Viet Hung Hotel Ninh Binh

... top as it was a really hot day but we set off anyway. In the end with a few rest stops we made it up no problem and did enjoy the great view of the local area that our guide advertised. There was a contrast with the view between the town one way and the natural view the other of the river winding its way through the rock formations. Back on the bikes we headed to Tam Coc - this was the place we were most looking forward to visiting. After some lunch at a nearby restaurant we hit the ...

... in the surrounding area. You can pay to explore the riverside and mountains by boat. Having the bike we decided to try and follow the river and still see the same surroundings. <br>Once you drive 2 miles out of the center you can see why they say it it like Yangshuo, full of random limestone formations scattered across the landscape. riding around these mountains is beautiful, so many people living right below these mountains, what a view. All the local kids are stoked to see you, nearly ...

... br>Heading to Hue on the night bus tonight (that could be a v. bad experience, but it's cheap, and picks me up from the hotel, so I thought I'd give it a go).<br><br>Hue was hit pretty hard by the typhoon, so not sure what I'm going to find there. I know the power and water has been sorted out, and the clean up operation is well is progress. As the trains and buses are running, I assume all is more or less back to normal. <br><br>Speak to you from there<br><br>Karen x<br><br><br>

... 4 AUS) More killer stairs but so worth it for the view. <br><br> <br> <br> <br>The rice fields far below looked like a sea of green &amp; the karst mountains rising out of them was amazing from above.<br><br> <br> On the other side we looked down to the river we had ...

... but soon reealized we were lost!!! Showed our mud map to at least 6 people who would point us in the right direction till eventually we got back on track.. We ended up doing the first section on the highway &amp; the noise of the buses &amp; trucks tooting as they go past is full on - their horns are much louder &amp; more intense than ours &amp; they ...

... again?<br><br>After the rain stopped we finally made it to the hostel where the staff sat us down and gave us a cold drink before telling us how much the room was. We wondered what the ulterior motive was, what has Vietnam done to us?? The cost of the room was reasonable and to our astonishment we weren&#8217;t charged for the water, had we finally found somewhere not run by touts and cheats?<br><br>Next day we hired a motorbike ...

... had gone and b) to see how it fared against the Cambodian orphanage - I over-slept and missed the trip, got up, checked out, checked back into the backpackers and spent the afternoon on the beach, and an early night!<br>I would've left that night as I'd had enough beach time, but all the buses leaving were full, de to the influx of local holidaymakers....<br><br>day 5: treated myself to a day at some local muddy mineral hot springs for the bargain price of 6 quid ...

... was the capital from 968 to 1009. Most of the city has been destroyed leaving just one structure. The entrances to it were very high. The only difference between the window and the door is a one inch step at the doorways. <br><br>Then it was back the hotel. Tomorrow I leave for Hanoi.

... citta' di Ninh Bin. Ora siamo di nuovo sulla terra ferma. In ogni caso come sempre ce la ghignamo! Ore 15.00 partenza dall'hotel con un bus strapieno di gente. Arrivo al porto di Cai Vieng. Ore 15.30 dopo aver caricato scoouter e persone, partiamo con un motoscafo verso Diinh Vu. Arrivati attendiamo mezzoretta e poi si sale su un bus per Hiphong tutto carico. Dobbiamo anche scendere e fare un ...

... a thing. Our driver started the 4km walk to get help. after about 45minutes 4guys and our driver return with a couple of small saws and a chainsaw. When seeing the size of the tree and the size of the equipment we both thought we would be stuck for hours... Nope it was down and moved within 1hr!!! Amazing how quickly you can get stuff done with out stupid health and safety regulations/Law!! :-D<br><br>That evening we took a night bus to Hoi An!.....<br><br><br>