Today was one of the best so far in Vietnam! I woke up early and ate breakfast. The meal consisted of French pastries such as, croissants and muffins. After breakfast, I went to my room to prepare for the planned excursion of the day which would take us on a boat to massive cave inside one of the “water mountains”. We arrived by boat and began the climb into the cavern. During … [Read more...] about Halong Bay: Day 2
Today I woke up early and ate my first breakfast in Hanoi. The food was much different than the previous hotel and was largely influenced by Chinese and French cuisines. The meal included noodles and fried rice with fresh fruit... You could also get many different pastries or an omelette made to order. After breakfast we checked out of the hotel and boarded a bus headed for … [Read more...] about Halong Bay: Day 1
The morning started early awaking in our small ship to enjoy a pastry breakfast. After, we boarded a smaller boat to go to one of the famous caves around Ha Long Bay. The cave was fantastic and provided awesome views of the Bay area. We returned about 1.5 hours later to eat Brunch and relax on the cruise ship while going back to port. We unloaded and drove about ten minutes to … [Read more...] about Ha Long Bay and Hanoi: May 29
The morning started very early in order to pack for our cruise around Ha Long Bay and eat breakfast. The breakfast buffet was again very good. We boarded the bus to head on a four hour journey to Ha Long Bay. I chatted with a couple from the United Kingdom traveling around southwest Asia for three months before moving to Australia for a new career. We boarded the very nice … [Read more...] about Hanoi and Ha Long Bay: May 28
The morning started with a group of us going to the Bến Thành Market. Here, we purchased souvenirs for ourselves and family. We parted with Hien, who had been extremely helpful throughout the whole visit. We went back to the hotel and went to the bar to eat lunch and take a final panoramic view in before checking out of the hotel. We used a shuttle to travel to the local … [Read more...] about HCMC and Hanoi: May 27