After Halong Bay we headed back to Hanoi for a few nights. Our hotel we were staying in had forgotten to reserve our room for our return. So they called their friends who picked us up on scooters and drove us through the city. We had to hold onto the bike and our backpacks whilst being hurled throught the mad streets. We very nearly died! Honestly! The first night we met all the guys form the Junk Boat and headed straight for all you can eat pizza! It was fu...

Halong Bay - Vietnam We left the very cold and rainy Hanoi and travelled 4hrs to the beautiful Halong Bay. We boarded an old Junk boat with 14 other travellers. Luckily everyone was our age and we new they would be good fun. We were told that although it was cold we were very lucky as a few days vefore the huge limestone casts were covered in mist! The limestone rocks were impressive. Huge rocks just coming up out of the sea. The turquoise water was eerie st...

Hanoi (2 Nights) After a pleasant and short flight we arrived in the capital of Vietnam. A huge city, yes with many scooters and horns. The outskirts of the city you see miles and miles of rice paddies. The architecture is again of French influence and a huge mix of very old and new. It's so much colder than down South. After booking into our hotel which is in the Old quarter we put down our bags and headed to the famous ancient art of Water Puppetry at the l...

Hoi An (3 Nights) We arrived at 6am - how jaded we felt after the sleepless 12 hour bus ride! Luckily Charmaine had given us the address of a delightful hotel "An Huy". Were we spent the next 3 nights. We crashed for a couple of hours before heading on to the streets - famous for their tailors! I was in heaven! Hoi An is an enchanting city lying on the river. It is a Unesco World Heritage site. You certainly feel like you are walking on the pa...

Nha Trang (3 nights) After a scenic drive we arrived in Nha Trang. We were so looking forward to getting back on the beach and it was raining!!! Come on sun we need you... The long white beach was gorgeous, just a shame that there seemed to be a lot of litter washed on the shore!!! Shame. We stayed one road back from the beach, great spot. Bars one side and beach the other. The next day was still overcast but not raining. We headed to the famous...