Asean Hai Ngoc Hotel Halong Bay

... whizzing past us, honking as they went. The next bit couldn't of been more different, through a small road surrounded by farmers collecting crop and not a truck in sight - bliss! The boat took us down the Ngo Dong river and through beautiful caves cut under the mountains by the river. This was all amazing and like nothing we had seen before! Unfortunatly the silence was broken by our guide trying to sell us tea cloths and various other ****** souveniers that we ...

... many courses, so don't fill up at the beginning, because there will be 5 or 6 or more tasty dishes to follow. Most people eat rice with their meal. Traditionally though, one would complete the meal with white rice with some soup or broth on it. That's my understanding of it anyway.<br><br>It was a lovely afternoon and I appreciated Mr. Dung again taking time from his busy workday to entertain me.<br><br>Later, Tuyen and I went off to find a ...

... themselves, other people and of course the occasional &#8216;mystery being&#8217; in your beer. You just know your day is on the right track when nothing dodgy appears in your beer, it&#8217;s relatively cold, you don&#8217;t get ripped off, run over and or hit by a bike. It&#8217;s a lovely place really. And if you stare at the Vietnam Airlines sign for long enough your sure to see a rat. However the best kebabs in Hanoi are sold just round the corner, you can buy &#8216;delicious ...

... for the teacher training that I expected to begin in town with reliable electricity. But in Hong Gai, without language skills, finding lunch was a challenge. I like the food and I know how to say "ahn chay,""vegetarian," but it is harder to know which of the "restaurants" have clean, properly stored food. And if I get sick from not taking proper care, I will not be able to do what needs to be done in the next few days. Lunch was 2 croissants and a cream caramel ...

... to showboat, one handed and all sorts. We headed to a small village, Viet Hai, through some spectacular scenery where we took a small break for a refreshment. At this point the guide thought it would be good fun to get the snake wine out and test out how macho the men were. It was rank, not until after I&#8217;d drank it did I notice there was two snakes and a bird in it. A BLOODY BIRD! There was no need, that has got to be as close to cannibalism as you get ...

... They said that there was no more room but that night we found out there were a few spare beds! They told another French girl that as she had to be up at 6asm to catch a boat to the island, but when she got up at 6 she was then told that there was no boat and she could only have the 2 day journey rather than the 3 she paid for, as for refund, out of the $60 she paid, she was only offered $10 back, then $20 after some argument. seriously, if that was me I ...

... wasn't much but some wind and a lot of rain, like I'd expected, but I was more stoked about it than probably anyone in Vietnam, including Tara. Luckily, we were able to squeeze a trip in at the end of our stay here in Hanoi. We were able to do it right before Super Typhoon Parma arrived. It is not the best feeling to be on the Vietnamese coast, on a junk boat, and then hear that there is a SUPER typhoon headed right at us ...

... Tour mit einem Schiff durch den Insel zu machen. Wir sind mit ihm und 3 von seinen Freunden allein auf dem Schiff. Ein Traum ! Das Essen ist lecker und Mat et Jason haben Austern gefangt. Das ganz Essen ist naturlich mit Reiz Alkohol verbunden. Wir schlaffen auf dem Deck des Schiffes, allein mit den Sternen!<br>Am Tag darauf wir fahren nach Halong City und mussen uns von Mat et Jason verabschieden. Sie fahren nach Hanoi und dann Sapa (der Ort hat ihnen ...

We arrived in Halong dock and boarded our nice ship which they call a<br>"junk", its a wooden ship with sails and we had a nice lunch before we<br>set sail. Our room was really nice and completely wooden and we only<br>had to share the boat with 6 other people. We cruised around the bay in<br>the afternoon and took lots of photos on the top deck in the glorious<br>sunshine. We visited the "surprising" cave which was really impressive<br>and climbed to the top to ...

... in Halong Bay so they could only let me out of the bus.<br><br>Queue my own personal merry-go-round.<br><br>I found myself on the roadside with my bags pondering my next move. Fortunately I was in the middle of what seemed to be a motorbike taxi driver meeting point and so found myself weaving through traffic in no time. Once i picked up the passport i had two transportation options left at my disposal, bus or train? Decisions ...