How long is my bay?/Chuc Mung Nam Moi Ha long bay comprises of 2,000 limestone karsts in the South China sea. Ancient tales say that each karsts were originally dragons sent down from the sky's to protect the land. On my last visit many beers were drank, I was looking for something a bit more low key this time around and that's exactly what we got. Cham had got us a upgrade onto a better boat/junk, named the A Class Opera Cruise. The journey from Hanoi to the p...

Post Flight Pre Amble One advantage of returning back to a location you have already been to is that you may understand how things work. The system in Noi Bai airport to get your visa is confusing. You go to one end of a office give them your passport, photos and paperwork. They will give you back whatever they choose to at the time (we kept our forms but everyone else in the queue had handed them over and didn't get them back). You then walk to the other side o...