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  • Her and Her TravelsVietnam
    Day 1

    Hanoi

    March 5, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

    It was goodbye to China and hello Vietnam. First stop...Hanoi. Our hostel is located right in the old quarter so right in the middle of all the action! Our first stroll around we was pretty much dodging the shit load of bikes that zoom past. And the problem is that the bikes are parked on the pavement so there's pretty much no choice but to walk on the roads where the bikes are zipping past. It took us ages just to pop down the road to the shop though there is no 'popping' anywhere in the old quarter. More like slowly maneuvering around parked and moving metal (mopeds). The first impression we got was chaotic and very different to china. Had a very different feel and look and much more Westerners here. The food in Hanoi is good ...unlike china where we struggled slightly with the food. We have ate vietnamese each day...trying the rice noodle, sandwiches and smoothies. Oh and not forgetting the delicious banana pancake we get served for breakfast every morning. We have also done some sightseeing
    ..visiting Hoan kiem lake and the Prison. The prison was very sad but also interesting to hear about some of the history of vietnam.

    Within our Hanoi trip we booked two tours. One to halong bay on a cruise and then to BaBe national park. The cruise was truly amazing! Great food, good facilities and the kayaking was so much fun! Proper was a highlight of our travelling - kayaking and then the lil beach trip in the middle where we got to swim was nice. Overall great experience. The range of food they served us was expansive....had beef chicken and a lot of fish. The prawns were the freshest prawns I've tasted.    Read more

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    Day 3

    BaBe National Park

    March 7, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ 🌫 16 °C

    Our second tour departing from hanoi was BaBe national park. The drive there was....slightly terrifying. The speed the driver was going at felt like my insides would pop out of my mouth at any point. The roads are not smooth either so it was bumpy journey which would send ya off ya seat into the air ever so slightly. Luckily there was seat belts! Anyway we arrived at this...well...what looked like a nature reserve. Interestingly and unexpectedly people lived here! It was way out in the sticks and it didn't look like they had very much other then crops, animals ranging from chickens to dogs to goats and a lake. The views were nice from the homestay we slept at. We did the boat trip which took us into a cave. It was a huge cave and was pretty cool. In one bit you could hear the squeeking of bats as they rest above our heads. It was quite scary and I was a bit jumpy at the prospect of them flying down in a pact and swarming all of over. Though would be cool if a bite from a bat could turn me into a vampire (my long life dream! Lol).Read more

  • Her and Her TravelsVietnam
    Day 17

    Da Nang Beach stay

    March 21, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C

    After all the cities and all the go go go, we arrived in Da Nang at the lovely boutique hotel which was a 5 min walk to the beach! And thankfully the weather was beautiful for us all week, staying at a high level of 30 degrees. The beach was pretty, we also went for a few swims even though the sea was a bit choppy! Those waves were a work out haha but fun all in all. When we wasn't swimming we were laying on the beach catching the sun while listening to music on our phones while watching the happenings around us. While we was there we saw a bunch of people pulling on a long rope which went all the way to sea and out onto the sand. It took a while but finally they did the last pull and low and behold...fish! Loads of fish! Alongside this was the many chinese tourist who like we experienced in china, loved taking a picture with a westerner. They spotted a white baby and couldn't get enough of him, they flocked around him with excitement and wonder. The mum handled it all pretty well even when the Chinese lady decided to pick the baby up and attempt to take it with her to the sea, the mum hurried to grab her baby back and just smiled and laughed it off. All seemingly too use to it.
    We also went to watch the fire and water show at the dragon bridge. The bridge is like any other bridge accept it's in the shape of a dragon and every weekend, fire and water come out of its mouth! It's crazy but very cool. Ya wouldn't wanna be driving on the bridge when that happens ey.
    We then took a trip to the lady buddha and marble mountains. The lady buddha was just that, a huge statue of a lady buddha which could be seen from miles away. Up close it was grand and the surrounding area was very scenic. Then there was marble mountains which had so many steps! We walked for ages and climbed to the highest peak on the most narrow of stairs in the most scorching of heats. We was sweaty little bugs when we reached the top.    Read more

  • Her and Her TravelsVietnam
    Day 29

    Scenery in Hoi An

    April 2, 2017 in Cambodia ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

    From Da Nang we headed a hour drive away to the lovely area of Hoi An. In this quaint area was lakes, boats, lanterns and lights, very beautiful and very peaceful. We arrived on St Patrick's day so set off on a mission to find Guinness. We thought we had struck lucky when there was an Irish pub a few minutes down the road from our hotel. We pulled up a chair in the Irish pub and ordered our guinnesses excitedly. This was however short lived as the waitress came to us and said they had run out of Guinness! We was gutted and also confused as to how an Irish pub could run out of Guinness at 3 pm in the afternoon on St Patrick's day! So we set off again and tracked down another irish pub by the river. Though a bit pricey we finally got a Guinness (no draught unfortunately) and sat and sipped it with great pleasure. Taking in the scenery all the while. Hoi An also housed some lovely dishes. We had many of the local food and it was yummy! We took a stroll down the old town and the market. Lounged about and had a swim at the hotel swimming pool which gave some relief from the scorching heat! Another night we went to a sports bar to watch some footie. We headed back to our hotel around 11ish and to our astonishment was locked out! The hotel was all closed up and no staff were around to let us in. We was panicked and when round the side of the hotel to find another way. We had to climb over the barriers they had up and luckily found an unlocked door to the hotel! What a relief! But what a scare it was!Read more

  • Her and Her TravelsVietnam
    Day 29

    Nha Trang

    April 2, 2017 in Cambodia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

    In nha trang we visited Cham towers and a Pagoda as well as snorkel! So it went pretty quick as we were quite busy. Cham towers was nice, pretty scenery though we had some stresses with trying to find the bus back to our hostel so just gave up and got a cab. The pagoda has some vast surroundings. And the Snorkeling (which I unfortunately could not do) was according to Katie, a fun experience. She saw fishes of all sorts and got to swim in clear blue sea. I stayed on the rocky boat taking pictures and watching while trying not to get sea sick! Luckily I didn't however one girl threw up loads! They also jumped off the boats top deck but me and katie decided not to as well...dare devil is not something that is associated with us. At our hostel they did a free hour of beer so we took advantage of that and had a few beers most nights while looking out at the mountains.Read more

  • Her and Her TravelsVietnam
    Day 29

    Ho Chi Minh City

    April 2, 2017 in Cambodia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

    Onto Ho Chi Minh formerly known as Saigon. We only had a couple of days here and was our last stop in Vietnam so decided to take it slow and Easy. We went to the War Remnants musuem which was very sad and a lot to take in. The stories and photos from the war are tragic. We did it in two bits having a break in between which helped for us to gather and process all what we was seeing and reading about. Vietnam...such a unpleasant history but such a beautiful country. We spent the other days resting as we started the malaria tablets in preparation for cambodia.Read more

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