Mr. & Mrs. Vandebilt + kids

Category: Vietnam

  • Hanoi / Ha Long Bay Recap

    You can easily walk between most places in Hanoi in under 40 minutes but occasionally it is nice to just get in a cab and escape the heat and chaos on the streets and sidewalks. Navigating the city’s Old Quarter on foot can be a little overwhelming because of motorcycle…

  • Day 39: I’m in Love.

    We arrived in Hoi An after our little stop off at Hoa’s yesterday. Our first order of business was to follow our new best friend Hoa’s advice and check out Sarah’s Boutique. Hoi An’s claim to tourism fame is the hundreds of tailors lining the streets. Sarah’s Boutique is one…

  • Day 36-38: Paradise at Hoa’s Place

    I love the beach. Anyone who knows even a little about me should know this. It is and will always be my favourite place to be. I love the feel of the sand the sound of the water and being able to just sit and read a good book for…

  • Days 33-35: Hot Child In the City

    We have been back in Hanoi for the last three days but will thankfully be leaving tonight. Don’t get me wrong I’ve enjoyed Hanoi and all it’s chaos but it’s time to get out of the city. It’s just too damn hot and I just wasn’t built for heat. I…

  • Day 30-32: Rock the CatBa

    Since our passports are tied up with the Indian embassy until Monday morning we’ve been pretty much stuck in Hanoi. Instead of sweating it out in the city we decided to join our new frienda, Melissa and Hannah on a three day two night tour to HaLong Bay.HaLong bay is…

  • Day 28&29: Hectic Hanoi

    We arrived in Hanoi Sunday in the late afternoon and were immediately impressed by the chaos. We’ve spent a lot of time in Asia and have seen a lot of traffic and big crowds of people but nothing quite like this. Hanoi is a whole new kind of beast. We…

  • Tip: Overlanding from Hong Kong to Hanoi via Shenzhen and Pingxiang

    I wrote a post earlier about setting up this part of the trip but for those of you trying to do something similar here is the rest of the story. We had already purchased our tickets on the overnight bus from Shenzhen to Pingxiang so all that remained was to…

  • Tip: Overlanding From China to Hong Kong to Vietnam

    Disclaimer: this post is boring. I’m only writing it for other travelers trying to do the same thing or similar to us as it was not east finding this info online. We unfortunately had to fly from Shanghai to Shenzhen because all of the trains from Shanghai to Hong Kong…