On to another organised tour, which goes completely against our principles, but as with the last one, it was great, and good value for money.We paid $99 each for 2 nights and 3 days, which included all of our transport and meals, a night on a junk in Halong Bay in a deluxe room, and a night on Monkey Island at a private beach resort with a deluxe room.We also got all of our entry and hire fees paid for.We could have got this cheaper, but decided to go for the del...

Sapa was fantastic, and definitely a bargain at $99 each.It was our favourite place in Vietnam, and we would love to go back for longer. The first class cabin was good.It was a cabin for 4 people, which was fine as we had booked the trip with another couple (Jon and Lauren) so we were able to share with them.It was a comfy overnight ride and there was even a TV in the cabin, but unfortunately it did not work, no matter how much Graham and Jon tried to make it wor...

Hanoi has been our least favourite place in Vietnam, but that's because I'm not too keen on cities and everywhere else has been so good. The overnight bus journey was very comfortable, except that they put an extra person on in the night and he set up camp in the aisle next to me! Also Graham had to tie himself in as his seatbelt did not work and the drive was very bumpy! Yesterday we walked around the Hoam Kiem Lake, after finding a hotel, and saw some monume...

Our visit to Hue has been short but very sweet. The day we arrived we found a hotel whIch had been recommended to us, as it had a swimming pool, checked in and jumped straight into the pool as it was so hot and the electric had gone off in the area, so no fans or AC. Graham then went off exploring while I relaxed a little, as the bus journey that morning had not been great (AC was trickling out very slowly, so we were roasting!) He came back having found a cob...

Hoi An has been very relaxing.The overnight bus journey was a little tedious, but we got here eventually.We have an open bus ticket which gets us from Ho Chi Minh to Hanoi, and you pay different prices depending on how many stops you want to make along the way.Ours cost $36 each, to stop at Nha Trang, Hoi An and Hoi along the way.The bus is a sleeper, but different to what we got in India.There are 3 rows of single bed/seats with 2 aisles between them, and th...