Day 70 - Today I rented a motorbike and driver from Mr Xuan to show me some of the sights around Ninh Binh, in particular Tam Coc. My driver was called Tung, and true to course he asked me to hug him "for safety" and since he was 25 and rather svelte, this time I obliged! First stop was Tam Coc (three grottos) where I got onto a little tin-can b...

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(written by Derek) Okay, Ninh Binh. We earlier decided to stop in this ancient capital city to see some of the water caves, and a few of the temples and experience a city less travelled by tourists. We were pleasantly surprised, but mostly by our amazing guide. After our negotiating hassles for bus and taxi, we enjoyed a nice night in Ninh Binh....

We arrived at Ninh Binh at 5.00am which seems to be the same arrival time for most of our journeys although leaving times are different? We opted for the 6 sleeper which was pleasant enough and clean, although I did catch the lower bunk older lady having a few smelly cigarettes in the middle of the night. With it being 5.00am and a plan of only ...

2nd Jan 2008: Ninh Binh - South of Hanoi: Met our guide named Khoi and a very quiet driver at 7.30am outside Love Planet. We decided to start early as we have planned to go to many places outside Hanoi towards the south. We were delighted to find out that we will be travelling in a very sturdy Land Cruiser and that Khoi spoke understandable Engl...

Hello, A lesser-known part of tour leading is scouting destinations for future tours. Recently my manager asked if I was interested in going to Ninh Binh province. I jumped at the chance! Ninh Binh is known for its natural beauty. Along the western region are numerous limestone mountains similar to Halong Bay. It's a magnificent sight that draws...

Booked onto another Xe-om trip today, to go and see Hou La, the capital of Vietnam during the Dinh and Le Dynasties. It's mostly destroyed now but there are quite a few old temples, structures, shrines and walls left to have a gander at. The best thing again was the scenery on the back roads to actually get to the place. On arrical at Hau La it ...

dovrei raccontarvi degli ultimi due giorni... ma mi limitero' ad oggi con un breve cenno al disastro di ieri. Purtroppo non posso mettere le foto.. peccato, stavolta il posto meriterebbe davvero! Se non ricordo male ci eravamo lasciati ad Hue. Dunque.. prendiamo il treno ed arriviamo a Dong Ha in una pessima giornata di pioggia e nebbiolina. Il ...

Our group now resembles the European Union and after a hefty session of Maastricht (style)Debating, the contigents from England, Holland, Greece and Germany unanimously voted in favour of a delegation to Ninh Binh. There may be one or two of you (think that comprises 2/3 of my web-based-travel-dossier's readers) who are unfamiliar with Ninh Binh...

One of the reasons we came to this dusty little town was to see the much raved about Tam Coc - a beautiful pastoral area that is apparently has one of the most idyllic river trips you can take in Vietnam. We jumped back of motorbike cabs and were driven along the dusty highways into the countryside. At Tam Coc, Pete and I were rowed in a little ...