Vang Viang, Laos
We took our 14 hour bus ride from Hue to Hanoi and arrived there about 6.30 in the morning. On route we met a girl called Suzanna and caught a cab with her to the backpackers hostel. We found a travel agents and booked on a 2 day tour leaving that day for $52. It included one night on the boat and another on the Cat Ba island. We managed to get breakfast and head off on the 4 hour ride to Halong City. You can only imagine how tired and sweaty we were by then. Aim...