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  • TravelerVietnam 🇻🇳
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    Day 6

    Baie de Ha Long -Croisière

    March 30 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

    La baie de Hạ Long, au nord-est du Vietnam, est connue pour ses eaux turquoise et ses milliers d'îles imposantes en roche calcaire couvertes de forêts tropicales. Les croisières en jonque et les excursions en kayak permettent de naviguer entre les îles célèbres pour leur forme, notamment les îlots du Chien de pierre et de la Théière. La région est propice à la pratique de la plongée sous-marine, de l'escalade et de la randonnée, en particulier dans le parc national montagneux de Cát Bà.Read more

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  • TravelerVietnam 🇻🇳
    113
    Day 16

    Auszeit in der Halong Bay

    March 23 in Vietnam ⋅ 🌙 19 °C

    Nach zwei vollen Tagen in Ha Noi merken wir den Smog bereits in den Lungen. Daher ist es gut, dass wir heute aus der Stadt rausfahren und die Natur in der Halong Bucht genießen können. Zwar ist dies auch automatisch mit frühem Aufstehen verbunden, aber halb so wild. So fahren wir also über zwei Stunden aus der Stadt raus nach Halong, wo wir mit einem Boot zu unserem kleinen Kreuzfahrtschiff übersetzen. Bereits hier ist es schwierig das Handy nicht mit einer Masse an Fotos zu crashen, weil die Szenerie einfach sehr beeindruckend ist und alle paar Meter nochmal schöner wird. Angekommen auf unserem Schiff werden wir mit Essen vollgestopft und haben im Anschluss Zeit etwas schwimmen zu gehen. Das Wasser war zwar kalt, doch die Erfrischung tat gut! Im Anschluss haben wir uns auf dem Deck den langsam voranschreitenden Sonnenuntergang angesehen, der die Natur hier nochmal umso schöner macht. Danach gab es schon wieder Essen… Und im Anschluss die kurze Möglichkeit Tintenfische zu angeln (hat nicht geklappt) und zum Karaoke zu gehen. Wir haben viele Inder auf dem Schiff. Karaoke war traumatisierend.Read more

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  • TravelerRetirement Baby!
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    Day 54

    Last day in Vietnam 🇻🇳❤️🇻🇳

    March 23 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

    It's been quite the ride. Vietnam has been a wonderful experience. Bit of a whirl wind with the busyness and the chaos of some places. But overall it's fascinating to see it's history, culture and landscapes. The people are great and always seem to go out of their way to show a helping hand. We've seen alot. Mostly good, however with this type of travel there will be those times when you experience/see something that makes you feel so fortunate to have the life we have. Travel can break down stereotypes and help us to learn about diversity as well as remind us that deep down, we all have the same basic needs and desires.Read more

  • TravelerRetirement Baby!
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    Day 53

    Another special day

    March 22 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C

    After breakfast our cruise dropped its anchor and we got on to a shuttle boat. It took us deep into the limestone mountains where we disembarked at a small village named Viet Hai. There we jumped on the bicycles and spent the next few hours touring the island and seeing the local village. Then Kayaking and swimming. Back to our ship for cocktails and dinner. Blessed.Read more

  • TravelerRetirement Baby!
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    21
    Day 52

    Ha Long Bay Cruise

    March 21 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

    We have embarked on a 3 day cruise in the breathtaking Ha Long Bay. I'm so grateful to be able to share this with the love of my life. So blessed that we can have these moments together making incredible memories. 💕Read more

  • Motherlandtour 2025 🇻🇳
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    Day 17

    Ha Long Bay

    April 12 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C

    Nach ca 3 Stunden Fahrt setzten wir in der Nähe von Haiphong mit dem Shuttleboot auf unser Schiff über. Am Nachmittag Kajakfahren durch die kleinen Höhlen und leckeres Mittagessen. Später, schwimmen vom Deck und leckere Cocktails bis uns eine Steife Brise mit einer Menge Regen vom Oberdeck fegt.
    Meine arme Cosima liegt mit etwas Fieber und Erkältung in der Koje. Hoffe es geht ihr schnell wieder besser.    Read more

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  • TravelerIndochina
    Day 57–59

    Cruising in Lan Ha Bay

    April 9 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C

    Another sleeper bus overnight from Hue to Hanoi which was the most successful sleeper bus so far, I actually slept! Sleeping was good as I was meeting a bus to take me straight to Lan Ha bay for an overnight cruise.

    Landing in Hanoi ahead of schedule meant I was in Hanoi at 4.30am and had to keep myself busy until 7.30 so I headed to a 24 hour........ McD's! I sat watching Hanoi wake up, it was great viewing. I'm fascinated by the obsession of group exercise in Asia, another example of a love of socialising. Sitting with my coffee, watching from the window, a large number of people arrived and music on, loud, and a very energetic mainly upper body workout started and continued for over an hour and a half! Average age 60!

    I felt energised just watching that! I wanted to join in but didn't have the foot wear!

    A short walk (and a slip and fall over, like a turtle with my heavy pack in my back, what a sight!) to the opera house for my bus.

