Halong Plaza Hotel Halong Bay
8 Halong Road, Bai Chay Halong Bay, 84-33, Vietnam
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From Singapore to Halong Bay via Ho Chi Minh City,
The next morning we left early from Singapore and arrived in Ho Chi Minh City where we then had to get a flight up to Hanoi. Once we got through customs... NIGHTMARE... and out of the international airport... NIGHTMARE... Our flight was then delayed... NIGHTMARE! However, that is lfe deal with it. We eventually arrived in Hanoi where we got a …
Halong Bay
Then we were off to Halong Bay which we had seen some fantastic pictures of. It's an area that has about 2,000 or so rock islands. You get to these islands using a traditional wing-tip sailboat that looks kind of like a pirate ship. Unfortunately, the weather wasn't kind to us here and the government advisory didn't allow us to take a boat ride. …
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Journey By Junk
We planned a Xmas stopover in Hanoi where DH tried in vain to place a bunch of Skype holiday calls to loved ones back home only to be stymied by power outages, internet server crashes, and Skype traffic. We even had a specially planned concert by Jazz W interrupted by the follies of long distance communication but we're hoping to reschedule once the internet traffic dies down a bit. DH was showing signs of holiday homesickness so ...
Running away to sea
... lives. The ‘atmospheric lighting’ ranges from neutral yellow too day glow green. Our guide point out various formations such as Buddhas, turtles and *ahem* phallic shapes in the rocks *rolls eyes*. The caves still somehow manage to be impressive despite the hype and hoards of tourists. As I walk around I almost expect to see a Fraggel or a dwarf emerge around each corner. After the caves we jump in canoes for some kayaking. ...
Jurassic Park? Not like we remember it!
... which was cool! We got back to the bus at the arranged time, and our guide, when he finally appeared, told us that we had to wait for another group and that it would be 40 minutes more! There was a bus there, but he told us that we would be going on a different bus, so out came the shuttlecock again!
40 minutes passed, and there was no sign of our guide. After over an hour we went to ask the bus driver what was going on. He didn't speak any ...
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