Day 70 Double D We are moving back to Da Nang today but it’s so sunny we decide to spend the day at the beach… again. When we venture back just before 5pm, Pete suggests that we go for a final beer at Bamboo House. There we meet an 80yr […]
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Day 63 Return to the beach The new homestay in An Bang is fabulous. Large room and the comfiest bed so far! It’s dreary so Pete does some work. One of us has to.
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Day 60 Ancient Town We spend the day at the beach as this will be the last sun we see for 4 or 5 days! We sit at La Plage again… same drill. Book. Food. We take a grab after 5pm to Hoi An.
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Day 56 Head to An Bang I remember I need a SIM card and turns out reception can magic one up in 10 mins. Turns out though you get unlimited data with Vinaphone… not Viettel who are actually good! Lesson for the day.
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Day 49 Viet Jet Airways Leisurely breakfast at hotel before flight from Bangkok to Da Nang. Viet Jet have a terrible reputation for being late and a bit like EasyJet… but we are in luck!
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Day 86 – Farewell Vietnam After a great nights sleep onboard ship in Halong Bay, we decline the 6.30am visit to the caves as we’ve seen enough of caves. So it’s a lie-in! We don’t make 6am tai chi either.
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Day 84 – Halong Bay Up for breakfast and to start the bus journey to Halong. 3 hours that we didn’t expect, stupidly thought Halong was right next to Hanoi!
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Day 80 – Hanoi We leave our tranquil village of Tam Coc and board a minibus to Hanoi. Our last stop in Vietnam. The journey to Hanoi was only 2 hours, but it leaves us a bit sad going from serene beauty to another grey city. We hope we find […]
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Day 76 – Tam Coc and a Reunion Our sleeper train from Hue to Ninh Binh was uneventful. We manage about 4 hours sleep, not bad. But not great as we are meeting Pete’s old mate for a bike ride this morning!
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