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Continue reading →: Vietnam: Day 5 – Halong Bay & Hanoi
It’s the fifth day of our holiday and the lack of sleep is really starting to catch up with me. A 5:45am alarm call is the third 6am or earlier wake up in a row. However this morning is for good reason. Still aboard the Hera cruise somewhere in Ha…
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Continue reading →: Vietnam: Day 4 – Ha Long Bay
…alas today was indeed the day. We saw our first McDonald’s at an out of town shopping centre. Didn’t get a chance to stop though. Anyway, today was the long awaited and much anticipated trip out to Ha Long bay. Unfortunately that meant a 6am start 🥱 We were told…
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Continue reading →: Vietnam: Day 3 – Ninh Binh & Hanoi
After two days of intense city sightseeing in Hanoi, today’s plan was to head out to the province of Ninh Binh. It’s about 100km away from Hanoi and known for its green rolling mountains and slower pace of life. Last night was a late night, and the 7am alarm clock…
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Continue reading →: Vietnam: Day 2 – Hanoi
Onto Day 2 in Hanoi, and after breakfast we were collected by our tour guide Ly for a city tour. The tour began at Huu Tiep Lake – a small little oasis in the middle of the city. Back in 1972, in the middle of the Vietnam War (here known…
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Continue reading →: Vietnam: Day 1 – Hanoi
We arrived into Hanoi from Dublin at around 7am local time this morning (via Doha). Upon arrival, it looked like immigration weren’t equipped to deal with us. There were about 5/6 staff covering passport checks for some 400/500 travellers and queues weren’t really moving. We must have spent around 90 minutes in…
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