I have had intermittent access to Internet, at best, for the last couple weeks and I have been pretty bad about updating my blog. I finished my travels in Vietnam without any problems and I am not in Cambodia. Sorry that these updates on the below mentioned cities is shortened.
Halong Bay--
After Hanoi we headed to Halong Bay where we encountered one of the many scams around, tours of Halong Bay. Fortunately, we were not real victims of this scam, and found out that in one case we paid 1/5 of some of the passengers. Be careful when booking tours through agencies, they have no incentive not to rip you off. We spent a couple nights on Cat Baa Island, which is the only inhabited island in the bay. One of the days we spent motorbiking around the island, and doing a short hike up to a viewing tower to see the sharp, lush, and green peaks on the island. From Halong Bay we made our way back to Hanoi and off to Hue.
Hue--
Hue is gorgeous with the old town heavily influenced by the French and the ancient empire that once inhabited the area. After spending a couple days motorbiking around, playing cards with the locals, visiting the tombs and locals' beach, we headed to Hoi An.
Hoi An--Saigon
From Hoi An, we headed to Mui Ne and from there to Saigon a.k.a. Ho Chi Min City, and onwards to the Mekong Delta. I am skipping many stories I would love to tell and hope to come back to in order to catch up a little bit. Please send me a comment, email or message if you have any questions.
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