Discovering the world one step at a time

First stop in Vietnam. Flew into the capital to start our 10 day tour with GoAsia. This is an all inclusive tour we brought on a scoopon deal in Australia. I was so looking forward to staying in a 3 star hotel and havibg everything organised for me! The hotel in hanoi was amazing. A lovely guy in the hotel called David spoke perfect English and was so helpful in helping us with our luggage. We spent 2 days in halong bay. We spent the night on the boat, it was very luxurious with our own private cabin. We met a great couple from new Zealand who were also on the same tour s us. Halong bay is full of limestone cliff islands. It was surrounded by turquoise water. I was a bit disappointed with the rubbish in the water. It was an excellent trip with a swimming session and climb to the peak to take pictures of the amazing view. The afternoon was spent kayaking in a duo around the calm bay all with a tour guide helping us. The food onboard was excellent. On the return trip we had a lesson on how to make flowers from vegetables. Hanoi was a brilliant city, with a vibrant night market. We also met 2 cute vietnamse girls who wanted to chat to us to practice their English. They were so cute and we loved exchanging culture differences.