Week 80 Day 560 Luang Prabang, Laos 19.8833° N, 102.1333° E I don’t often feature the places we stay. Tom and I definitely travel on the budget side. Even as our budget has increased, we normally don’t increase the expense we pay for accommodations (we prefer to use the money on bomb experiences such as Hot Air Balloon Rides, Jungle …
Hanoi
Week 80 Day 559 Luang Prabang, Laos 19.8833° N, 102.1333° E We wrapped up our trip in Vietnam with way too much time (10 days – 3 in Ha Long Bay) in Hanoi. It’s nothing against Hanoi, but having fallen in love with Saigon we just didn’t feel like Hanoi lived up. Why did we spend so much time in …
Ha Long Bay Cruise – Do’s and Don’ts
Week 78 Day 547 Hanoi, Vietnam 21.0333° N, 105.8500° E We just got back from our Ha Long Bay Cruise and the experience was pretty amazing, but not without a couple hiccups. We went during the rainy season in February so the normal contrast of green cover karst cliffs with the beautiful blue water you normally see in pictures wasn’t …
Spelunking in Phong Nha – The Tu Lan Caving System
Week 77 Day 541 Hanoi, Vietnam 21.0333° N, 105.8500° E When it came time to plan our time in South East Asia, I had a couple hints from my cousin Matthew who spent some time here last May. Top on his list were the caves of Vietnam which have recently begun to gain traction due to the National Geographic Feature and …
Ho Chi Minh Left Us Wanting More
Week 77 Day 538 Hanoi, Vietnam 21.0333° N, 105.8500° E Normally we work to avoid cities, crowds, and the common path. (Ex. Most stay on Ambergis Caye we chose Caye Caulker. The majority like the party atmosphere on Gili T, we preferred chill and laid back Gili Air.) Like we are always explaining to other backpackers though, we aren’t your …