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Bus journey to Bai Chai
After seeing some of the overpriced cruises being sold in Hanoi we decided to get to Halong Bay ourselves and book a cruise direct at the port, missing out the middle man! the next adventure was getting to the port at Halong Bay. We decided the cheapest option and to experience some more of the local culture was to catch a 'local' bus to Halong …
Laskeva lohikäärme
... hotellissa ystäviemme Inceptionin ja Ilta-Sanomien kanssa.
Sunnuntaina jälleen aikainen herätys, aaminainen naamaan ja kohti venettä. Edessä oli siirtymä takaisin Bai Chayn satamaan. Iloksemme bongasimme paalumatkaksi kaksi ihka aitoa järvenpääläistä, joiden kanssa vaihdeltiin näkemyksiä ja kokemuksia Vietnamista. Paluumatka otti kolmisen tuntia ja totta kai vaihdoimme myös venettä kertaalleen.
Satamaan päästyämme sekava oppaamme opasti ...
Day 43-45 29th 1st Dec Ha Long Bay Vietnam
... some peanut brittle, not that I needed it, but we were due to have lunch in a few hours time. I just fancied it. And it was very good.
Along the roads you could see bright green fields, many motorbikes, and Toyota camrys. Seems in Vietnam if you drive a Camry you're absolutely nuts, and take gaps that don't exist. I have learned how the rules of the road work: Beep your horn if you are overtaking. Flash your lights if there is an oncoming car in ...
Cruising
... serif; line-height: normal; ">Almost flat water made for a peaceful night of sleep, although I still woke before 6, the rest of the crew slept a little later. Morning on the top deck of the boat was beautiful, although there wasn't much of a sunrise today. Josh joined me for coffee and tai chi class before our boat went over to the beach for a short hike and swim. Shower, pack, brunch, and just like that we are back in the van and headed to Hue tonight. ...
Northern Vietnam
... br> I better keep moving or this blog will become a novel. From Hanoi we went to Halong Bay for three days. We had heard very mixed reviews about Halong so we were careful to go with a company that went off the well-worn tourist track and it paid off. Halong Bay was easily the coolest place we've been to so far, though once we're in or on the water I'd say we're fairly easily pleased. Halong Bay is a karst landscape like the Burren but far cooler. The bay has almost ...