Halong Bay On Thursday morning we had an early start for our trip to Halong bay. We took a 3 and a half hour bouncy minibus journey down to Halong pier to catch our boat to Halong Bay. On our journey we dicovered the Vietnamese's love for Kareoke.. every other bar in each town that we drove past was a kareoke bar. Also that mopeds pretty much carry/transport anything from a family of 5 to a full size (dead) pig or a tree or anything that can be tied to it!! We ...

Hanoi is a mad place. We checked into the hotel late last night, and crashed straight away ready for today's (Wednesday) madness. The hotel is really beautiful and a real hidden gem within the craziness that is Hanoi. We started out with a walk around Hoan Kiem lake which is a large lake in the centre of Hanoi that has a bridge to a temple in the middle of it. We quickly learnt how to cross a road in Hanoi. It involves being brave and stepping out infront of a se...