C'est parti pour la baie d'Along. On ne s'est pas exactement mouches du coude ce coup-ci, en optant pour l'Indohina Sails, un jonque "deluxe". Et effectivement ca commence pas mal, tout en boiseries, un personnel plethorique et le petit doigt sur la couture du pantalon, et un grand bateau pour peu de monde puisqu'qu depart nous sommes 10, pour u...

We spent 2 days cruising the limestone islands of Halong Bay. Our guide Tuan was erratic but hilarious. He held both our hands crossing the road before we even got on the bus to Halong City for the tour. One thing noticeable about vietnamese men is that there is not a bad word said when two friends, both male, walk down the street arm in arm. So...

Three and half hour bus ride to Halong Bay. Good trip through loads of smaller towns and villages. Arrived at Indochina boat reception for this luxury cruise for them to say they did not have our booking....however a few phone calls by them and we were on the little boat heading towards our boat,,,a large wooden Junk Boat was tremendous and acco...

After Sapa I managed to get straight into and then out of Hanoi in one day, arriving at 5.30 in the morning I got a moto into the sleeping heart of the old town, a couple of Vietnamese coffee's later and I am perked up to find a tour, walk into the first travel agent and hand over $50, just 15 minutes later the bus whisks me away to Halong bay. ...

5th Jan 2008: 1st day @ Halong Hanoi to Halong Bay: Early in the morning, a luxurious mini van from Columbus Adventure Travel (www.columbustravelsvietnam.com) came to our hotel to fetch us to Halong Bay. We met some other people who will be travelling and staying on board the Santa Maria Cruise with us. Argi had booked the 3 Day / 2 Night cruise...

We are literally in the Bay. Waking up in the calm waters of Halong Bay was amazing. Breakfast at 7:30. I am famished. Oogie want food! Sounds like it will be a Western breakfast today. I awoke as light came up, packed my bags, and went to the bathroom in the public restroom on the boat. Because this is a 2-star junk, some of the basic amenities...

Halong Bay Liz and I are living the high life. We bought one of the fanciest tours on the Bay for three days and two nights. The weather is not too shabby, but there always seems to be a sort of haze over everything. The food is practically the same at every meal, but really delicious - fish, shrimp, morning glory and french fries being the high...

LAST BUT NOT LEAST, la baie d'halong pour conclure notre petit voyage en Asie du Sud-Est. 2000 ilots les uns a cote des autres sur 1500 km2. 3 jours de ballades en bateau, en "moto-bike" ou en kayak. Un petit trekking pour la route histoire de suer un peu plus que d'habitude. Moi perso (fab), je transpire comme jamais. C'est pas qu'il fasse spec...

WOW... Halong Bay is amazing. Awaking early Wednesday morning, Ondra, Kate and Myself boarded a 3 hour mini bus to Halong City. From Halong City we boarded a cruse ship to take us out into the famous Halong Bay. From the attached scenery, you can see that it is truly spectacular. So far this is one of my favorite destinations on my trips. The sc...

Halong Bay comprises around 2000 huge karst rock formations rising out of the China Sea off the coast of Vietnam. Together with our German friends Adrian and Nicole we took a 2-day cruise around the bay on a Chinese Junk Boat looking a lot like this: Our first stop was at a huge cave inside one of the islands of rock. The guide pointed out numer...