by hollyGS
We woke up, and went out to the front porch of our gorgeous hut for complementary breakfast! Sipping coffee, we decided what we wanted to do for the day. We decided to go on a self guided walking tour of Vientiane’s sights before attempting to meet up with a friend in the afternoon. We set off, firstly to Wat Si Saket or Si Saket Temple about a 15 minute walk from our hotel (Wat means temple). Our favourite feature of […]
by hollyGS
We woke up at 6 am to eat breakfast before we had to check out of the hotel. We had a noon flight from Danang to Hanoi then from Hanoi to Vientiane Laos. But before we headed to the airport, there was one more place in Danang was really wanted to see, Marble Mountain! Our hotel arranged a taxi ride for us from Hoi An to Danang and then from Marble Mountain to the airport. I believe we paid 20$ […]
Categories: Asia, Laos, Vietnam • Tags: Asia, beer laos, hoi an, Laos, marble mountain, travel, Việt Nam, vientiane, Vietnam
by hollyGS
We started the day off with our complimentary breakfast at the home stay. After breakfast we walked into town again to purchase our tickets to see the sights in the old town area. 120 000 VND per person $6CAD? gets you a ticket to enter 5 of the 21 sites in the Old Town city centre. This ticket can be purchased from a building along the waterfront, close to the Japanese covered bridge. The sites included are a mixture of […]
Categories: Asia, Vietnam • Tags: Asia, Beer, biking, hoi an, travel, Vietnam
by hollyGS
Vietnam Day 4: Hoi An First thing in the morning, right after breakfast, we were picked up by a cab and went straight to the airport. Our flight had been cancelled by JetStar the night before… and so our hatred of JetStar continued. We were unable to re schedule our flight online, so we played dumb at the airport, and were able to get on a flight that left only an hour later than our originally scheduled flight. Hopefully this […]
Categories: Asia, Vietnam • Tags: Asia, greentea homestay, hoi an, travel, Việt Nam, Vietnam
by hollyGS
Vietnam Day 3: Hanoi, Trấn Quốc Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and self guided walking tour of Hanoi sights. We decided to go on a self guided walking tour of Hanoi’s main sites starting with Văn Miếu – Quốc Tử Giám 文廟. We walked from our hostel in the old quarter to the temple, and it took about 20 minutes. We also stopped along the way to get an irish coffee! When on vacation…! Văn Miếu – Quốc Tử Giám […]
Categories: Asia, Vietnam • Tags: Asia, Beer, Hanoi, ho chi minh mausoleum, one pillar pagoda, travel, Trấn Quốc Pagoda, Vietnam
by hollyGS
Vietnam Day 2: Caving in Halong Bay Our second day in Halong Bay was pretty chilly, approximately 14 degrees celsius! We bundled up and took a smaller boat to one of the islands to explore a cave there. After the cave adventure, our boat slowly made its way back to shore, signifying the end of our time in Halong. Given that the weather was so unusually cold, I would love to make a trip back to Halong bay to experience […]
Categories: Asia, Vietnam • Tags: Asia, halong bay, travel, Vietnam
by hollyGS
We started the day off with complementary breakfast on the top floor of our hotel. The view from the restaurant was almost a complete 360. The breakfast was pretty good, but not overly memorable. We then grabbed our bags and headed down to reception to catch our ride to Halong Bay. I normally do not book packages through hotels, but the package we booked through our hotel in Hanoi worked out really well. We arranged ahead of our arrival […]
Categories: Asia, Vietnam • Tags: Asia, halong bay, Hanoi, kayaking, travel
by hollyGS
We woke up very early, and tried to find a place to eat breakfast in our neighbourhood. Most things were still closed, so we had to settle for a Mac D’s Coffee. We spent the morning wandering around the area that our hostel was in, Causeway bay. There were many places decorated for the Chinese New Year, and we enjoyed taking photos all over the area. Our flight to Hanoi Vietnam was in the early afternoon, so we kept close […]
Categories: Asia, Hong Kong, Vietnam • Tags: Asia, Hà Nội, cama ATK, 銅鑼灣, Hanoi, Hồ Hoàn Kiếm, Jetstar, travel, Việt Nam, Vietnam, vietnam airways, vietnam visa
by hollyGS
Hong Kong Day 大嶼山 Lantau Island and 天壇大佛 Tian Tan Buddha 南平 Nan Ping Day four, we got up very early and took the metro to Tung Chung station. We arrived about 30 minutes before the gondola service to Tian Tan began, so we waited in line. I definitely recommend getting there early. We were one of the first groups allowed onto the gondola, and it felt like we had the place to ourselves once we arrived at the top […]
Categories: Asia, Hong Kong • Tags: Asia, big buddha, bruce lee, gondola, Hong Kong, nan ping, tian tan, travel, walk of fame, 南平, 大嶼山, 天壇大佛
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