Our next stop was Ben Tre in the Mekong Delta. We were expecting a little backwater village but arrived to a rather large river city. Our accommodation was situated just outside the city on a little outlet from the river. When we arrived at the bus stop the rain was pelting down and we wereContinue reading “Mekong Delta @ Ben Tre”
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Hoi An
It was a 24 hour travel stretch ahead of us and so we just relaxed and recharged our batteries (literally) in the morning. We weren’t too concerned about the length of time it was all going to take instead we were quite excited about the upcoming train trip. We had an uneventful bus trip backContinue reading “Hoi An”
Train to Hue
One night was definitely enough for us in Hoi An so we decided to catch a train heading north to Hue. We filled up on a delicious western breakfast at the fancy sister hotel of ours and then made the decision to catch a taxi to the Danang train station 20kms rather than a busContinue reading “Train to Hue”
Riding Scooters Around the Tombs of Hue
Our host had floated the idea of us renting scooters last night and at the incredibly low price of $5 a day!! Sarah wouldn’t admit it but I could tell there were some nerves but then within five minutes of us riding the scooter she had a grin from ear to ear and was adamantContinue reading “Riding Scooters Around the Tombs of Hue”
Beaches of Hue
We enjoyed ourselves so much yesterday on the scooters that we decided to hire them again for today and head just a little bit up the coast to see some of the beaches of Vietnam. After a hearty breakfast with a giant glass of Vietnamese coffee where they put condensed milk in instead of realContinue reading “Beaches of Hue”
Spectacular Views At Nimh Binh
We had to change our plans today as it was Vietnam National Day weekend where the country celebrated their independence from France. We originally wanted to stop off in Phong Nha-Ke Bang national park and explore some caves but we couldn’t book any buses or trains in and out so decided to head straight upContinue reading “Spectacular Views At Nimh Binh”
Sightseeing in Hanoi
Our travel plans got scuppered again by the Vietnamese Independence Day and instead of the train or bus we thought we would catch, we ended up in a private car travelling the 2 hours to Hanoi. We had heard lots of great things about Hanoi from friends and family who had been so we wereContinue reading “Sightseeing in Hanoi”
Cruising Around Ha Long Bay
It was another early start today as we were picked up by our bus to head out to catch our boat for our cruise around Ha Long bay. After 3.5 hours and our obligatory stop at a souvenir stall we arrived at a port where there were hundreds of boats waiting to pick up theirContinue reading “Cruising Around Ha Long Bay”
Cat Ba Island
Our second day on the boat started bright and early and after breakfast we were dropped off on one of the islands where we joined all the other boats in the area for a walk up to the top of the mountain for the surrounding views. We then descended to the beach along with everyoneContinue reading “Cat Ba Island”
Last Views of Ha Long Bay and Back to Hanoi
We woke feeling that our stay in Cat Ba had been a bit of a waste of time, we had a fairly nice walk but the place we were staying at was pretty rubbish and was serving up food to match. Shame because I think if we had booked everything ourselves we could have probablyContinue reading “Last Views of Ha Long Bay and Back to Hanoi”