Tuesday, 29 Oct 2013 | Views [3746] | Comments [2]
Our 13 hour overnight bus journey turned into a 24 hour nightmare!
We departed from Hoi An around 5pm. Our "sleeping" bus was very unusual. It had bunk bed style seats with two levels, where your legs are stretched out into a cubby hole under the ... Read more >
Tuesday, 22 Oct 2013 | Views [1832]
Our overnight train from Hanoi to Hue (pronounced Hway) ended up taking 13 hours. We had booked a hard sleeper (6 beds in a cabin) instead of a soft sleeper (4 beds) to keep costs down. (The bus would've been cheaper but reviews were not in its favour ... Read more >
Monday, 14 Oct 2013 | Views [3137]
We had a friend keeping us company as we waited for our night train to Sapa in Hanoi. She was about six years old, had an adorable face, huge smile, boundless energy, was barefoot and her clothes and hair were absolutely filthy. She was fascinated ... Read more >
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Monday, 7 Oct 2013 | Views [883]
Please forgive any typos as I am writing on a hotels computer and text doesnt always come up in english (and spell check for the English language wont work!) Our flight from Vientiane, Laos to Hanoi, Vietnam only took an hour. Suddenly we were transported ... Read more >
