We spent one night and two days on a boat in Ha Long Bay. Unfortunately, as soon as we arrived in Hanoi I severely sprained my ankle and couldn't swim and had to literally hop around. Sorry, too many pictures to individually label.
Whilst in Mui Ne, we hired a tourist guide to take us to the Lying Bhuda. It was about an hour's ride away - it was great going through urban and rural routes on a bike. He also stopped by a few temples including a temple dedicated to a Sould saving Whale. Seeing the giant Bhuuda was awe inspiring. Sorry, too many pictures to individually label.
A short trip from Saigon, we got to visit the Mekong Delta. Out guide was hilarious because he kept calling us "his family" and sang on the mike like he was in a karaoke bar. We got visit a coconut candy factory, row a boat whilst wearing the traditional triangle hat and hold an eight foot snake. Sorry, too many pictures to individually label.
The beach town of Mui Ne (South of Saigon) was my favourite time in Vietnam. We were able to afford a gorgeous room in a really new Resort because there were four of us at time point in the trip. Here we got to rent vespas and move around by ourselves. Surprisingly not far from the hotel was a Red sanded and White sanded desert. The trip was made complete by Fran getting a flat tire. The Vietnamese people were so helpful even though they did not speak English, they tried to help us. Sorry, too many pictures to individually label.
Our first stop in Vietnam. We were overwhelmed with the amount of motorbikes compared to cars > it had to be 1 car to 78 motorbikes! This was also the first country that had a true backpacker's feel. Despite the Vietnam war, the people were kind, generous and accommodating to everyone. The most touching moments had to be our visits to the Women's Museum and the War Museum. Sorry, too many pictures to individually label.
