Hi again, To get to Vientaine we boarded our first prop plane which turned out to be the best flight I think we've ever had, no turbulance at all. We landed at around 6pm local time and the temperature was still 26 degrees which was nice change from the cold streets of Hanoi. Vientaine itself is the worlds smallest capital city and seemed so relaxed. As we were still feeling ill we treated ourselves to a nice hotel for some hot water and a good night sleep. In...

Hey! This morning we travelled from Cat Ba Island to Ha Long which took 4hrs. Once we had reached dry land we then had another 4hrs bus drive to the capital, Hanoi. Once in Hanoi we had to wait 2hrs for a minibus to drop us to Hanoi train station. We then caught a 10hr overnight train to Sapa which is Northern Vietnam. When at the train staion we were disturbed to find out that the company we had booked with had forgotten to give us our train tickets. Due to us...

Chào! After a full night sleep we had a tasty breakfast which consisted of fried egg, bacon (we hope), toast and fruit. Soon after breakfast we changed ships and joint a new set of people and our second day of excursions in Ha Long Bay. After about an hour of steaming along through the limestone islands we reached a dock, we jumped off the boat and grabbed our pre-hired bike and set off around the island. The ride was 4km on a road that cut through a rainfores...

Hello, This morning we got picked in a mini bus from our hotel and spent an hour driving around Hanoi city collecting other tourists. The bus journey to Ha Long Bay took around 4 hours of mainly being on the wrong side of the road due to constant ovetaking. As we arrived we joined our group and boarded our "junk" boat which is a traditional Vietamese cruise liner. When we got inside we were plesantly suprised with the classy interior. After an hour o...

We both arrived in Bangkok safe and sound at around 4pm local time. Once we collected our bags we got a taxi to our hotel which was a rip off costing us $7 but because we were tired we couldn't be assed to argue. It was 10 minute drive from the airport and we soon realised that we couldn't use our US dollars not only in the taxi but everywhere else. This resulted in both of us going hungry for the night (good news for brad) The hotel was nice and comfy and the b...