dmcguinn

Hi All, Since our last blog we have been on something of an adventure. We left Sapa on the afternoon of Fri the 8th for a night train back to Hanoi. On our way down the mountain to Lao Cai it was raining pretty bad and the river was quite wild but we didn't think much of it. We got the train at 8:15 and all seemed to be going well, however it stopped during the night for hours then proceeded to return to Lao Cai, without any explanation. Nobody on the train spoke any english!!! We arrived back to Lao Cai, where a Vietnamese tour guide told us he could get us to Hanoi on bus for 1 million Dong each (about 60 dollars). We saw this as our only way out, so 28 tourists ... read more

Hey all. Anita and i arrived in South-east Asia last Friday. We flew into Bangkok, from Amsterdam, to find Anita's backpack missing. ANyway, we made our way to D & D Inn on the Khoa San Road: The craziest place ever. The hotel was great with its Air Con Rooms and Rooftop Pool for only 850 Baht or 17 Euro or 25 Dollars. Hanoi Vietnam on Monday. We flew with Air Asia for 150 Dollars and found a guest house next to the Cathedral for 12 Dollars per night. It's hard to get your head around the fact that the Vietnamese are so friendly and non aggressive. However, our taxi from the airport had 2 men up front and one, the younger of the two, consistently tried to take us to a hotel. We just told ... read more