    Unfortunately the weather wasn't on our side, it was foggy and misty the whole cruise but it made to a mysterious mystical journey. The boat was calm and slow and we all enjoyed a swim, kayake and time together as a group.

    My ship mates were from Italy, Portugal, France and Germany. All couples and families which was a different dynamic but it was a pleasant journey. Good food and good company. The real reason we were all there was for the scenery and the experience.

    After a great night's sleep and an early breakfast, we cycled to Viêt Hai village, explored the village and had a fish foot massage (small fish sucking and nibbling, odd) then it was back to the boat to get ready to leave.

    The bay was beautiful but it is quite apparent that it will be ruined by humans and non bio-degradable waste which is really sad but for the time being, I'm really happy I made the trip even if I did feel a little like the problem!

    Now onto the last few days in Hanoi and sadly Viêt Nam!    Read more

  • TravelerAsia
    2
    Day 15

    Off to Hạ Long Bay and Lan Ha Bah

    April 3 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

    Today, we woke up early, ate breakfast, and were picked up by our tour guide named Harey. The ride he picked us up in was a larger version of the Tuk-Tuk we took in Thailand. He picked up everyone from their hostels or hotels and headed to the dock where our boat was. It was nice to be on a boat with only 10-12 people. Our first destination was kayaking! Luckily, I had Teddy in my kayak. I thought he would be doing most of the work, but it turned out to be me while he played music. It was nice to do this activity, although it did get quite busy with other tour groups around.

    Next, we arrived and had a delicious lunch. After lunch, we navigated between Hạ Long Bay and Lan Ha Bay and went for a swim. Teddy jumped in first! I went into the water using the ladder because I was scared it might be too cold, but it was really refreshing! A few people from our boat jumped into the water, but most just watched. It was lovely to swim in the saltwater surrounded by the beautiful mountains.

    Our next stop was to see how the fish were fed. It was kind of sad to see the fish in nets, but they did say these fish were mainly used for caviar. After that, we headed back to Cát Bà on our boat. It was one of Teddy's favorite days because it was more chill. I agree! The weather turned out nice, considering it had been a bit cold since we arrived. But I guess it's still better than Canadian weather.

    We then had dinner in Cát Bà, where we are staying. This time, we ate at a local Vietnamese place that had the best Bánh Mì! And it was half the price of the awful dinner we had yesterday. We had so many delicious Bánh Mì. We first ordered three Bánh Mì: two pork and one beef, along with some noodles, and Teddy wanted to order another beef Bánh Mì. We finished all the bread the woman had at her restaurant! It was so delicious. Afterward, we walked around the town and bought an HDMI cord so we could watch a movie. Quite a fun day and night!    Read more

  • TravelerSingapore - Cambodia - Vietnam
    3
    Day 10

    Ha Long Bay Cruise

    March 31 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

    This morning we packed a overnight bag and we were transported in a limousine bus, complete with reclining chairs to the marina at Ha Long Bay. We stopped off at a pearl farm and gift shop along the way... I'll explain more about the events at this stop in the next chapter.
    We boarded the La Casta cruise ship that would take us on an overnight tour of Ha Long Bay. Which is in northeast Vietnam, it's known for its emerald waters and thousands of towering limestone islands topped by rainforests. Junk boat tours and sea kayak expeditions take visitors past islands named for their shapes, including Stone Dog and Teapot islets. The region is popular for scuba diving, rock climbing and hiking, particularly in mountainous Cát Bà National Park.
    Once on board we were given a welcome briefing followed by a delicious buffet lunch - watch the video 😋
    Then it was activity time where I decided to go kayaking around some of the islands, it was so beautiful with the water so green like pounamu. The weather here was a bit cooler, a mild 18 degrees, so I did my best not to fall in the water and swimming was definately out for me!
    Once back onboard the main boat it was time to warm up in the jacuzzi, just what these old bones needed. Tia went off and had a facial in the onboard spa salon while Vicki and I enjoyed some happy hour cocktails. We watched a cooking demonstration with the chef showing how to make Vietnamese spring rolls. We meet a lovely bunch of people from all over the world, Lisa & Brady from Seattle USA, Pauline & Martin from the UK North London and Amelia from Poland who now lives in Germany with partner Johann... Who's name we kept messing up so for the entire evening we called him Hans and he didn't seem to mind 🤣
    They served a 5 course meal that evening, which was way too much for for this little stomach to handle so I basically just had a mouthful of most things. But I hated to see all the food wastage.
    After dinner Vicki took over the karaoke system and belted out out some bangers! Which might have kept other guests awake.... Ooops 🤭 so we headed to bed around 10.30pm.    Read more

  • TravelerVietnam 2025
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    Day 18

    Baie d’Halong

    March 22 in Vietnam ⋅ 🌙 19 °C

    Crabe de la baie d’Hamon avec une grosse carapace sur le dos et oui ça se mange
    Poisson nettoyeur de peau morte ça masse les pieds
    Beau gosse sur la baie d’Halong 😜
    Massage en pleine rue au bar
    Fête le soir    Read more

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