Welcome

Hi.  I’m Marie and you are very welcome to HopsSkipsandJumps.     If you are reading this you are probably like me – happiest when planning your next trip (or 2…  or 3….!) I’m a very unlikely victim of a travel bug.   Firstly,  the gene pool – my parents were of that generation that only […]

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Hoi An – Is there still charm beyond the mass tourism?

I made up my mind, before I even set foot on a plane, that I wasn’t going to like Hoi An. Definitely a tourist trap, terribly overcrowded, undoubtedly full of aggressive touts and sounding more like a theme park than a traditional town. But – it had a few things going for it – it’s […]

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The Wonders and Joys of Vietnam : A-Z!

*At-home burials – Rural families often bury their loved ones on their own property… Báhn Mi – I know – it’s just a bread roll to you and me but it’s a must have – at least once! Cultural Emersion Experiences! Dong. 22.000 VND that I forgot to spend – worth a whole 0.71 Euro!!! […]

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Pull up a Seat!

The ubiquitous Vietnamese stool! Hoi An, March 2026

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Views from a plane….. !

Why, oh why, can’t all airports be like this!!!!!! Baggage Handling Service, Belmopan Airport, Belize, 2019! FOR DAN’S CFFC

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