Ha Long Bay was one of the areas I’d done the most research on before we left the UK. We knew what we wanted; to visit Cat Ba Island, Lan Ha Bay and to do some kayaking. We also knew what we didn’t want; a party boat full of fluorescent full moon party vest wearing …
Month: April 2018
Only a 20 minute (40-50 minutes if you stop for photos of rice paddy fields, goats and surrounding hills as much as we do) cycle ride from Tam Coc boat station is the epic view point of Hang Mua. We combined this hike to the view point with Trang An boating (which took a solid …
Day 1 It’s early, misty and damp. We’re in Lao Cai, about 3 miles from the Chinese border. I woke up about 20 minutes ago as the 10pm sleeper from Hanoi pulled into the station. I’ve had maybe 2 hours sleep and regret getting excited at the prospect of train travel and paying £100 of …
We booked 3 nights in Hoi An and immediately increased it to 5 nights! So many people travelling on a free schedule so this! Everyone says after arriving they immediately want to stay longer: So why is it so good? Great variety of accommodation for all budgets For us, we’d be pretty high speed and it …