Day 49/50 - Hanoi  We had booked a bus for 6pm tonight to Hoi An so arranged with the hotel to check out at 6 instead of 12. So we had a long lie and then went out for lunch. We found a Mexican place which was really good. We went back and packed our bags and got sorted before having dinner. We checked out of the hotel at quarter to 6 and sat at reception to be picked up at 6. By half 6 we were assuming it was the usual 30 minutes late, but as time went on furt...

Day 48 - Hanoi We had some breakfast at the hotel before getting the bus back to the boat. It was pouring with rain again so we got comfy inside near a window so we could enjoy the views on the way back to main land Vietnam. It took two hours on the boat, so we had lunch in halong city before getting the four hour bus back to Hanoi. Some rude french guys really annoyed me on the bus so I spent the time in a mood haha. We got back to our hotel and realised we had...

Day 46 - Halong Bay We got up early and got ready for our trip. We had a quick wander for some breakfast and found a street vendor selling freshly baked cinnamon buns. We were picked up by a bus which would drive us to halong city to get on our boat. It was a four hour drive to the city. We had a toilet stop on the way where there were some street food stalls. I went to buy some watermelon and I asked for a slice which was about 80p, and she gave me a whole half...

Day 44 - Hanoi  We woke up today feeling a bit more human than we had done when we went to bed and went out to explore. Hanoi was totally different from the impression I had got when we arrived at midnight the night before! It was mental, the traffic is more crazy than you could imagine. Trying to cross the road is like a suicide mission every time. We walked around to get our bearings and see the city which is really nice. We are staying in the old quarter wh...