http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Northeast/Quang-Ninh/Halong-Bay/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Vietnam , Northeast , Quang Ninh , Halong Bay en-us Sun, 26 May 2013 09:44:22 +0000 Sun, 26 May 2013 09:44:22 +0000 Halong Bay is one of the top travel destinations in Vietnam. With its unique wildlife beautiful terrain and stunning caves it is attracting more and more visitors each year. Here are some interesting facts about Halong Bay that make it such a popular tourist site. HistoryHalong Bay formed over millions of years. The rise and fall of the sea water created unusual caves and grottoes that are fille http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Northeast/Quang-Ninh/Halong-Bay/blog-786936.html lttable classtbtouroverview stylemargin 0px padding 0px bordercollapse collapse color 4d4d4d fontfamily arial fontsize 13px width100 border0 cellspacing0 cellpadding0gtlttbody stylemargin 0px padding 0pxgtlttr stylemargin 0px padding 0pxgtlttd stylemargin 0px padding 5px border 1px dotted c0c0c0 textalign justify width http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Northeast/Quang-Ninh/Halong-Bay/blog-785672.html Kayaking is not just one of the most adrenalinepumping sports but it is also a way to greet the natural beauty and exult on the sea and rivers. Traveling to nearby places using a travel kayak can serve you multiple purposes. It can drop you to your desired destination and it can also give you that muchneeded thrill and revelry.Here are some top reasons why you should travel in a kayaki. lte http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Northeast/Quang-Ninh/Halong-Bay/blog-784778.html In the fading light elegantly attired passengers descend the gangplank of the Emeraude an immaculate allwhite nearreplica of a 1930s paddlewheel steamer.Tenders ferry the vessels entire passenger roster to the mouth of Hang Trong or Drum Cave. Beneath the craggy ceiling of the ancient vault flickering candles throw shadows into the walls rocky crevices and the tables are set with soft http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Northeast/Quang-Ninh/Halong-Bay/blog-783916.html Halong Bay is around 180km due East of Hanoi about 34 hour drive way. This region the Bay of the Descending Dragon is dotted with more than 3000 mountainous islands each with its own unique landscape. The islands are famous for their dolomite and limestone rock formations many of which have been given names. Natural grottos fjords land tunnels and inlets are also common. During the Viet http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Northeast/Quang-Ninh/Halong-Bay/blog-783907.html The station at Long Bien is at one end of the bridge that crosses the river. Its felt small compared to the massive main station wed come into a few days earlier. It was also on an elevated section of the railway. Standing on the platform I got views along the section of straight track that is alongside the locals balconies towards the city centre and over the bridge in the opposite direc http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Northeast/Quang-Ninh/Halong-Bay/blog-782862.html It had to be something we39d eaten. Not long after calling it a night we both started to feel a bit ill and our worst fears were realised as we began fighting for the bathroom to violently expel the contents of our stomachs. It was one of the worst nights of my life and I couldn39t believe our trip had taken such a disastrous turn so soon. Rach was worse off by some margin and there was http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Northeast/Quang-Ninh/Halong-Bay/blog-782341.html I was initially excited at the prospect of our Ha Long Bay cruise. An hour into the minibus ride to the boat however I would just be happy to get there alive. The driver seemed to be intent on getting to Ha Long City as quickly as possible no matter what sort of insane close shave overtaking manoeuvres that meant performing. Coupled with the shocking state of the roads closer to Ha Long I3 http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Northeast/Quang-Ninh/Halong-Bay/blog-782333.html ltspangtltspangtltspangtltspangtltspangtltspangtltspangtltspangtltspangtltspangtltspangtltspangtltspangtltspangtltspangtltspangtHalong Bay made the cover of Cond Nast Traveler this month. As many of you known CNT is one of Americas top two travel magazines the other is Travel Leisure and so making the grade on their cover i http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Northeast/Quang-Ninh/Halong-Bay/blog-779390.html A passenger once told us the wonders of Halong Bay were so overwhelming that they consumed for as long as we traveled over these waters concerns about anything else My sleeping arrangements my food none of it really mattered next to what I was seeing out here.We understand that sentiment but not to worry. We39ve got you covered at bedtime with the best berths on Halong Bay and Chef Ma