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Day 43-45 29th 1st Dec Ha Long Bay Vietnam
... where we were going, and where she had just come from. She also told us that New Zealand is not this absolute Utopia as we have had heard. Dave, from Australia told us all about South America where he had spent 8 months. He's been travelling for the last 16 months!
I headed to bed early, as I was knackered from the train trip. Lisa stayed and chatted a bit more, and then came to bed.
The next morning we had breakfast, and on our way to Cat ...
Love You Halong Time!!
The beautiful karst islands of Halong Bay were to be our next stop for a couple of nights. We got picked up (by the wrong person!) but managed to change to the right bus soon after. Our tour guide Thanh's English was good, but not great, as he gave everyone a lecture about Vietnamese water....."OK, you mas drink water from the bockle. Or, you mas bollack the water. If you bollack the water, it is safe...!!!" I think you mean 'boil' son, but I like your comedy!! We hopped onto our boat and ...
A cave, a car ride and 15 minutes.
... opening which you could see from the water as we approached. This lead directly into the gift shop. As we were heading back to our barge there were people on boats selling stuff (including Oreos which surprised me). A guy was holding up cigarettes and batteries. Clearly he didn't know his audience. Unless the batteries were for the pacemakers he needed to sell fluid and chocolates. I will have a word to his marketing department. Once back on the boat it ...
Halong Bay, Vietnam
... 2Days/1Night or 3Days/2nights
Duration of visit: 4h-5h boat cruise on bay.
Entrance fees: included in package
Period: year round, best period from November to May.
Local guide: not compulsory
Combination: with Hai Phong + Cat Ba islands.
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Halong bay
... but I can 100% rule out Halong bay. By law every single boat is painted white and is flaked as hell. They are all crammed full of people, leaky, and full of smoke from their huge, stinky engines(not sails). I'm not complaining I'm just saying what it's like. Anyone who says different is probably trying to sell you a tour. Incredibly, when we reached the islands the sun came out and the rain stopped and it was as amazing as we hoped ...
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