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Mar 8, 20173 min read

Big Indochina Adventure – Days 24, 25 & 26: Ha Long Bay & Hanoi, Vietnam

We departed our hotel shortly after 8:00 AM for a three and a half hour drive to Ha Long Bay. I had been looking forward to Ha Long Bay...

Mar 6, 20171 min read

Contiki Big Indochina Adventure – Day 23: Hanoi, Vietnam

We arrived into Hanoi from Hue in the late afternoon and immediately went sightseeing around the city. After the Vietnam War, the capital...

Mar 5, 20173 min read

Contiki Big Indochina Adventure – Days 22 & 23: Hue, Vietnam

We departed our hotel in Hoi An shortly after 8:15 AM for a four hour bus ride to the ancient capital of Vietnam, Hue. The ride was so...

Mar 4, 20176 min read

Contiki Big Indochina Adventure: Days 20 & 21 – Hoi An, Vietnam

We arrived into the Hoi An airport at around 8:00 AM and were at our hotel by 9:15 AM. The streets in Hoi An are so narrow that we needed...

Mar 2, 20174 min read

Big Indochina Adventure – Days 18 & 19: Nha Trang, Vietnam

We arrived into Nha Trang at about 1:30 PM and made it to our hotel by 3:00 PM. Na Trang is like the Nice of Asia; it is where people go...

Feb 28, 20174 min read

Big Indochina Adventure – Days 16 & 17: Cu Chi Tunnels & Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

On our way back from the Mekong Delta, we stopped at the Cu Chi Tunnels which were dug by the Vietcong to avoid being captured by the...

Feb 27, 20174 min read

Big Indochina Adventure – Days 15 & 16: Mekong Delta, Vietnam

We left our hotel at about 8:20 AM and boarded a bus for the Mekong Delta. We saw the Mekong River in every country we’ve been to so far...

Feb 26, 20172 min read

Big Indochina Adventure – Day 14: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

We left our hotel in Siem Reap, Cambodia at around 7:30 AM and headed to the airport. I’m using my Irish passport and thought I didn’t...