Melbourne Airport
April 11, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °CAll checked in and ready to go! 😊 Lunch and a couple of beers at P.J O’Brien’s before we board our flight. See ya in 3 week Australia!
All checked in and ready to go! 😊 Lunch and a couple of beers at P.J O’Brien’s before we board our flight. See ya in 3 week Australia!
After an 8 hour flight, 1 hour wait to get our visa’s approved and a drive through crazy traffic, we have reached our hotel for the night.
After a morning of walking around Ho Chi Minh we flew to Hanoi. Checked into our hotel, went and had dinner and a walk around the streets. Dinner and 2 beers - 180,000 dong or $10.80!
Today we took part in a city tour of Hanoi. As part of this tour we visited the body of Ho Chi Minh. People travel every week for up to 4 -6 hours and line up for nearly 2 to come and see him to payRead more
The rest of the city tour took us to the railway track for the train to Sapa. Talk about being close to houses! We finished by having lunch at the restaurant President Obama ate in.
Wow....on the back of scooters traveling all over Hanoi to see the sites and eat and learn about traditional Vietnamese street food. On the tour we ate:
Noodles with pork and broth, VietnameseRead more
Up early this morning for the 5 1/2 hour drive to Sapa. What a beautiful place with the most magnificent views. Staying on the 6th floor of Sapa Vista, absolutely stunning.
In the afternoon we went on a trek with our guide and her 3 month old baby girl to the Cat Cat village of the Black H’mong near the bottom of a deep valley at the foot of Fansipan Peak. BlackRead more
We had the opportunity to see into the home of a family on our trek. It was so very small, and they also use the top floor area as a store room for corn they dry to feed the pigs and chickens. EvenRead more
8:30 am start ... trekking down to the south east of Sapa along the side of Muong Hoa valley to Y Linh Ho, then trek through rice terraces & along Muong Hoa stream to Lao Chai village was only a briefRead more
Traveler Stay safe and have a ball xxx
Traveler Have a great and safe trip guys. If we had of stayed longer at the airport this morning we could have caught up with you both. Our flight got in at 6.35am. Looking forward to following your trip.
Traveler Have a safe trip you 2 x