Halong Bay Days 32 - 34 and Hanoi 35-37 We had an early start for our Halong bay trip, we were a little concerned about the weather as it was still pretty hazy and we hadn't really seen the sun for 3 weeks. We also weren't really sure what to expect from our trip as we heard so many mixed reviews about trips to Halong bay and the company we eventually booked through didn't seem to have the best reputation but anyway we thought we would give it a go. First signs ...

Hanoi - Days 28-31 Hi everyone, hope you are all well and apologies for the delayed blog entries!From Hue we flew to Hanoi, the weather there is a few degrees warmer than Hue which was good because it was pretty chilly there!Getting into Hanoi was a bit of a shock as after being in the relatively small towns in central Vietnam, we were back into a major city and all the hustle and bustle that goes along with it. We spent the first few days in Hanoi trying not to...

Hue - Day 25 - 28 Hey all Thanks for all your comments and emails! Keep them coming!! :) We are currently in Hue at the moment. It's the first day the sun has peeped out from the clouds for about ten days!! Think we were starting to get SAD!! The last hotel we stayed in was nice but very smelly of mildrew so its nice to be in a different fresh hotel.. was starting to worry that I began to smell of dampness. We arrived in Hue via the train from Danang. We were...

Hoi An (Day 20 - 24) Hi all, From Da Lat we took a internal flight to Hoi An, which is back on the coast.. once we got here we were expecting hot weather but oh no it is very cold here and we have been layering up loads. Chris has even had to wear his thermal top but at least it has given his sun burn a chance to recover. Since we have been here for a long stop of 5 days, we have been taking it fairly easy. On our first day here we spent the day in the old tow...

Da Lat Day 17 - 20 Hi guys, We are just leaving Da Lat today after a few good days in the central highlands of Vietnam. The journey up into the mountains was quite an adventure. We were packed onto a small mini bus with all our baggage piled up behind us. When we thought the bus was full and ready to go we were mistaken as the central isle in the bus then also became seating as well......leaving limited exit routes! The road up to Da Lat was along a precariou...