Monthly Archives: March 2011

Actually, we are in Halong City having arrived earlier today on a 3 hour bus journey from Hanoi. We spent about 4 or 5 nights in Hanoi. We have just booked flights to Bangkok in Thailand for tommorrow night, we … Continue reading →

Just last week, we arrived at Hue Train Station and were surprised that the whole town was bathed in glorious warm sunshine. A taxi to the area where we wanted to stay cost a couple of dollars, and the hotel … Continue reading →

Well bloody hell, somewhere nice, and somewhere hot! We actually arrived in Danang after about 4 hours, and about 40 minutes from Hoi An. We had originally planned to stay one night here, but on arriving decided it looked a bit … Continue reading →

Qui Nong was further up the coast and another 4 hour or so bus journey. On the bus, I had decided to take advantage of an empty back seat, and sprawled out for a snooze. This lasted about 10 minutes … Continue reading →

The bus arrived next morning and was a sleeper bus with little beds. We all jumped into the back and had the equivalent of a large king size bed between the four of us. The journey to Nha Trang was very scenic … Continue reading →

This town is in the Central Highlands of Vietnam, and we arrived around 5pm having taken a bus around 5 hours earlier from Saigon. The first thing that hit us as we got off the bus was the temperature. It … Continue reading →

There are motorbikes everywhere, they constantly “toot” their horns, and there is no respite from the sounds of roaring 2 stroke engines. Our heads were burst! There just seems to be no place to escape. Having said that, we absolutely loved the … Continue reading →