Category: Vietnam
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4 Day, 3 Night Motorbike Trip on the Ha Giang Loop
Visited: November 4-7, 2024 We spent our final incredible days in Vietnam zipping through the Ha Giang Loop on a 4 day, 3 night tour. So much of this tour is about the views and feelings of cruising along all day on a motorbike which is hard to capture in a blog. I’ve included a…
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Two Days in the Idyllic Mai Chau and Short Return to Hanoi
Visited: October 31-November 2, 2024 We spent two calm and peaceful days in Mai Chau among the beautiful rice paddies and mountains. Unfortunately, it seems we were too relaxed as we somehow did not take many pictures here. So this blog will be light on pictures. However, we took more video footage which you can…
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Ninh Binh is Truly Ha Long Bay On Land
Visited: October 28-30, 2024 With the abrupt cancellation of our second night on the Ha Long Bay cruise, we had an additional day to explore Ninh Binh. Our home base for exploring the area was a homestay in the village of Tam Coc. I had imagined Tam Coc to be a very quiet and small…
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A Cruise on the Not Overrated Ha Long Bay
Visited: Oct 26-27, 2024 First Day in the Famous Ha Long Bay On our third morning in Vietnam, we took a bus from Hanoi to Ha Long Bay to start our 3 Day, 2 Night Ha Long Bay cruise. It was a very comfortable bus with roomy seats making the almost 3-hr ride pleasant. We…
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Hanoi, Our Introduction to Vietnam
Visited: October 23 – 25, 2024 From Bali, we flew 5 hours to Hanoi where we landed around 10pm. Nate’s mom, Kim, was meeting us in Hanoi and we coordinated flights to arrive around the same time. Luckily, both of our flights arrived on time and we met in the immigration area. The immigration process…