The Soulful Suitcase

The world,
one soulful country at a time.

We are not ticking countries. We are collecting experiences: practical tips, mistakes, gentle itineraries and honest recommendations – starting with Vietnam and slowly expanding to more countries.

Open Vietnam Guide 🇻🇳 How to use this website

Real travellers · Real learning: everything here is based on our own trial-and-error, not sponsored checklists.

Live now: Vietnam deck

What you’ll find inside

City-by-city plans, what we actually felt, what went wrong – turned into checklists you can reuse.

Itineraries for real people Comfort + budget balance Mistakes we made (so you don’t)
Upcoming countries:
🇯🇵 🇰🇭 🇳🇱 ✈️
Travel the distance,
stay gentle

Travelled country & what’s next

Coming soon
Next destinations
Japan – ski slopes & cities Cambodia – history & calm Netherlands – walks & museums
  • Day-wise plans you can stretch or shorten.
  • Honest comfort level (not just “Instagrammable”).
  • Budget notes for hotels, food, tickets & transport.
  • Where we felt safe, overwhelmed, peaceful or bored.
  • We will add what to pre-book and where to keep buffer days.
  • Simple sections: stay, food, movement, feelings, mistakes.
  • Each deck will grow over time instead of launching “perfect” once.
How to use this website (and what to expect)
  • 1
    Pick a country from the top bar
    Use the bright Countries dropdown or the Open Vietnam Guide button on top to land on the page you need.
  • 2
    Scan the deck, not every line
    Start with summaries, maps and sample day plans. Open detailed sections (like budget or mistakes) only when you actually need them.
  • 3
    Watch the matching videos
    Use the Videos link or YouTube icon on the top to see real clips of the places you are reading about.
  • 4
    Adjust to your energy and budget
    Reduce, combine or stretch our plans. This is a starting point, not pressure to finish a checklist.