After our Odyssey to Vietnam we finally made it to Hanoi. Arriving on a Saturday gave us right away the experience of the crazy city. We left the hostel and were right away in the busy streets trying to make our way between thousands of people, cars and scooters towards the bar area. Once we reached this area we rewarded ourselves with a typical Pho soup dinner and a 25 cent beer. Cat Ba Island The next day we got up early to see the city … [Read more...] about Vietnam – Busy Cities, Islands and amazing Caves
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One Day visiting the caves in Phong Nha
One of our favorite destinations in Vietnam was Phong Nha with its famous caves. After we arrived really early with our overnight bus we were not really sure what and how we can see with our limited budget. Luckily we found out that the Easy Tiger Hostel has a free chat every day at 9 am where they explain the main sights and the best way to see them. The guide told us that it's not worth booking a tour. You loose all the flexibility and will pay … [Read more...] about One Day visiting the caves in Phong Nha
Cat Ba the best way to see Halong Bay
One of the highlights of a trip to Vietnam is a boat tour to world famous Halong Bay. We were really sceptical because of how popular the limestone islands are and the prices suggested in the lonelyplanet. The most common tour recommended is a 2D1N trip and that one should expect poor quality when booking something for less than 130 USD. Because 260 USD was way over our budget we looked for alternatives and found Cat Ba Island. Here´s our trip … [Read more...] about Cat Ba the best way to see Halong Bay
Epic Travel Fail Trying to Enter Vietnam
Getting to the border In our Asia tour we planned to go from Luang Prabang to Hanoi. To save some money and have the experience we decided to take the 24 hour overnight bus. It is a special bus, instead of two rows with seats the bus has three rows with narrow bunk beds which makes the ride actually quite comfortable. We thought we had everything prepared for the trip. We got our evisas approved several days before, printed and filled out all … [Read more...] about Epic Travel Fail Trying to Enter Vietnam