Ha Tou, Vietnam
I dithered around trying to decide if Halong Bay was too touristy, if i should go to other islands, if I should take a trip (aka booze cruise) with the hostel or go it alone. In the end I booked a trip with a company called ethnic travel which was perfect. Halong bay is so beautiful and I was travelling with some lovely people; English teachers in South Korea and a couple on a retirement gap year as well as a french family doing a round the world trip with their ...