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10 Pictures that Will Make You Want to Visit China

3/11/2024

I love China.
If you've read this blog before, you probably already know that! I lived there for two years, and loved everything about it.
If you are on this blog, you probably like to travel, and if you haven't added China to your list, maybe these pictures will inspire you to do just that!
Check out my entire China section for more China pictures and travel tips.
And now here are my ten pictures that will make you want to travel to China, all taken by me, or of me.

So what do you think?

Peace Love and China
Jess <3

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Where to Stay in Mui Ne, Vietnam- Full Moon Village Resort

4/11/2019

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Where to Stay in Mui Ne, Vietnam- Full Moon Village Resort

As most of you who read this blog know, about six months back the husband and I spent two glorious weeks in sunny Vietnam!
The first week was spent attending a life-changing yoga and mindfulness retreat with saigon om.
The retreat was in Mui Ne, Vietnam and was held at the fabulous Full Moon Village Resort.
If you are planning on traveling to South Vietnam, this place is a can't miss!
Here's why you need to book your room at Full Moon Village Resort now;

Ok first let's start with the room! And when I say room, I mean an entire villa! To ourselves! Completely fenced in! With an outdoor hot tub! Yeah this is it right here!

Way too fabulous, right?!
As you can see, to say this space is luxurious is an understatement indeed!

And housekeeping is wonderful!

Pretty romantic huh?!

And don't even get me started on this pool...too late! You got me started!
But for real, have you ever seen a more luxurious pool?! And let's face it, at least half of a resort's must-stay factor lies in the Instagram worthy-ness of its pool! And with this incredible view, you will have all the Instagram pictures you need! Don't believe me? Check these out!

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Swimsuits hand-picked by me

Now let's not overlook the ocean in all of this (pun intended!)!
A resort on the beach needs...a great beach!
Sadly with so much pollution the beach was littered with trash, but the resort staff did a great job of clearing the debris from their beach every morning! So that left us with a beautiful beach to relax on, and take lots of great pictures.

One of my favorite things about this beach was that you could see ocean and mountains at the same time. Breathtaking!

The Full Moon beach is the perfect place for some early morning qi gong and mindful walking, both of which we did every morning during our retreat.

Speaking of mornings, the sunrises here are definitely something special!

Check out the before and after of this sunrise picture of me! I made the after picture using my 'Sunrise Surprise' preset, from my Beginner's Wanderlust Lightroom Preset Pack. You can purchase this for only $9.99, or get it for free with Kindle Unlimited on Amazon! Check out all the befores and afters, using all six of my beautiful and unique presets.

The path from our room to the beach.

The food and drinks were absolutely gorgeous! Prepared by an on-site chef, everything was fresh, healthy, and delicious.
Everyday I got to feast on freshly prepared pho, while sipping fresh squeezed watermelon juice, and the darkest most perfect Vietnamese coffee, as well as plenty of other fresh fruits and some of the healthiest and best meals I have ever experienced.
Side note, if you are vegetarian or vegan, Full Moon has plenty of options for you!

We loved staying at the Full Moon because it is located at the very end of the long stretch of seemingly un-ending ocean side resorts that the southern coast of Vietnam offers, so it was nice and secluded. The other reason it was perfect is that they have a van that runs multiple times a day between the resort, and their sister resort that is located in downtown Mui Ne! By staying at Full Moon you have access to the other resort, and can simply hop on the (free!) shuttle bus and be whisked downtown!

This aspect was so perfect because after our retreat was over Nick and I wanted to explore downtown Mui Ne (as you definitely should, read about our experience). The bus not only took us into downtown Mui Ne free of charge (even though we had already checked out of the hotel!), it also dropped us off directly in front of our new hotel (that was not the sister hotel)! This was especially incredible considering we don't speak the language!

The owner of The Full Moon Village Resort, Pascal, is a Frenchmen. So if you speak French or English, no need to worry about communicating, as you will find plenty of people there who speak both languages!

And the best part? Rooms at Full Moon Village Resort start at less than $70 a night! Gotta love Asia, you simply cannot beat luxury living for that price!

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What do you think of Full Moon Village Resort in Mui Ne, Vietnam? Is it on your must-visit list? What looks like the coolest part? Let me know below!
And if you visit here, I would looove to hear about it!

Peace Love and Full Moon Village
Jess <3

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Mui Ne Vietnam, a Fishing Village by the Sea-that You Have to See

1/20/2019

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A couple weeks ago you read all about our yoga retreat in Mui Ne, Vietnam with saigon om.
We spent five wonderful days at this retreat, but spent a total of two weeks in Vietnam. So what did we do the other nine days? I'm so glad you asked!
We split our time between Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), and Mui Ne, so I will split these two cities into two blog posts-here is the first one, welcome to Mui Ne!

Mui Ne Vietnam, a Fishing Village by the Sea-that You Have to See

Mui Ne is an adorable little coastal fishing and tourist town along the southeastern edge of Vietnam.

During our first five days in Mui Ne we enjoyed the luxury of the Full Moon Village, a secluded and glorious resort that we stayed at during the retreat. This place was so awesome it will be getting its own blog post soon!

If seclusion and luxury is what you are wanting, look no further than the villas that we stayed at in Full Moon Village Resort. Full Moon Resort is not in downtown Mui Ne, it is about a 15 minute bus ride.

I absolutely loved watching the fishermen hard at work, their little boats bobbing around in the ocean, and cruising around the beach on their motorbikes!

Once the retreat was over, Nick and I hopped onto the complimentary shuttle bus that goes from the resort to their sister resort in downtown Mui Ne, and even though we were not going to the sister resort, they were happy to drop us off in front of our new hotel. We headed into town, a bustling little touristy area with no shortage of restaurants, bars, convenience stores, and seafood. Downtown Mui Ne is divided in two- the ocean side of the road, and the non-ocean side.
The ocean side of Mui Ne is where you can find the luxurious ocean front hotels, ocean front dining, and one of the best clubs I have ever been to. The non-ocean side is usually made up of less expensive hostels and backpacker hotels.

Nick walking on the ocean side of the road.

We found ourselves smack dab in the middle of the long stretch that is Nguyen Dinh Chieu, the street dividing the ocean side and the non ocean side, staying at Cocosand hotel, a little hole in the wall on the non-ocean side. It only cost us $16 a day! We could have gotten an even cheaper room, but we wanted a private bathroom.

We absolutely loved it here-I mean look at that courtyard!

This drop dead gorgeous, magnificent, perfect courtyard was in the middle of the hotel, with a sidewalk going all the way around it, and the rooms branching off of the sidewalk.

This was our room!

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Can you tell I'm obsessed?! We were so very happy with our stay here.

Oh yes, the food! Food and drinks are usually one of our favorite parts of vacation (ok life!). Add in an ocean view and crazy cheap food and drinks? We were in heaven!
This was our favorite place, with our favorite view, with our favorite food!

Speaking of restaurants! I am obsessed with this little hole-in-the-wall restaurant where you take your shoes off before you enter, sit on mats on the floor, and the waitress brings you newborn puppies to hold because her dog just had babies!!!

Goooooood morning Vietnam!

As you can tell, we had the best time during our stay in the beautiful Seaside village of Mue Ne, Vietnam. I whole-heartedly recommend it as your next vacation spot! Why not join saigon om on their next yoga retreat here?!

Thank you so much for reading- stay tuned for upcoming posts about The Full Moon Village Resort, and our time in Saigon!
Have a wonderful week loves <3

Peace Love and Mui Ne Vietnam
Jess <3

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