From Hanoi we set off for Dong Hoi, where we would visit Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park. We rented a scooter, not quite as cool as my bike in Thailand but it did the job. Our first stop was Dark Cave and as the name suggests it was literally pitch black, but we had head lamps so it was ok. Our guide Ping lead us to the cave by kayaks. He then lead us through the cave through water, over rocks until we eventually made it to the mud bath. You'll see from the p...

We checked back into our hostel when we arrived back from the trip. This time we opted for a double room as we were in need of a place to air our clothes and have a ly-in. You would have thought we were in a posh hotel so it was the right option.. And for only £12! After sorting our smelly clothes, we met 6 of the guys from the trip for the free beer happy hour. We then all headed to Chicken Street ( they have a street for everything here!) for some incredible ...

We have just got back from what was probably the best few days we've had since being away. Halong Bay was up there with one of the places I was looking forward to the most and it did not disappoint. We booked a 2 night party cruise when we arrived at our hostel on Tuesday. The bus picked us up at 8am on Wednesday..we were 2 of 16. The bus journey was not the best, roads here aren't exactly the m27 so after 4 hours of what seemed like constant speed bumps, we f...

Our flight to Vietnam went very smoothly. By the time we took off and reached max height it was time to start the decent! We had booked a transfer to our hostel to make things easier when we arrived! Our little man was waiting for us, everything was running so smoothly until half way through our transfer our driver got stopped by the police. We were sat waiting for at least 20mins until he returned to the car. I asked him what it was all about and he just laughe...

Yesterday we set off on a speed boat to Koh Mak, another Island which is a bit more remote! (As you can tell from the name of the blog) It only took 50mins. After being driven round by a driver who clearly only wanted to take us to the places where he'd get commission, we eventually decided on a home for the night. A modern bungalow with a 30 second walk to the beach! A bit more luxurious than what we've been used to. However we could only spend one night here so...