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Total Distance to Date: 931.61km Total Time to Date: 54 hours, 11 minutes Today was the day I set some new records. Here’s why: the stats* from day 14: Distance: 123.80km Riding Time: 6 hours, 14 minutes Average Speed: 19.8 km/h Average Temperature: 26°C *Apologies for the crazy drop in elevation per the GPS – that didn’t actually happen like …
I feel like the water puppet theatre is just one of those things you can’t miss when you’re in Hanoi – it’d be like skipping the Eiffel Tower when you visit Paris. And with a relatively cheap price (60,000 – 100,000 VND), for forty minutes of a somewhat confusing, yet entertaining performance, why not see it? So that’s exactly what …
The usual attitude at Hoan Kiem Lake, the “centre” of Hanoi, involves the following: Avoid eye contact Speak to noone Pretend you don’t understand English Change direction if someone is coming towards you If you’ve been, you’re probably nodding your head in agreement. I know we’re all doing this. Vietnam has a bad name when it comes to tourist scams. …
I arrived in Sapa at some ridiculous hour after attempting (and generally failing) to sleep in the cheapest seat I could get on the night train from Hanoi (terrible idea). Given I couldn’t get a room until 11am, some 4 – 5 hours away, I decided to come up with some ideas on how I’d spend my next few days. …
When I first arrived in Sapa, I headed straight to the tour desk at my hostel to get an idea of what I could do over the coming days. A homestay trek was high on my list – it sounded perfect to me! But then I was told the cost – it’d be just shy of 2 million VND for …