Got up early today to arrive at Cat Ba island. It is very beautiful, green and mesmerising. It seemed like a wonderful trip to the hotel but nooooope! we went to a trek. And some of us only had sandals! The tour guide was funny. He kept throwing things at us and making monkey noises. Then he totally disappeared in the trek. We were treking up a massive hill/mountain. It was through jungle where the paved path wasn't as safe as other places I've treked. Like s...

Getting up early, we caught a bus to Halong Bay. We organised a tour through the hostel for 55 dollars and believe me it was well worth it. Actually in the bay on a junk boat we saw dramatic cliffs rising out of the sea, with its own jungle, our own junk boat weaving in and out of other ones. It actually looks like paradise. Brett: It was a nice short 3 hours ride to the habour then a short wait for the junk boat. Our guide, while enthusiastic, didn't have ...