The main reason for settling in this part of Vietnam was Hạ Long Bay, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. So you know it must be good. I actually googled it, but whatever. To visit the bay, I booked a 6 hours boat tour, which includes visits to Sung Sot Cave, a floating market, some
Ha Long City, Vietnam — a big construction site
Most of the city looks like a huge construction site, and will probably continue to look as such for a while. I had a lot more expectations from Ha Long city than Cat Ba town, but looking back, Cat Ba looked and felt much better. Therefore, I would not recommend staying here for a while,
Cannon Fort, Vietnam
The Cannon Fort is only 2km away from Cat Ba town’s port, a 35 minutes walk uphill. The entrance ticket is 1.8 USD (40.000 VND = 7.5 RON). At the entrance, engraved in a memorial plaque writes: “The Cannon Fort was built in 1942, at the height of 177m from the sea, on Cat Ba Island — a
Cat Ba Island, Vietnam
If up till now it has been hotter than hell, and in all this time I’ve been mostly locked in my room working on a new project playing Minecraft (because working on a Tourist Visa is illegal), now that I finally left the room for a 5 days exploration, it rains and temperatures dropped down to
Hello, Vietnam!
Vietnam — happy to be settling in for an entire month in one place. Plenty o’ time to relax and (edit: yeah, right) to take it all in. The city Holy wow! Vietnam is very different from everything I’ve seen so far. There’s a lot of greenery around, even in the city there’s small jungle-like