Author’s note: we are skipping “Best Meals” and “Blooper Reel,” because there were none. We were only there for two days. Best Experiences: Anna Not dying while scrambling up and down the treacherous rocks on Cat Ba Island. It was both scary and very fun! Happy houring with our fellow international passengers. I’m going toContinue reading “Halong Bay: Highlights Reel”
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Halong Bay: Day 2
Breakfast was served at 6:30 in the morning. We were told this the night before, but Last-Night Aaron and Anna were fine with making that Next-Morning Aaron and Anna’s problem. Those guys can be some real jerks. The reason for our early rise was that we were trying to beat the crowds to the mostContinue reading “Halong Bay: Day 2”
Halong Bay: Day 1
The ride to Halong Bay from Hanoi is about 2 and a half hours. We rode on a bus with the other tourists on our cruise, as well as our tour guide, Binh. Binh was to-the-point, but also charming and funny. He spoke impeccable English. He asked us all to introduce ourselves. There were aContinue reading “Halong Bay: Day 1”