the coffeeshop owner

Looking out a bus window while traveling through rural northern Vietnam
Looking out a bus window while traveling through rural northern Vietnam

Looking outside from the window of the sleeper bus.

Enjoying an evening drink together during our Vietnam travels
Enjoying an evening drink together during our Vietnam travels

Celebrating the last night in Hanoi on the rooftop in Oldtown

Farmers burning crop residue in rice fields at night in Noi An Vietnam
Farmers burning crop residue in rice fields at night in Noi An Vietnam

Farmers burning crop residue in rice fields in Hoi An

Abandoned excavator overgrown with flowers in the Vietnamese countryside
Abandoned excavator overgrown with flowers in the Vietnamese countryside

Abandoned excavator overgrown with flowers in rural Hoi An

Walking down a quiet mid night road in Hoi An Vietnam
Walking down a quiet mid night road in Hoi An Vietnam

Having fun walking in quet road at 2 AM in Hoi An

Night fishing at the lake in Hanoi Vietnam
Night fishing at the lake in Hanoi Vietnam

Many people fish at night at the lake in Hanoi

Huge dragon fruit in Hoi An Vietnam
Huge dragon fruit in Hoi An Vietnam

I am gonna miss all tohse the huge fruits, specially the dragon fruits

Standing among colorful lanterns in Hoi An, Vietnam
Standing among colorful lanterns in Hoi An, Vietnam

It was a wonderful feeling to be among allt hose colorful lanterns

Backpack and laptop at Highland coffeeshop overlooking a city intersection in Da Lat Vietnam
Backpack and laptop at Highland coffeeshop overlooking a city intersection in Da Lat Vietnam

Highland coffee shop in Da Lat. I spent many nigihts here until 11 PM when the closed the doors.

Getting a haircut at a salon in Hanoi Vietnam
Getting a haircut at a salon in Hanoi Vietnam

These guys did a great job! I have never got two people work on my hair at the same time. hehe

Frozen coconut drink with coffee or matcha in Hoi An Vietnam
Frozen coconut drink with coffee or matcha in Hoi An Vietnam

Frozen coconut milk and coffee or matcha was my favourite drink. I will make them for sure when I am back home.

City life in Hoi An, Vietnam
City life in Hoi An, Vietnam

A glimps of Hoi An city during the day

Girl enjoying a custome made top in Han oi, Vietnam
Girl enjoying a custome made top in Han oi, Vietnam

I love my red silk custom make top :)