So after a few rainy days in Hanoi (luckily shared with some great company of some amazing people I met in my hostel), I decided to take the plunge and hand over a wad of money to go visit Halong Bay, "one of the 7 natural wonders of the world". It was a risky move as I spoke to a lot of people who made the 4 hour journey to Halong only to have their trip cancelled due to the rain and typhoons that have been hitting Vietnam over the past week. Luckily, I was blessed with glorious sunshine and clear skies for the whole of my weekend away! Thanks to the lovely lady at my hostel who has taken a liking to me I also got an amazing deal on a great boat and even my own private room... anyway I've never been on a cruise before but I imagine my experience was pretty close, cruising through the beautiful bay and being fed incredible seafood at every opportunity was definitely the best weekend I've had in ages.
Kayaking round Halong Bay
"Cooking class" making Vietnamese spring rolls
Overall an amazing couple of days of cruising, swimming, kayaking and exploring the beautiful Halong Bay! Didn't want to leave but seeing as the typhoon hit the day after we left I guess it was good we left when we did... also I had more exciting things to be getting on with, after talking to people who had been there and done it my heart was now set on heading to Sapa in Northern Vietnam!
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