The Chedi

We were first introduced to the Chedi and its Friday champagne brunch by Jenny's uncle last year and since then it has become a home away from home, with word spreading far and wide so that friends and family all want to go when they come to visit.

Things have been pretty hectic at work lately and I must have been looking a little stressed out, because my amazing boss Maha decided that I needed a little break and some care and attention and booked us a night at the Chedi with massage.

The treatment started with what appeared to be a ceremonial washing and scrubbing of the feet before we moved into the other part of the room for a massage. Maha had booked us in for the Chedi's signature Jade massage which involved two masseurs pummelling away at each of us for 60 whole minutes. Absolute bliss.

After our massage we floated our way along the corridor to the lounge for further relaxation and rehydration.

After lunch, we spent the afternoon relaxing by the long pool, then dining at the award winning Beach restaurant.

It was a truly relaxing experience and the perfect way to recover from our adventures at Wadi Ta'ab.

Relaxing in Nha Trang

Sometimes travelling around exploring new countries can be very tiring, so when planning our trip we decided to arrange a few nights somewhere nice just to relax and recuperate - it is supposed to be our 10th anniversary trip after all.

We booked into the An Lam Ninh Van Bay villas. This was a lovely little resort with only 32 villas. We drove for about an hour North of the airport to the hotel's welcome lounge. We were then escorted on a private boat for about 15 minutes to the island itself, where we were met by the hotel manager and our private butler Hung.

Our mountain villa was spread out over three floors, the first having the private pool, the second the living room and bathroom and on the third floor was the bedroom complete with four poster bed.

The most amazing thing about this part of our trip was that coincidentally it fell exactly over the Eid holiday, so we had no emails and no phone calls to deal with - we were able to completely relax.

After a couple of days of pure indulgence, we decided that we should at least try and experience the local area, so we took a day trip into the town of Nha Trang and explored the temples and pagodas.

The hotel offers free bicycles to get around the island and runs daily treks into the jungle. We managed to drag ourselves out of bed one morning to go on the beach hike, which was definitely worth the effort. 

I can not recommend this place highly enough. It has to be one of the best hotels we have stayed in and the staff here were top notch. But unfortunately all good things must come to an end and we had a flight to Ho Chi Minh to catch so we had to wave bye to this little piece of paradise.