Vietnam
March 2019 and Leg 3 of our Bangkok to CapeTown adventure bought us to Northern Vietnam where we indulged in amazing cuisine and spectacular scenery
Hanoi
It had been a few years since we had been here last and it still had the same vibrancy though the traffic felt a little more aggressive and the streets a little more touristy. It seamed that at every corner there was something new to explore or taste. From Banh Cha to Pho, from Cha Ca to Bia Hoi, Hanoi was always going to be about the food...and beer.
It had been a few years since we had been here last and it still had the same vibrancy though the traffic felt a little more aggressive and the streets a little more touristy. It seamed that at every corner there was something new to explore or taste. From Banh Cha to Pho, from Cha Ca to Bia Hoi, Hanoi was always going to be about the food...and beer.
HaLong Bay
Halong Bay is a must see, bucket list item, allegedly. It was shear pandemonium at the port as boat after boat disgorged last nights passengers and swallowed up the next nights all of whom were trying to find luggage, bus transfers, friends, hinted at the experience(s) to follow!!
Halong Bay is a must see, bucket list item, allegedly. It was shear pandemonium at the port as boat after boat disgorged last nights passengers and swallowed up the next nights all of whom were trying to find luggage, bus transfers, friends, hinted at the experience(s) to follow!!
Ninh Binh
We didn’t know a lot about Ninh Bình, only what Cynthia had posted, so we checked into the Green Papaya home stay and googled what to do. The amazing thing about touring this area by bike is that between the tourist sites you are more or less on your own and the hoards seem to vanish only reappearing at the next ‘must see’ point of interest. Between these you just explore the lanes, the villages, the rice fields and look around in wonder at the majesty of the location.
We didn’t know a lot about Ninh Bình, only what Cynthia had posted, so we checked into the Green Papaya home stay and googled what to do. The amazing thing about touring this area by bike is that between the tourist sites you are more or less on your own and the hoards seem to vanish only reappearing at the next ‘must see’ point of interest. Between these you just explore the lanes, the villages, the rice fields and look around in wonder at the majesty of the location.
Northern Highlands
Our last stops in Vietnam was the stunning Northern highlands and the towns of Bac Ha and SaPa. This is a ruggeredly beautiful area of terraced farms and diverse ethnic cultures, Colourful weekend markets and timeless rural life.
Our last stops in Vietnam was the stunning Northern highlands and the towns of Bac Ha and SaPa. This is a ruggeredly beautiful area of terraced farms and diverse ethnic cultures, Colourful weekend markets and timeless rural life.
