Monday 18 September - Hanoi Awake at 8.30am, and yep, 12.30am is just a little too late. But with our Hanoi days fast disappearing, I don’t actually want them to end. And giving up and going to sleep means they end. And yes, I know that doesn’t really make sense, when we then lose hours … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 21
Sunday 17 September - Hanoi Wake a few times during the night, but each time it’s still dark. That’s good. But then it is light; bit before 8.00am, I’m told. Lay there, but then force myself, as well as Lisa, to make a move. Downstairs after 8.30am, into the breakfast area, and we’re it. It … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 20
Friday 15 September - Hanoi It’s a slow start, as it was always likely to be. You know, someone’s jetlag and all. 8.00am comes and goes, but I don’t let 8.30am arrive without being vertical. Enough is enough. Get sorted and head downstairs. And yes, it is down the stairs. They’re not difficult stairs. It … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 18
Thursday 14 September - Hanoi Wake up. It’s dark. So dark, that I know it’s still the middle of the night. I don’t bother checking the time. There’s no point. That darkness, coupled with the quietness, tells me I have hours. But it’s not completely noise free, as I can hear rain. And it’s heavy … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 17
Wednesday 13 September - Hanoi Awake just before 7.00am. Nah, too early. Back to sleep, and surprisingly, it works. Awake an hour later, and yep, far more respectable. Get organised; for what, I’m still not sure; and downstairs to do something about breakfast. I’m it, there’s no one else there. As I take a seat, … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 16
Tuesday 12 September - Bac Ha - Hanoi Awake at 3.00am. Then again at 5.00am. Damn this clock watching / alarm anticipation thing in my sleep. Lay, doze, but mainly lay, and then get up just before 6.00am. Off to the toilet to check things out, and it seems it is all but a distant … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 15
Friday 8 September - Bac Ha I’m awake. It’s 5.30am. I feel alright, although I am certainly aware that I may have had one or two too many rice wines last night. That’s okay, been here before. No need to get up just yet, so the sleep thing will continue. But it doesn’t happen, as … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 11
Wednesday 6 September - Ta Van - Bac Ha The sleep, yeah, not quite as good as last night. Again, it’s all me. I rarely string two good ones together. Weird dreams, for some reason, with no rice wine to blame. I did, however, make it back to my room without incident, after making the … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 9
Monday 4 September - Hanoi - Ta Van Awake. Time check – 3.30am. Back to sleep. Awake, again. It’s now 5.00am. It feels like I’m clock watching in my sleep…. Still have an hour before the dreaded, and awful sounding, alarm is due to do its thing. Fortunately, sort of, it never gets the opportunity, … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 7
Saturday 2 September - Hanoi Eyes open. It’s 5.00am. Two positives; I’m alive, and I ain’t getting up. Back to sleep, and it was actually sleep, before eyes open again. I know it’s later, as it’s lighter, and I can hear the noises associated with it being later, but I have no desire to get … Continue reading Vietnam 2023 – Trip Report 5
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