SE Asia Honeymoon - Hanoi Round 1

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December 16th 2016

Published: March 12th 2017

Julia and I set off on our 30 day honeymoon around 11pm on 16 December 2017; first stop the ancient city of Hanoi, Vietnam. The night time flight saw me taking the middle seat and Julia getting the spacious aisle seat. I contorted my legs into place for the 10 hour flight to Hong Kong and somehow managed to stay in that position for nearly the whole flight... I think the seating arrangements were... Read Full Entry

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I wish I had discovered this blog years ago. I did the mass email update for my previous adventures (United States and Europe) and now have no online documentation to share with fellow travelers. To the chagrin of some friends and family wanderlust has struck again. I managed to stay focused for nearly a year and a half in a job related to my college education, however the desire to travel has grown strong again and can no longer be suppressed. I have secured a 12 month Visa for New Zealand and hope to document this adventure for posterity, or at least the life of the TravelBlog. Enj... full info

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back of a 2km long queue to see Ho Chi Minh in State

1.5km to go...

1km to go

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750m to go to see Ho Chi Minh in state

made it... and left, no photos allowed

We had all of about 10 seconds to shuffle past Ho Chi Minh in his glass coffin - looked like he was taking a nap and had a chill so pulled his blanket up to his shoulders. The guide made a point of stressing that Minh doesn't get transported to Russia for annual maintenance... "Ho Chi Minh has never left Vietnam!!!"