Ha Long Bay & Hanoi, Vietnam (October 31st – November 2nd)

Ha Long Bay is an approximate four-hour drive from the train station in Hanoi. We arrived in the train station about 5:30am and got right on the bus. On our way, we pulled into this drive with a building that was pretty much a service area like on the NYS Thruway (minus the gas station … Continue reading Ha Long Bay & Hanoi, Vietnam (October 31st – November 2nd)

Hue, Vietnam (October 29th and 30th, 2017)

October 29th The 29th was a partial travel day from Hoi An to Hue (pronounced something like "vehhh"; not exactly "vay", but not just "veh"). We drove over this mountain pass which was beautiful but it was heavily overcast and so you couldn't see too far into the distance. The mountain pass we drove had … Continue reading Hue, Vietnam (October 29th and 30th, 2017)

Hoi An, Vietnam (October 27th and 28th)

October 27th The overnight train from Nha Trang to Hoi An (technically Da Nang - will explain later) left at approximately 8:00-ish. Now that we were experts on overnight trains, we weren't quite as excited as we were for the first one. So, no real party in one sleeper cabin this time. We all were … Continue reading Hoi An, Vietnam (October 27th and 28th)