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From Hue to Hoi An: Rushing through Central Vietnam

From Hue to Hoi An: Rushing through Central Vietnam

  From Hanoi we took our last train on this journey to Hue, from there on we would continue by bus. A sleeper train, again, roundabout 12 hours. The trains in Vietnam may look old on the outside, but they are actually really impeccably clean inside. It could have been a delightfully calm and relaxed journey, if there hadn’t been these two small children in our compartment that practically cried and / or grumbled the whole night through. They left…

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Hanoi and how we got addicted

Hanoi and how we got addicted

  We are a bit late with our posts at the moment, sorry about that, but we’ve been very busy. We’ll catch up. We arrived in Hanoi and the weather was… – trying to find something nice to say about it… – no chance, it was terrible. We should be getting used to it by now, rain has been following us around ever since we arrived in China. Well, except for Hongkong, but that city has been the exception from…

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Cruising Halong Bay

Cruising Halong Bay

  Number One tourism hub in North Vietnam, this otherworldly seaside scenery is simply a must see.  We didn’t really have a choice, once we arrived in our hotel in Hanoi we were offered a welcome drink and were told about all the tours and cruises that could be arranged for us. A completely new experience for us this far – no reading in guidebooks and researching the internet, what to see and how to get there, in just 15…

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