I spent the morning really taking in the fact that I had just spent an entire weekend on a private party island in the middle of Halong Bay in Vietnam with the most incredible group of people. It was sad to be leaving but remembering I still have 4 months of this to go was a great feeling. After relaxing all morning and having our final buffet lunch we began the trip back to Hanoi, starting with the final cruise through the unbelievable Halong Bay and its fishi...

We woke up early and went for the buffet breakfast - any eggs of your choice mmmmm. At 10 we got on the boat for our 7 hour Halong Bay cruise and words can't even begin to describe how amazing this was. I had doubts about coming on this tour because it was a little more pricey, but I now know that it will definitely be one of the best things I do for the entire time I'm travelling and I am so glad I went. The boat had an open top deck with mattresses and music an...

We left on coach at 7 am to begin our Castaways tour and our journey to Halong Bay. I am so unbelievably excited to see this place, a collection of around 3000 floating islands and one of the 7 wonders. After around 5 hours on multiple coaches, buses and boats we sailed through the breathtaking Halong Bay - beers in hands - towards Castaway Island (a privately owned party beach in the middle of Halong Bay). Upon arrival on the island we were served a grand feas...