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Off they go!
28 luglio 2023, Inghilterra ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Dropped boys off at Birmingham international for their big adventure. See you in two weeks in Hanoi!
28 luglio 2023, Inghilterra ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Dropped boys off at Birmingham international for their big adventure. See you in two weeks in Hanoi!
29 luglio 2023, Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 34 °C
Taxi from airport to our nice apartment.
Head out to stay awake and see Old Town Hanoi.
Watch a woman whack a fish and then gut and sell it
Mopeds everywhere.
First meal at "Michelin" restaurant -Leggi altro
VietnamThành Phố Hà NộiXóm TrongHồ Hoàn Kiếm21°1’42” N 105°51’0” E
30 luglio 2023, Vietnam ⋅ 🌩️ 32 °C
Day of wandering Hanoi. Coffee, cathedrals, temples, lakes, shops and scooters!
Evening of football shirts, grilled duck, Hanoi IPA and sugar cane before bed!
VietnamTỉnh Hòa BìnhLạc Thủy20°24’20” N 105°34’4” E
31 luglio 2023, Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
Coffee on balcony watching scooters, talking about cameras.
Walk around lake, man catching a fish, lunch to avoid rain.
Frog in batter followed by chicken hot pot, watching the lightening and hearingLeggi altro
VietnamTỉnh Thanh HóaLũng Tiềm20°27’10” N 105°8’31” E
1 agosto 2023, Vietnam ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
Up at 5:30 to get out and catch bus (from the opera house) at 7 am
Found the right bus at the 2nd or 3rd time of asking, and then enjoyed comfortable (if bumby) 4.5 hour trip with great sceney.
SpentLeggi altro
Viaggiatore betsy i’m trying to see yours but your trip is private. i think you need to allow me to see it
Viaggiatore Shall we spend a night at the Opera when you come to Hanoi Betsy? Xx
VietnamTỉnh Thanh HóaLũng Tiềm20°27’8” N 105°8’31” E 2 agosto 2023, Vietnam ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
Up early with breakfast and rice to set us up for the day ahead.
We followed Doan on a 12k walk through rice fields and ethnic villages.
Steep concrete paths made for slippy early steps, but viewsLeggi altro
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Wow - where is the sunshine ? Betsy and I may have to have a re think!
VietnamTỉnh Thanh HóaLàng Cao20°26’49” N 105°10’58” E 3 agosto 2023, Vietnam
Really early start today, although because of heavy rain, we didn't leave till 8am.
All 3 of us hopped on the back of mopeds driven by our 3 guides.
We followed a similar route to our walk yesterday -Leggi altro
VietnamTỉnh Thanh HóaLũng Tiềm20°27’9” N 105°8’31” E
3 agosto 2023, Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Quietest day yet!
Lie in for the boys, and then because of rain, we sat around for a few hours in the hotel restaurant playing poker, and having lunch..
Then grabbed a couple of hours walk in theLeggi altro
VietnamTỉnh Thanh HóaLũng Tiềm20°27’7” N 105°8’34” E
5 agosto 2023, Vietnam ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
Not so much to report today....
Raining again, so despite getting up for breakfast, little to do for the morning, although boys managed a swim in the rain.
Then goodbye to Pu Luong Jungle Lodge andLeggi altro
VietnamTỉnh Quảng BìnhCừ Lạc17°36’46” N 106°18’17” E 6 agosto 2023, Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
Arrived at Dong Hoi Station just after 6am, then straight in to taxi for short 40mins ride to Phong Nha.
All quite tired, so after dumping bags, walk in to town for coffee and then breakfast (CatfishLeggi altro
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Good to see Dylan in the Life Jacket, Jake has one nearby however!!
Viaggiatore we are going on one today which we zipline into, then walk aroun
Viaggiatore No height difference boys