Au Lac Resort Halong Bay

... Anja ist schon ein richtiger Sicherungsprofi und ich kann eine Route nach der anderen Klettern bis mir die Haende abfallen so das ich beim Mittagessn beim Farmer kaum noch die Staebchen halten kann. Ana das Maedl aus Slovenien hat ihre Kammera dabei und und Jaysen aus Australien macht perfekte Fotos waehren wir klettern.<br> Jetzt gehn wir noch Fisch essen und dan ab ins Bette dem morgen gehts aufs Boot.<br><br><br>Liebe Gruesse Anja und Christian <br><br><br><br>

... det bara finns en ATM pa on sa ar det lite si och sa med pengar i den. 40 min senare hade ingen bat kommit och vi hade inga biljetter, kaos. Vi skulle hanga med en guide som forsvan hela tien. Men efter manga om och men sa kom guiden, tog oss till sin grupp och sen var det bara att vanta yttreligare en lang stund sen hoppa pa baten och fara ivag till Cat Ba island.<br>

... Inseln die Halong Bay umgeben. Wenn man sich die tausend anderen Touriboote wegdenkt sieht es echt aus wie auf Postkarten. <br><br>Danach haben wir Hoelen besichtigt, in denen die Vietnamesen im Krieg Unterschlupf gesucht haben.<br><br>Nachmittags gings dann auf Kanutour um ein paar Inseln.<br><br>Am naechsten Tag haben wir noch "das schwimmende Dorf" besucht und das wars dann auch schon wieder.

... the most annoying bus journey we've had so far!) to be greeted by 20 screaming cab/motorbike/bicycle drivers touting us for a lift into the centre....not what you need when you're already a bit on edge after an annoying journey! We jumped in a taxi which we are pretty sure had a faulty metre and headed to our hotel. Our main objective for the day was to get booked onto a 3 day/2 night Halong Bay tour, we went round a couple of agencies and settled with a tour that ...

... activities and to shut down the laptops properly.<br><br>It was very hot and when I returned to the new hotel at about 5:00PM, I decided that the Hong Gai City Bay Hotel was not a good fit for me. I just did not feel safe or comfortable there. Tuyen felt worse when he realized I would pay for the night even if I left, and pay for the Halong Pearl where I would return also. I explained that I planned on the expenses of my lodging and transportation, no problem ...

... by boat or Kayak). We struggled in our flip flops and managed to get away without and cuts. The beach on the other side had a few day tourists and an old abandoned concrete building. It was like the monkeys had taken over and scared the people away as they laid across the roof and hang from the surrounding trees. A tourist threw some biscuits down on the beach and they slowly approached. A few guides had sticks in case and the tourists backed away as the ...

October 19, 2009<br><br>Hanoi - Halong - Hanoi (B/L)<br><br>This morning, you will head to magnificent Halong Bay where you will enjoy a private boat cruise and seafood lunch. Cruise on a traditional wooden boat among the emerald waters and craggy limestone cliffs of Halong Bay, stopping at different islands to explore some of the many caves in this area. Sail past floating villages, fishermen casting their nets and pearl fisheries and observe the rhythms of daily life on the bay ...

... Monkey Island" and then over to Cat Ba Island, which is the only inhabited island in Halong Bay. When we got to Monkey Island it was quite disappointing. The guide waited until that moment to say that he hadn't seen a monkey on there for around 6 months, so we just spent the half hour we had on the island sat on the little beach. We were just about to leave when Tom (the guide) came running over to us all like a kid on Christmas Day, he'd seen a monkey. And sure enough there ...

... some Canadians and their parents, a chatty Thai woman and her mother, some ridiculously goodlooking Canadian girls and two cool Swedish girls (One of whom totally had swine flu! Well maybe just a smokers cough, fingers crossed!)<br> On arrival, we saw the hazy bay and a fleet of wooden junk boats. We were fed breakie, lunch and dinner everyday. Rice and squid, rice and veg, rice and ...

... hours but had no clue where to get off. Then it hit me, does this bus actually terminate in Halong Bay or is it just a stop along the way? The sign at the front of the bus didn't say Halong so I assumed the former but the doubt plagued me throughout the journey.<br><br>Three and a half hours passed, I was getting worried. The conductor turns to me and gestures that it's my stop. But were on a motorway? I push my way off the bus ...