7 October 2017 - Bac Ha - Vinh Quang I’m woken by a rooster. That’s ok, kind of expected that, being out in the countryside and all. But it’s still dark. Very dark, in fact. I check the time. It’s 3.00am!!!!!!!! Now, I’m not normally a breakfast person. More than happy with just a coffee … Continue reading Vietnam 2017 – Trip Report 6
6 October 2017 - Tu Le - Bac Ha Up about 6.00am. I must have been tired, because I slept alright. And being able to sleep alright on that bed was certainly an achievement. Hard? Ooooh yeah! At least now I know what to expect should I find myself on a mortuary slab…. Downstairs by … Continue reading Vietnam 2017 – Trip Report 5
5 October 2017 - Hanoi - Tu Le Up reasonably early again, but not quite bouncing out of bed. Long days and late nights will kind of put a dampener on the amount of bouncing achievable…. Downstairs and out into the still fairly quiet streets of Hanoi to do something I should have done yesterday; … Continue reading Vietnam 2017 – Trip Report 4
4 October 2017 - Ho Chi Minh City - Hanoi Up reasonably early. And there’s a few reasons for that. One, I have a 12.00pm flight to Hanoi. Two, I want to make the most of my limited time here. And three, I need to do something that we were unable to do on our … Continue reading Vietnam 2017 – Trip Report 3
3 October 2017 - Kuala Lumpur - Ho Chi Minh City Ended up being the best kind of flight; an uneventful one. Did actually manage to get some sleep, but please note the word ‘some’. And in this case, ‘some’ means a little. Oh well, don’t ever really expect to get any, so any that … Continue reading Vietnam 2017 – Trip Report 2
2 October 2017 - Melbourne Three years ago to the day, on our very first trip to Vietnam, we were in Hue. We’d spent time in HCMC, the Mekong, Nha Trang, and we’d just come up from Hoi An. And at that point, we still hadn’t seen Hanoi. Along with a few other places. Three … Continue reading Vietnam 2017 – Trip Report 1
These reports are from our very first trip to Vietnam in September 2014, so therefore prior to the previous trip reports! Originally posted on TripAdvisor, this is trip report #11... 16 October 2014 That dreaded day. That dreaded day, that seemed so far away 4 weeks ago, was here. That day that I was not … Continue reading Vietnam 2014 – Trip Report #11
These reports are from our very first trip to Vietnam in September 2014, so therefore prior to the previous trip reports! Originally posted on TripAdvisor, this is trip report #10... 14-15 October 2014 Second last full day in Hanoi. Second last full day in Vietnam. Trying not to think about it…. Up early. Real early! … Continue reading Vietnam 2014 – Trip Report #10
These reports are from our very first trip to Vietnam in September 2014, so therefore prior to the previous trip reports! Originally posted on TripAdvisor, this is trip report #9... 12-13 October 2014 Time to say good bye to Mai Chau. The only thing that makes it slightly less difficult is the fact that we … Continue reading Vietnam 2014 – Trip Report #9
These reports are from our very first trip to Vietnam in September 2014, so therefore prior to the previous trip reports! Originally posted on TripAdvisor, this is trip report #8... 9 - 11 October 2014 Ninh Binh continued….. Last full day in Ninh Binh. A day off. And it had been a while since we’d … Continue reading Vietnam 2014 – Trip Report #8
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