Blogs from Northeast, Vietnam, Asia - page 24

Geo: 20.9063, 107.082Heute auf dem Programm: Anreise nach Halong Bay, einchecken auf dem Boot, fahrt zur Sung Sot Grotte, Kanufahrt, ankern, Übernachtung auf dem Boot. Soweit, so gut. Wir werden also morgens am Hotel eingesammelt und es geht im Kleinbus auf die Staße - gleich zu Beginn werden wir Zeuge eines Unfalls mit 3 Rollern - man hat sich ja immer gefragt wie das gut gehen kann - nun gab es also den Beweis, dass es eben auch nicht immer gut geht. Kein schöner Start, wenngleich sich offensichtlich niemand schwerer verletzt hatte. Wer mich gut kennt weiß, wie es mir in der Folge auf der Fahrt ging...Bei noch immer recht dichtem Nebel kamen wir in Halong Bay an - sicher ein toller Anblick, wenn das Wetter mitspielt, welches es leider nicht tat. Als wir auf dem ... read more

Tuesday we headed off on our bus trip to Halong Bay where we took a 4 star cruise on Dragon's Pearl Number 2. Beautiful day – sensational boat, 7 course meal to start the tour! We stopped at a beautiful beach on one of the islands and went kayaking (where Neil kayaked past a girl he knew in Townsville – small world) followed by taking photos of a beautiful sunset (we didn't realise how rare it was at this time of year to have such a great sunny day). Later in the evening we headed up to the cave on the same island where our boat had docked to have our 9 course meal (lunch was amazing)... the cave used to be inhabited by the locals until the tour company decided it was too good to ... read more

Expectations can often be capricious things. Habitually, they can exist to set a ceiling of expectancy simply too high to realize, such that we are destined for disappointment. Of course, there is that wonderfully unforeseen opposite; where a place or event holds modest promise in our anticipatory minds, yet surpasses any and all preconceived notions to provide us with an experience all the more extraordinary, precisely because of how it came to pass. During our time on the road, we’ve had numerous experiences which could fall into either category (often depending on who you ask!). Well, for Amy and I, Halong Bay fell into neither class! This particular archipelago illicited excited expectations and subsequently followed through on its promise, leaving us simply astounded! Halong Bay is a place which inspires wonderment and awe amongst all who ... read more

Geo: 20.9063, 107.082One of the most Iconic places in South East Asia are the limestone pillars of Halong Bay, A must see when in the area. To get there we had to pass through the crazy city of Hanoi first. Hanoi is just another big, busy city and we had no interest in staying there for more than we had to. We took a 12 hour bus ride from Sapa to Hanoi during the day which was also another good way to relax after the Mount Fansipan trek. We took a taxi to the old quarter and spent a while trying to find some cheap accommodation, but to find accommodation for less than $15 was a challenge, especially when both hostels were booked out. We ended up getting in to one of the hostels but we ... read more

Hey Everyone, These are pics from our 3 day and 2 night cruise in Halong bay. It was beautiful, we met amazing friends for life.. we had great weather too! The only bad part was the service... it was the worse we have ever, EVER had... and traveling for over 10 months to 22 + countries we found that to be surprising! We made the best of it tho and have some really awesome memories! Take care and let us know what you think! love, Randi and Quinn xo... read more