Geo: 11.5588, 104.917 Planning the Trip You can get lot of more details and ideas for planning your trip from these sites. canbypublications.com/siemreap/temples/temp-… http://www.travelfish.org/travel-planning After picking up my luggage, I went outside to see Roy, the tuk tuk driver waiting for me, the traffic was crazy and motorbikes were coming from all places but it was very interesting ride. When I reached hotel which is middle of nowhere, I was not happy with my room no 3 on hotel "252" as it was on ground floor near the pool. Being a solo female, I had to close the curtains otherwise people can see my room and I did mention this to the hotel Manager but he did nothing. I had chosen this hotel for its good ratings on Tripadvisor. This is one hotel on my whole ... read more

Geo: 13.7308, 100.521 Next day I decided to go to Nonthaburi instead of Ayutthaya as I wanted to take it easy and relax in Bangkok, I took the Chao Phrya express boat from Si Phrya pier which is next to Royal Orchid Sheraton. There were many locals on the boat going to Nonthaburi, the Thai's have great respect for Monks and the Monks have separate sitting areas in the Chao Phrya express boat. The ferry ride was nice and it stopped at few stops on the way, the river boat is good way of seeing places in a different angle, I walked around the town, market and got fresh flower garland. The market was buzzing on Saturday morning, there were many sea food restaurant and street hawkers in Nonthaburi. I bought some cakes and loaves of ... read more

Geo: 21.0243, 105.855 Normal 0 The Ha Long bay bus brought us back In Hanoi at 4 pm again the Golden sun was fully booked and they asked me to wait for some time but then they put me in the Golden Sunrise on Hang Hanh Street. After this they did bend over backwards to make me comfortable, the Staff were brilliant. I went for a walk to the Hoan Kiem Lake which is 5 mins from the hotel. There is legend about a story about King Le Loi who with his legendary god sword drove the Chinese away. The legendary sword was claimed by the big golden turtle in this lake, the golden turtle resides in Ngoc Son Temple. The lake is ... read more

Geo: 21.0243, 105.855Next morning I woke up early and after shower I walked around the narrow streets in the old quarters, near the cathedral which were perfectly safe for a lone woman walking alone. I had done the necessary research about if I could walk alone by myself and I had been reassured that it was safe to do so in Hanoi. I did not carry any valuables/ bling and watched the sunrise which was really nice. I could not take the pictures as I left the camera at the hotel. A little later, the staff from Golden Sun Lake came to pick me up on motorbike for breakfast at Goldensun lake on the ninth floor with the view of the Hoan Kiem Lake. The ride on the motorbike was an experience, manoeuvring in the mad, ... read more

Geo: 21.0243, 105.855 Day 4: I got up late as I could not sleep with the water leaking in the bathroom at night. After breakfast I headed off to the Temple of Peace, taking bus 814, at the corner of my hotel. The temple is magnificent with a vast park, I took subway back to the hotel and headed straight to the airport by taxi for my flight to Hanoi. The taxi was on meter and it cost me 110 yaun with the tip. I had a brilliant time in Beijing and met some wonderful people, I am glad that I did this holiday Independently. It was much more fun and exciting, the best thing is that I could do it at my pace.At Beijing Airport, the Vietnam airlines do check to see if you have ... read more