Category Archives: Vietnam

Vietnam day 16 – Hanoi

Posted on Sunday, 09 Nov 2008 by Hattie

We arrive in Hanoi at 5am after a fitful night on the sleeper from Sapa.  The city is beginning to wake and dawn is breaking as we take refuge in the station waiting room.  There is  nowhere else to go … Continue reading →

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Vietnam day 15 – Sapa

Posted on Saturday, 08 Nov 2008 by Hattie

The hotel room in Sapa is pretty poor.  There is mildew on the wall and a strong smell of damp.  But then everything here seems damp until, that is, the sun comes out which it has today.  The sky is … Continue reading →

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Vietnam day 14 – Sapa

Posted on Friday, 07 Nov 2008 by Hattie

We wake to a beautifully sunny day and as we sit on the veranda waiting for our breakfast of pancakes and fruit, we watch steam rising from our shoes drying in the sun.  Three buffalo wander into the garden in … Continue reading →

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Vietnam day 13 – Sapa

Posted on Thursday, 06 Nov 2008 by Hattie

We had a reasonably comfortable night’s sleep although Vietnamese sleepers are definitely not the quietest we’ve experienced.  Andy is still not well – high temperature, low energy, lethargy, headache, nausea, loss of appetite – we are wondering whether we have … Continue reading →

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Vietnam day 12 – Halong Bay

Posted on Wednesday, 05 Nov 2008 by Hattie

We leave Cat Ba town at 8am by small junk which takes us to rejoin the larger junk for the journey back to Halong City and lunch.  From there we transfer to a mini-bus for the long three-hour drive back … Continue reading →

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Vietnam day 11 – Halong Bay

Posted on Tuesday, 04 Nov 2008 by Hattie

Andy is still not well – energy levels are down and he has a temperature.  But he struggles on gamely.  Today we change to a smaller junk leaving six of our fellow travellers behind;  they are returning to Hanoi today … Continue reading →

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Vietnam day 10 – Halong Bay

Posted on Monday, 03 Nov 2008 by Hattie

We packed our bags and paid our hotel bill last night in preparation for our early morning departure today for Halong Bay.  We leave at 7.30am and make the 10-minute walk to the Vega Travel office – in the rain … Continue reading →

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Vietnam day 9 – Hanoi

Posted on Sunday, 02 Nov 2008 by Hattie

The rain has eased off and this morning is dry.  The long-range weather forecast has downscaled the likelihood of rain over the next week, so we’ve decided to go to Halong Bay tomorrow and Sapa on Wednesday evening.  We’ll then … Continue reading →

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Vietnam day 8 – Hanoi

Posted on Saturday, 01 Nov 2008 by Hattie

There has been torrential rain all through the night and it is still pouring down this morning.   CNN are reporting widespread flooding through central and northern Vietnam particularly in Hanoi where there was 300 mm (!) of rain yesterday.  … Continue reading →

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Vietnam day 7 – Hanoi

Posted on Friday, 31 Oct 2008 by Hattie

We have had torrential rain all night and right through this morning, with only short periods of respite.  There is a break in the rain around lunch-time and finally we manage to get to the bank to change our travellers … Continue reading →

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