Hannah and Catherine's adventure comes to an end Our last stop was the financial capital of Ho Chi Minh. I had managed to find this cute little hostel in the backpacker district 1 called ngoc thao. When we first arrived and were taken to this little alleyway I thought hmm, where the heck are we. But this alleyway turned out to be a hidden gem. Crammed full of great street food and nail bars. We had reached heaven again! On our first day we went to the war remnan...

Lanterns and luxuries You'll never guess what we did when we got back from sapa? Yup, got on another night bus, this time to hoi an. We arrived into hue just north at 9am so spent a few hours wandering around there before catching another bus to hoi an. The city is stunning! The buildings are all old with loads of character. Hoi an is also the tailoring capital of Vietnam and I was looking to get a special dress made! Hannah and I stayed at sunshine hotel and ...

Trekking in Sapa So as soon as we got back from halong bay we got on the first of many night buses up to sapa. No rest for the wicked, or those with little time! The vietnamese night buses are quite fancy however compared to the rest of South East Asia! Proper reclining seats, blankets and a toilet. Although the latter was more of an inconvenience by the end as the smell was not pleasant. However it got us there in one piece ready for our two day trek. Day one ...

Halong bay Only three and half hours away lies the city of halong and the gateway to the world famous halong bay. Halong means descending dragon and goes with the story of how the Islands were formed. By a dragon defending Vietnam against invaders. Well whatever the dragon did, it's beautiful! We went on the fantasea tour for a little bit more luxury and it was just that. Gorgeous twin room with a hot shower and orange sparkly sink. The best food was served with...

The adventures of Hannah and Catherine begin! We love hanoi! And we love hanoi Tony's guesthouse even more! Chien who works there was amazing and organised all our sapa and halong bay trips, let us use the rooms and showers for free and made the best breakfasts! Around the city we saw the lake, the cathedral, did a bit of shopping and sampled the local cuisine. I had a suspect baguette with 'meat' in it one night but the food is good here! But the beer is bett...