http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Northeast/Quang-Ninh/Halong-Bay/blog-773707.html Ey ma Vietnam is dat nog communistisch You bet it isDat heb ik de afgelopen dagen wel aan de levende lijve ondervonden.Na twee dagen wachten op toelating om interviews te doen met personeel van het management van Ha Long Bay en met lokale mensen van de floating village heb ik dan vandaag eindelijk meer nieuws gekregen. Na een eeuwigheid wachten kwam vandaag alles dan in een stroomversnelling t http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Northeast/Quang-Ninh/Halong-Bay/blog-772458.html Mijn eerste week in het verre Vietnam zit er al helemaal op. Vakantie is sinds vandaag gedaan aan het werk voor de thesis nuZondagochtend ben ik samen met Bach mijn tolk vertrokken naar Ha Long Bay. Er zijn heel wat plaatselijke touroperators die dagtrips of meerdaagse trips naar Ha Long Bay aanbieden. Ik heb dan besloten om de baai in eerste instantie als toerist te bezoeken zodat ik een eers http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Northeast/Quang-Ninh/Halong-Bay/blog-771898.html The most visible person on the Emeraude is not as you might think the Captain. Hes busy in the wheelhouse steering the ship or down in the engine room ensuring propulsion. The person youre most likely to see is the Chief Purser and this month our Chief Purser is new to the Emeraude. His name is Michael Dunbar. He was born in the United Kingdom but hes worked the greater part of hi http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Northeast/Quang-Ninh/Halong-Bay/blog-769113.html Days 135137 Sun 20th Jan Tues 22ndJan Ha Long Bay cruise After an early night in preparation for my cruise I woke up at 7am. I got my free breakfast in the hostel of omelette and toast I waited for my pick up. Got picked up around 8am we went around town picking up a few more people and we headed off from Hanoi around 9am. Everyone was keeping themselves to themselves first thing so I put http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Northeast/Quang-Ninh/Halong-Bay/blog-768087.html In the mid 1970s growing up on the edge of Halong Bay Nguyn Vn Quns mother used to let him sit on the bow of her sampan while she fished the waters. He would look out at the limestone karsts rising all around him and his mother like a kindergartners dream of what mountains by the sea were supposed to look like except that all of this was real.While his mother reeled in her catch http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Northeast/Quang-Ninh/Halong-Bay/blog-762821.html Travelling with Christine has been an interesting experience although one that has led me to the conclusion that as I probably wouldn39t go on holiday for 10 days with many of my closest friends suddenly joining someone you39ve known for less than 3 is a fairly high risk strategy.Christine is an eager French forty something Management Accountant from the home counties with a line in sensi http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Northeast/Quang-Ninh/Halong-Bay/blog-755331.html 23 fevrier 2011HanoiDepart pour Halong Bay. Grosse brume opaque et petite pluie fine. La temperature n est pas ideale pour faire une croisiere mais que voulezvous il y fait rarement soleil paraitil.On transfert de bus a trois reprises avant de se rendre a notre jonque au port d Halong City. Rien pour m aider a faire disparaitre ce mal de tete qui persiste.Halong Bay est vraiment impressionnan http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Northeast/Quang-Ninh/Halong-Bay/blog-582098.html We started our morning with a sumptuous breakfast at KOTO before beginning our drive north east to the World Heritage site of Halong Bay in the Gulf of Tonkin approx four hours. There was tangibly excitement running through the group as we had all heard such wonderful things about the jade water and its 2000 or so towering limestone peaks. We finally boarded our fabulous private sailing junk at http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Northeast/Quang-Ninh/Halong-Bay/blog-389246.html So the last day in Hue and Jackie really did not want to do much and she said that she wasnt really into cultual and seeing anymore temples or the like of and she was more into beaches and she was trying to make out she was a move convicted veggie than me.So i went and saw the citadel before the bus and it was quite cool and during the bus journey to hanoi id been thinking wether i should part way http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Northeast/Quang-Ninh/Halong-Bay/blog-293377.html Sunday 1 June 2008 We left Hanoi at 8am and arrived at H Long bay at 1130am in the rain. This is my 7th visit to H Long bay however my most recent trip was made 5 years ago. After I was back in Hanoi from Guilin last month I decided to make a trip to H Long bay for taking photos. Often I traveled to H Long bay or Ct B island for at least 23 days but this time I decided to b http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Northeast/Quang-Ninh/Halong-Bay/blog-282786.html