We arrived at our hotel from the HaLong Bay tour at about 4pm & we were to be picked up for our next tour at 6.30pm. The first night was the journey on the night train. They were similar to the ones in China although these had 4 beds per cabin & were slightly more plush! We arrived at Sapa at 5.30am & then had an hours drive up the mountain to our hotel. We couldn't check in until 12pm so we had our breakfast & had our first tour around the ...

We booked a tour through our hostel that took us around Ha Long Bay on a boat. We spent one night on the boat & one night in a hotel. The limstone peaks were really pretty & we also went to see some caves that were really spectacular. We had the option of doing a trek on Cat Ba Island. It was only for 2 hours & everyone was doing it apart from a couple with a baby so we figured it wouldn't be that hard. We felt like Sam & Frodo! The first par...

We booked a tour through our hostel that took us around Ha Long Bay on a boat. We spent one night on the boat & one night in a hotel. The limstone peaks were really pretty & we also went to see some caves that were really spectacular. We had the option of doing a trek on Cat Ba Island. It was only for 2 hours & everyone was doing it apart from a couple with a baby so we figured it wouldn't be that hard. We felt like Sam & Frodo! The first par...

We arrived in Hanoi after a 2 flight on the plane from Hong Kong. The take off was fine, altho we had been warned we may be cruising through skyscapers, it was ok. The landing however, was a different story. We were coming down but there was no runway or airport for that matter! Then when we saw what looked like a runway it was like the pilot changed his mind and went up again. It came down really hard & took ages to break. I wasn't looking but Charlie ...