Saturday 5th November We had made no plans of where to go next and we had to check out the hotel today so with the help of the hotel staff we decided to head to Hue. We opted for a 1 hour flight over the 16 hour bus, we had time to pack and it was straight to the airport! The flight was fast although there was a local lady quite violently vomiting for most of the hour! (So glad I had my ipod in my ears!!) We arrived in Hue around 5pm and went straight to our hot...

Wednesday 2nd November We were collected by bus from our hotel and had a 4 hour journey from Hanoi to Halong bay. En route we saw the best thing we've seen so far on the back of a motorbike.. a cow!! Sadly we didn't get a photo L After a stop half way at an overpriced tourist trap we arrived in Halong bay around 12.30. Ha Long Bay means "descending dragon bay";it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The bay features thousands of limestone karsts and isle...

Hanoi, Vietnam's capital, lies on the banks of the Red River. In 1010 Hanoi, at that time known by the name of Thang Long, became capital of the first Vietnamese dynasty independent from the Chinese. The city received its present name, Hanoi, only in 1831. However, at that time not Hanoi but Hué was the capital of the Vietnamese empire. In 1882 Hanoi was conquered by a French expedition. In 1883 France forced the then uncolonialized North of the Vietnamese empi...